UPDATED (WITH VIDEOS): ENVY 4 / ENVY 6 Now Available; ENVY 13 SPECTRE XT Announced

[nMIK-3]

i really miss the hdx. the design was really magnificent. And i hope this time envy could resurrect the hdx soul in envy body. hehe

Indeed, for its time the HDX was magnificent.

[zeth006]

Not to rein in on the gravey train. But I'm going to guess HP for business reasons won't accommodate every single design and aesthetic preference known to mankind.


HP's profits are pretty much depressed as it is. They're constantly building PC notebooks using a million different combinations of design, styling, form factors, parts, etc just to make everyone happy. All the investments required to do all that is depressing their profit margins which PROBABLY induced some in the management to consider selling the PC line. Being the largest PC maker is meaningless if you're not making money on your business.


That in mind, I personally think they'd be better off offering the Envy at the 13/15/17 inch segments instead of 12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 inch segments and keeping allowing for very little design variation among the Envy line. This might actually allow them to make money off the Envy line which is supposed to be the luxury line with higher margins in the first place!


Imagine having to hire extra engineers and designers just to accommodate designs for a small segment HP customers who would defect to another PC company just because it didn't have the HDX design.

[moviemarketing]

Agreed zeth!

And they should never forget there are a lot of folks who want a thin, portable laptop that runs games at 1080p but does not look like a giant plastic spaceship.

[zeth006]

Agreed zeth!

And they should never forget there are a lot of folks who want a thin, portable laptop that runs games at 1080p but does not look like a giant plastic spaceship.

Agreed. Stylishness and performance are NOT mutually exclusive. HP from a pure business standpoint could save money by still offering customization, but keeping fewer models in its lineup. Gamers who want just performance can buy an Asus and let Asus chase after razor-slim profit margins on $800 machines that are pretty much plastic 10lb bricks. The rest of us who need the portability will gladly pay $200-300 more for slightly less performance for thin/light with nice displays. This notebook would cater to both professionals who need performance, heavy gamers, and even average joes like me who light game and watch movies at high-res (I'm no videophile, but I get annoyed when my vids aren't 720p or higher).

[PaKii94]

Agreed. Stylishness and performance are NOT mutually exclusive. HP from a pure business standpoint could save money by still offering customization, but keeping fewer models in its lineup. Gamers who want just performance can buy an Asus and let Asus chase after razor-slim profit margins on $800 machines that are pretty much plastic 10lb bricks. The rest of us who need the portability will gladly pay $200-300 more for slightly less performance for thin/light with nice displays. This notebook would cater to both professionals who need performance, heavy gamers, and even average joes like me who light game and watch movies at high-res (I'm no videophile, but I get annoyed when my vids aren't 720p or higher).

I believe HP should focus on style and design and decent performance to keep prices low but offer the option for better performance

[PaKii94]

Indeed, for its time the HDX was magnificent.

I just looked up the HDX and yes they were sexy for their time. I wish HP will do something with the lid of the envy's I dont really like the solid color lid

[raygundan]

The one thing I fear is that they take optical drives away from these... :/

That's the one thing I'm hoping for!

[pjd2011]

Thunderbolt. 14" 1080 Radiance. SSD. No Optical Drive. 35w Ivy i7. GTX 650.

<3

[PaKii94]

That's the one thing I'm hoping for!

lol better gpu ftw

Thunderbolt. 14" 1080 Radiance. SSD. No Optical Drive. 35w Ivy i7. GTX 650.

<3

that would be one sexy machine lets just hope no screen problems. fresh design and not gimped ddr5 650m

[zeth006]

I really hope HP doesn't one day decide to abandon us gamers in favor of producing only low-performance ultrabooks and heavy gaming brick machines. I'm sure there are alternatives out there, but I haven't taken a shine to them. Dell aped Apple's Macbook Pro with the XPS 15z but didn't even bother to put in a good GPU. If I wanted to go with Dell, I'd have to settle for a heavy gaming brick. As someone who expects to have to carry his notebook a lot of places and use it for moderate gaming, that's not an option.