*HP ENVY 17 & 17 3D (2XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[nMIK-3]

nMIK-3 sounds like you have a bad one too... mine was a bad MOBO. You need to order yours ASAP, as the coupon is rumored to end today!

I had them give me the SSD/HDD combo for my paying another $300, as I knew HP would not just throw it in. Consider getting the SSD/HDD so you don't have to bother buying an non-HP SSD/HDD. They should apply the 25% at the resolutions dept. Good luck, and chime in after your deal.

KJ

Thanks for the info KJ. I pulled the trigger a while ago..

I made them use the 25% coupon and they issue to me additional credit.
Specs including the i7-2820, 8GB RAM, and 750GB 5400RPM. All for ~$1500 final price after taxes down from $2200 final prices after taxes.

Again personally even if they where able to give me the SSD for $300, I see no reason of why pay for getting the old Intel X-25 SSD and not order/install myself the new Intel 320 series.

I just ordered the vertex3 240gb from amazon. Delivery: between April 27th and June 2nd (!)

Apoxxx why you didn't get the new Intel 320 series? I have read nothing but extremely positive reviews for it. Plus its cheaper and it is available now.

[Killa Joe]

from what i gather, the main difference is the obvious base & max clock frequency. Then there's the L2/L3 size 6MB for the 2630 vs 8MB in the 2830. Then max DDR3 freq. 1333 for 2630, and 1600 for 2830.

core i7-2630QM does not support WiDI diplay – while 2830qm does
2630qm does not support Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) while the core i7-2830qm does.

The core i7-2830qm supports Intel My WiFi Technology which core i7-2630qm does not.

rere77, thanks for helping out~ That sounds correct.

KJ

[Killa Joe]

Thanks for the info KJ. I pulled the trigger a while ago..

I made them use the 25% coupon and they issue to me additional credit.
Specs including the i7-2820, 8GB RAM, and 750GB 5400RPM. All for ~$1500 final price after taxes down from $2200 final prices after taxes.

Again personally even if they where able to give me the SSD for $300, I see no reason of why pay for getting the old Intel X-25 SSD and not order/install myself the new Intel 320 series.

nMIK-3, awesome!!! So glad you're on board. I know about the Intel 320, but didn't want the hassle, plus its good to have the HP SSD incase there are any "issues." Also, if HP has again striped the SSD/HDD, I'll be sure to ask for further discounts, although I hope that is not the case.

KJ

[nMIK-3]

nMIK-3, awesome!!! So glad you're on board. I know about the Intel 320, but didn't want the hassle, plus its good to have the HP SSD incase there are any "issues." Also, if HP has again striped the SSD/HDD, I'll be sure to ask for further discounts, although I hope that is not the case.

KJ

Let me know how is the performance with the HP configuration.
Hopefully they do not use any RAID configuration. I read from other users that got SSD/HDD from HP with RAID and it was a mess.

Of course even if thats the case you can easily format and use the regular HDD as a storage only

[rere77]

Jose, you're waiting for the last minute I see! lol. Yes, it has dual band. I would also highly recommend you get the 9cell battery as it lifts the Envy's end up helping even more with cooling!

I think its worth the extra price. 1080p, you know you want it.

As koopal stated, not sure if you want to get the 2820 or the 2630, you could save more money, but depends what power you need. I forget, but there is a feature that the 2820 has that the 2630 does not. If someone can refresh my memory, thanks.

KJ

I have a question. Since my laptop is being shipped where do I go to get a SSD? My major is video editing so do I need a ssd? I'm not quite good with the details with specific specs.

as far as i know SSDs have one prominent advantage - they are hell of a lot faster than any 7200rpm or even 10000rpm HDDs, amongst other things like better battery life, or running cooler. but generally they cost more per GB, so ideally you'd want to combine an SSD with a regular HDD where you can get all the space you need for large video files. e.g. 120 or 160 GB SSD (for your operating system and for your program files like final cut, motion, or Adobe premier), and then a 1 TB or 1.5 TB HDD to hold all your raw mpeg,mov, or avi video files...

[rere77]

you can get SSDs from newegg.com but read the reviews before buying any one. Intel's brand is usually the more popular/reliable, but also more expensive.

Newegg.com - SSD, Solid State Drive, Solid State Disk Drive

[STEEL43]

I have been a student of this forum for a month now and it has been a great help in guiding me in my ENVY 3D purchase so I would like to thank you!

I have had 5 HP laptops and the only thing holding me back on an ENVY 3D purchase was the ridiculous omission of a stand alone 7200 RPM hard drive. You all have made me too anxious to wait so I pulled the trigger on March 28th and tried to apply the NB7275 coupon (not for ENVY 3D). They would only give me $100 off on top of my EPP discount. Not a good deal compared to what I read here but I ordered anyway despite the 5400 RPM drive options. This week I noticed the 25% off deal the same day my ENVY 3D shipped. The HP rep tried to tell me it was for laptops under $999 only...after his BS for 3 "holds" I received what I considered a killer deal - $454 ($545 including AMEX 5% Disc) off so I ordered my 2nd ENVY 3D! (I will return the first). I have made a half dozen calls and could never get one of these discounts on top of my EPP - they said that just will not happen.

ALSO - American Express business card will give you an additional 5% off of your order AND double the warranty. So I received 30% off.

In closing it took me at least 5 tries to register to this forum over several weeks. I never received the confirmation emails (not even in my spam in box) and tried 3 different email addresses. I wanted to tell you about the AMEX discount and I noticed the 25% off coupon right after it came out and wanted to share it on this forum but could not. Glad to be here.

[collectiveantics]

Mine has shipped today as well. So excited!

[Killa Joe]

ALSO - American Express business card will give you an additional 5% off of your order AND double the warranty. So I received 30% off.

In closing it took me at least 5 tries to register to this forum over several weeks. I never received the confirmation emails (not even in my spam in box) and tried 3 different email addresses. I wanted to tell you about the AMEX discount and I noticed the 25% off coupon right after it came out and wanted to share it on this forum but could not. Glad to be here.

STEEL43, welcome to NBR/Envy forums...glad it helped.

Maybe you can help me in return. I too used the American Express business card. How do you get the 5% off? Is it automatic? Do you have to call AMEX and ask for it?

KJ

[NVS8NT]

Can somebody please tell me whether this laptop supports Sata III at 6 Gb/s.
I have heard many different reports.