HP Envy 14 Coming Soon?

[Charles P. Jefferies]

HP Envy 14 Coming Soon?

Our forum members have discovered a support page on HP's website showing that an Envy 14 may be on the way. This webpage shows the following information:

SysId62=0x1436
SysName62=HP ENVY 14-1000
SysId63=0x1437
SysName63=HP ENVY 14-1000

Forum Discussion

[coldmack]

Lets hope has battery life that can match the Envy 13 but maybe a dual core i5/i7(hopefully a quad core i7 or if possible a mobile quad core i5?), and i'd be even content with ATI 4330 gpu.

[sgogeta4]

It really depends when soon is... there are two possibilities that I predict in terms of time of release - before 2010 or after.

If it is released before the end of the year, it will either have a quad core i7 (but if the Envy 15's cooling is barely able to keep up to it then there is a slim chance of this happening) or it will have an "older" (ie. C2D based) CULV CPU - neither possibility looks good.

Else, it is released after, then most likely it will have a dual core i5/i7 (there are no quad core i5s). This seems the most likely route to take (if I were in charge at HP).

I'd expect a lot better GPU than the HD 4330 (they could probably fit a HD 4830 in it just based on thermal design, but they probably won't so that sales of the Envy 15 aren't cannibalized), and since the Arrandale i5/i7s have integrated GPUs, the battery life won't suffer since it will have switchable graphics. I like.

[coldmack]

I doubt its a CULV cpu as the Envy 13 comes with the LV SL cpu, and the CULV would kind of be a step back(plus the DM3 uses the CULV cpu). So this could have the SP cpu, or hopefully something newer?

[Red_Dragon]

Hm, awesome! If it has a 4570 at minimum id be down for that.

[Howitzer225]

If it can house a mid/enthusiast class GPU, that'll be spectacular.

[Phinagle]

Now find a support page that talks about the Envy 17 that still sacrifices the internal ODD for a second 4830.

[Darwin11]

I am really not impressed by the Envy line. If their intent was to copy the look of a Mac Book pro they failed. It is poorly made, creaky, with a track pad that doesn't work. Plus, amazingly, it costs more than a Mac Book Pro which wipes the floor with it in terms of construction and functionality.

[Huskerz85]

Originally Posted by Darwin11

I am really not impressed by the Envy line. If their intent was to copy the look of a Mac Book pro they failed. It is poorly made, creaky, with a track pad that doesn't work. Plus, amazingly, it costs more than a Mac Book Pro which wipes the floor with it in terms of construction and functionality.

Agreed (though I can't speak to the design/structure problems). Looks like HP's amazingly half-assed attempt to one up Dell's Adamo while taking a clear shot at Apple.

You want to design/build/sell something like this? Ensure the QC is top notch and make sure you don't raise to price too far ahead of your rivals (which Darwin already pointed out) !

[mystery905]

Unless they lower the prices of the Envy line, this is a complete FAIL IMHO.

For less money, I'd rather buy a Sony Z and get more functionality and quality.

For the mac fans, they can buy a high-end MBP for less money.