HP Envy 14 Beats Edition

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Reviews for the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition

75% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version

With great styling, a solid build quality and Beats by Dr Dre headphones, the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition notebook is hard to resist. After you use a notebook like the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, it's hard to give it up. Part of that is do with the notebook's great styling, in addition to its top build quality and good feature set. The fact that it ships with a great pair of headphones adds to the package, and it makes you just want to listen to music all day and all night long.

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/17/2010
Rating: Total score: 75%

70% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: Techreview Source Archive.org version
This Envy 14 is a special "Beats Edition" from HP and has a special paint job and included headphones, but it also has an Intel Core i5 CPU and has a solid design. It isn't without some issues, however, including being slightly heavy and having a short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

80% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Source: CNet Archive.org version
As with the original Envy, there is also a black-clad Beats Edition of the Envy 14, which highlights the partnership with Beats Audio. Originally, this version included a pair of Beats Solo headphones, and added about $250 to the bottom line, making it a bad deal on paper, if only by a little (Beats Solo headphones will run you about $179 by themselves). HP's Envy 14 Beats Edition is a black-clad copy of the well-built standard version, available (at least for now) without a price premium.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/05/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 80%

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83% Test HP Envy 14 Beats Edition Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 83% display: 67% mobility: 80% workmanship: 96% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 85%

85% HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, un portátil sobrado de recursos
Source: PC Actual ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 71%

76% HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition
Source: MuyComputer ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 76%

HP Envy 14: Análisis (Envy 14 Beats en Peru)
Source: Arturogoga ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/14/2010

80% Portable HP Envy 14 Beats Edition : pour le son
Source: Erenumerique FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/05/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Обзор ноутбука HP Envy Beats Edition: убойный бит от Dr.Dre
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/29/2010

80% HP Envy 14 Beats
Source: Dinside NO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

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With everything getting slimmer, HP's Envy 14 Spectre is one of the reincarnations of ultrabooks by HP. Previous laptops which fell into Intel’s specification for ultrabooks were enclosed in either a 11” or 13” inch body. Only recently, we’ve been seeing new variations of these premium laptops.

The unique touch to this 14” HP envy Spectre would be its tough glass-covered design, which makes it not only stylish but also stays cool. Whilst Dell has used the Corning's scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass for the display of its XPS 13z and 14 ultrabooks, HP has goon a step further by covering the entire display, lid and arm rest with this glass. It feels durable and sleek at the same time. However, all this comes with a price, which is the slightly heavier feel to it but still remains lighter than many other laptops.

For a slim 14-inch ultrabook body, it comes with most requirements that are expected for a regular 14 “laptop. The available ports and the Beats powered audio system is certainly sufficient to cater for a regular mainstream use. Another major feature which sets it apart from the rest is it’s built in NFC chip. The near feel communication technology has already made its way through smart phones and it could potentially facilitate laptop users as well for wireless data transfer purposes. The multitouch touchpad also feels very responsive for a Windows laptop by far. The only downside to this ultrabook would be the asking price. A similarly equipped Dell XPS 14 ultrabook would cost at least €200 lesser.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

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560M:

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14.50":

This display size represents a treshold between the small sizes of subnotebooks and ultrabooks and the standard-sizes of office- and multimedia laptops on the other hand. Laptops with that size are somewhat rare, nowadays.

2.562 kg:

In former years, this weight was representative for laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, 17 inch laptops weigh less than that.

HP: The Hewlett-Packard Company, founded 1935, commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in California, United States. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. Other product lines, including electronic test equipment and systems, medical electronic equipment, solid state components and instrumentation for chemical analysis. HP posted US $91.7 billion in annual revenue in 2006, making it the world's largest technology vendor in terms of sales. In 2007 the revenue was $104 billion, making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion. 

Up to 2015, the company was named Hewlett Packard Company. After a split, the computer range was renamed to HP Inc.

In the laptop segment, HP was the world's largest manufacturer from 2014 to 2016 with a market share of 20-21% from 2014 to 2016, but they only exceed Lenovo by a small margin as of recently. HP is not present in the smartphone sector (as of 2016).

79.11%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

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