HP Envy 15? i7 meets 4830+15" screen!

[camf1217]

Guess I used the wrong term. I meant to ask how long it takes HP to update their series with newer hardware.

im also interested in this, anyone know? Think we will see new options for the envy round thanksgiving/Christmas??

[TexasEx7]

Doubt it. 6 months is the industry average before new tech gets even announced. Thats because it takes about 1 month on average for the first wave of buyers to get machines, and 3 months on average before the machine is well known and starts to hit its peak buying frenzy, then add in about 2 months extra for milking the original launch buzz and throwing out some deals to clear some inventory, leaves you announcing a refresh about 6-7 months down the road.

In other cases, it can take a year. I will be very surprised if this model gets much of an update though. With the heat problems its already facing, sticking more power in it is only asking for trouble... and its not really what its designed for.

[ndkkdn]

will this come with the windows 7 discs? my last hp didnt come with vista disks. so how do i reinstall windows when i replace my hdd's?

that's a good question... anyone?

[ndkkdn]

Doubt it. 6 months is the industry average before new tech gets even announced. Thats because it takes about 1 month on average for the first wave of buyers to get machines, and 3 months on average before the machine is well known and starts to hit its peak buying frenzy, then add in about 2 months extra for milking the original launch buzz and throwing out some deals to clear some inventory, leaves you announcing a refresh about 6-7 months down the road.

In other cases, it can take a year. I will be very surprised if this model gets much of an update though. With the heat problems its already facing, sticking more power in it is only asking for trouble... and its not really what its designed for.

i dunno... Dell stuck a heck of a lot of more power into the SXPS 16 since its original release (more powerful gpu, more powerful processors) and they seemed to address the heating issues by modifying Bios settings to get the fan in the machine to spin faster and more frequently (i.e. all the freggin time). it didn't fix the heating issue... but it did keep the heat to reasonable levels while the machine was in use.

[jwhit3367]

the only thing i could see them updating is the hard drives. the more you make of something the cheaper it is to make each one. if people are unsatisfied then they will update in 6 months and make a big deal about it. but right now cpu/gpu are pretty much the best you can get in the envy form factor for heat and energy consumtion reasons and because next generation cpu/gpu's are supposed to be on 32nm they will require a different mother board. and you really cant ask for more ram from a laptop can you?

[despise]

let me get this straight you don't get anything in email about cashback until a day after order correct?

[camf1217]

the only thing i could see them updating is the hard drives. the more you make of something the cheaper it is to make each one. if people are unsatisfied then they will update in 6 months and make a big deal about it. but right now cpu/gpu are pretty much the best you can get in the envy form factor for heat and energy consumtion reasons and because next generation cpu/gpu's are supposed to be on 32nm they will require a different mother board. and you really cant ask for more ram from a laptop can you?

what about backlit keyboard, upgrading from the wireless from the 5100 to the 5300, and allowing the graphics card to be switchable as it is in the envy 13?

can i ask for that?

[jwhit3367]

sure but dont expect anything before 6 months.

i dont expect to see a backlit keyboard or switchable graphics in the 15 ever but thats my opinion. i would like it too but i dont see it happening in a hardware update. maybe when the next gen comes out.

[yay]

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Total cashback $450.00

yipee, i'm so excited

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first purchase from hp.com.
first time using bing cashback.

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[yay]

let me get this straight you don't get anything in email about cashback until a day after order correct?

It looks like the reply to email can happen in minutes or a day, I know pretty broad answer. It was my first time using bing cashback today and I got an email back in about ten minutes. I'm one of the lucky ones