*HP ENVY 14 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part 1*

[JayJayTG]

JayJay, are you getting yours from the US? I am contemplating using a package forwarder to get mine from the states

Hey,

Yer been considering it, my worry is that if something goes wrong with it the UK won't cover it (i think).

I want it soo much, at least we will see some reviews soon, I hope lol. Then we will kbow if it lives up to he expected.

[StefanHT]

I don't see the slice battery anywhere? Am I missing it?

You can configure it with 8cell standard or two 8cell standard or one 8cell standard plus one 6cell battery.
The 6cell is the slice. It costs $200 extra.

[aznguyen316]

hmm only thing I'm pondering is the 430m vs the 450m.. $50 difference. And also to pay $25 more for a single dimm 4gb for cheaper 8gb future upgrade. and mayyybe the 160GB SSD. Trying to keep price as low as possible haha. HP uses the Intel G2 SSD drives right??

[E30kid]

I don't see the slice battery anywhere? Am I missing it?

I think that it's the "extended life six cell" battery upgrade that goes for $200.

I may just skip getting it and buy a second regular battery at that price.

[StefanHT]

I think I'm going to go for the Envy 14 without the accidental coverage warranty. Here's my reasoning: it costs $369 for the 3-year accidental coverage. 3 years from now, I could get a laptop w/ similar specs as the Envy 14 for $368. (Moore's law.)

Anyone have any shattering revelations about the matter??

If you don't get the extra coverage you could drop it after 1 week and the screen could shatter.

That's Murphy's law.

[lookitsakyauk]

just looking around the specs does the envy 14 have bluetooth?

[abaddon4180]

Yeah, it comes standard

[zeem]

I'm going to be patient, and wait for reviews. 5+ battery life, and I'm sold.

I request from all early adopters to test the ish out of this thing!

[JayJayTG]

JayJay, are you getting yours from the US? I am contemplating using a package forwarder to get mine from the states

Hey,

Yer I was considering it cos I'm so obsessed with it XD but what is holding me bk is if it went wrong the uk wouldn't cover it (i think).

I just rele want it like now but at least we should be seeing some reviews soon to see if the 14 lives up to what is expected. Please let it!!

[derpderp]

If you don't get the extra coverage you could drop it after 1 week and the screen could shatter.

That's Murphy's law.

The only thing is that replacing a broken LCD pannel at hp costs about 200$ (up to 800$ depends on the screen, but radiance must be pretty expensive to replace) with the regular warranty. So either you pay extra 100$ now to be covered one drop per year ? Or you just pay per drop a larger ammount... Depends if you're a clumsy person or not.
That said you can always replace the screen yourself after buying it on ebay for 150$... But Imo 100$ for accidental coverage is a good deal for a 2 year warranty.