*HP ENVY 14 & ENVY 14 Beats (2XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[zachary1g]

and thats why i switched from getting an envy to a dv6tqe it offers more than what the envy is currently offering.

That is what I will be doing to if they have a bad gpu and do not have some for of high res display at least 900p

Sad to say this, but the PG P330 is a better successor to the 1st generation E14. No optical drive=lighter. IPS screen fulfills our premium display wants. Aluminum/magnesium chassis is given. A decent GPU and SB CPU.


What's not to like?


That being said, my E14's good to go for a while.

Indeed so many choices coming now that if the envy screws up they will be losing a lot of sales lets just hope Malaysia gets worse products than the USA/Canada.

[zeth006]

Indeed so many choices coming now that if the envy screws up they will be losing a lot of sales lets just hope Malaysia gets worse products than the USA/Canada.

You mean better, right?

[abaddon4180]

HP can't even compete with their own products, the dv6t has everything that people want in the envy 14 minus a backlit keyboard and slightly lower build quality...the increase in size isn't even that drastic

It can't compete with the dv6, sure, but in terms of a price/performance ratio that is probably the best notebook on the market.

[lammah]

the dv6 is also a bit bigger.

[sickred]

the dv6 is also a bit bigger.

i think the 1080p is worth the extra inch vs the 14 inch 1366 × 768

[zeth006]

i think the 1080p is worth the extra inch vs the 14 inch 1366 × 768

I think everyone's screen size/resolution combination preferences will differ.

Here's my breakdown:

15" 1920x1080=14" 1600x900>1366x768 (Regardless the size!)


The first two are a toss-up and I'll venture to say 50/50 among people in general. Some prefer 14" for lighter weight. Others need more real estate. But the one thing most of us have in common is we want more pixel density.

[konceptz]

if that LG has higher than x768 and GDDR5, I'll buy. Knowing how people like to hype "soon to market" phones/laptops, I'll wait until it's 100% available and 1-2 months of real user reviews are out.

[zeth006]

if that LG has higher than x768 and GDDR5, I'll buy. Knowing how people like to hype "soon to market" phones/laptops, I'll wait until it's 100% available and 1-2 months of real user reviews are out.

I'll be following reviews on the LG. The refreshed Envy I'll follow mostly out of my interest in learning more about the new touchpad tech. I was probably the most vocal critic of HP's touchpad problems. My post history is full of lengthy posts dedicated to describing HP's problems and the approaches it needs to take to solve these problems. I even sent them back their own customer feedback post-card which outlined in 4-5 sentences the touchpad issues. That's why I was really surprised when an HP rep posted here admitting they read the comments.

[lammah]

i think the 1080p is worth the extra inch vs the 14 inch 1366 × 768

I totally agree with that, I would also seriously consider the upgraded dv6.
However with all the problem smy buddy had with HP along with all the Envy problems in this forum, I am looking at other alternatives.

The Sager 5165 being the most interesting contender so far.

[Fiorella]

Wait, the dv6 has a 1080p screen in the US?? ...that must be an awesome alternative! The dv6 where I live, is sold with 1366x768 ( ! ), so I won't even consider it.. that would be even worse than on the Envy, since the screen is bigger