HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4t-1100
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Reviews for the HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4t-1100
Source: Student Buying Guide
Archive.org versionWith a limited selection of touchscreen enabled laptops on the market the HP ENVY TouchSmart 4t really stands out as being a solid offering that won’t break the budget and doesn’t force too many compromises. While there are other touchscreen laptops that have started filtering out, none really hit the price point of the Envy TouchSmart 4t. The touchscreen feature is really great for navigating the large icons in Windows 8, much easier than using the touchpad. We do wish the screen offered a higher resolution 1600 x 900 option, and a matte finish to reduce glare would be a nice option too. Other nice features include the speedy Intel Core i5 3rd generation processor, spacious hard drive options with a fast SSD cache addition to speed it up, premium brush metal finish and soft touch bottom, and very thin design of 0.9”. If you’re a student, don’t forget to register for the HP Academic Program student discount and you can score the ENVY TouchSmart 4t for the rather incredible price of $685.99 at the current time!
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/22/2012
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionThere just isn't enough good stuff inside the HP Envy Touchsmart 4 to justify its $1599 price tag. It's basically a stock-standard 14in Ultrabook with a touch panel, and it's quite heavy compared to other 14in Ultrabooks, too. We'd like to see this model offered with a better quality screen, more RAM, dual-band wireless and perhaps a 120GB solid state drive for the price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Liliputing
Archive.org versionAt 4.5 pounds, the HP Envy TouchSmart 4 isn’t the most portable ultrabook on the market. In fact, I’m not sure why Intel insists on grouping notebooks with 14 and 15.6 inch screens into the ultrabook category in the first place, but that’s Intel’s decision, not mine. What you do get with the Envy TouchSmart 4 is a reasonably fast, reasonably affordable notebook with Windows 8 and decent, but not spectacular battery life.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/10/2012
Source: Digital Trends
Archive.org versionThe addition of the touchscreen drives up the Envy’s price, drops the battery life, and makes the Ultrabook heavier than before. None of these trade-offs seem worth it. Touch does make the Windows 8 experience a little more enjoyable on laptops that convert to tablets (like the Dell XPS 12, Lenovo Yoga, or even HP’s own Envy x2, but the gains don’t balance the losses here.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/27/2012
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionThe chief issue, as mentioned, with the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is its weight. To be fair, HP is hardly alone - I've seen a number of Ultrabooks, including older, non-touch based systems come in at over four pounds. If the heft doesn't bother you, then the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook is nicely priced, sturdy and all-around pleasant way to get the full Windows 8 touch experience.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/13/2012
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
Archive.org versionThe HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4t-1100 may lose step or two to other ultrabooks in terms of processing power and battery life, but it does have a little something special to make up the difference, namely Windows 8 and touch functionality. For some, that's reason enough to opt for the Editors' Choice Toshiba Portege Z935-P300, and skip Windows 8 entirely. For others, however, it's a welcome change, and the HP Envy 4 TouchSmart is a capable laptop that offers touch without all of the complications seen in hybrid ultrabooks. For those who want a solid Windows 8 experience with touch, but without any tablet functionality, the HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4t-1100 is a solid ultrabook. For those who want to take touch a step further, however, you'll want a hybrid, like the Dell XPS 12 or the Sony VAIO Duo 11.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/12/2012
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Computer Shopper
Archive.org versionTo say that Windows 8 has complicated the PC-buying experience is an understatement. HP's newest ultrabook offers solid performance and a touch-screen Windows 8 experience for a reasonable starting price of $799. But it's fairly heavy, and the display isn't great, though you may not notice behind the glare that comes with the glass.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/09/2012
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Techreview Source
Archive.org versionThe Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is HP's first Windows 8 notebook offering that features an attractive design and a sleek touch-screen display. It does give solid performance and speedy boot times, but the battery life is below par and the keyboard could be better.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/05/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionThe $904 HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is a good-looking notebook that serves up plenty of power with a blazing fast boot time, good audio, and a fairly responsive touch-screen display. Using the screen to navigate Windows 8 worked well, as did the touchpad. However, this system loses points for its below-average battery life. And, you have to take a leap of faith that a lot more Windows 8 apps will make it to the marketplace.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
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Source: Tuexperto
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Fast boot speed; good sound quality; metal case.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/29/2012
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Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.
In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.
65.71%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
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