Wednesday, May 23, 2012

HP launches five new ENVY series laptops


ENVY, HP’s family of thin and light notebooks just grew by five members. HP just announced the ENVY Spectre XT, ENVY Sleekbook 14 and 15.6-inch and the ENVY Ultrabook 14 and 15.6-inch models.

Priced at $999, the ENVY Spectre XT comes with a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 resolution display, third generation Intel Core (Ivy Bridge) processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, USB 3.0, HDMI, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, backlit keyboard, Beats Audio with quad speakers, eight hours battery life, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with two-year subscription to Norton Internet Security, full versions of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 10. It will go on sale on June 8.
The ENVY Sleekbook 14 and 15.6-inch models are priced at $699 and $599 respectively and have a 1366 x 768 resolution display, 4GB RAM, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, HDMI, Ethernet, SD reader, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Beats Audio with dual speakers and subwoofer and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. The 14-inch model gets 500GB storage and eight hours battery life whereas the 15.6-inch model gets 320GB storage and nine hours of battery life. The 14-inch model also has the third generation Intel Core processor, whereas the 15.6-inch model gets second generation AMD processor. This should be the reason for the higher price tag on the 14-inch model. The 14-inch model will go on sale on May 9 and the 15.6-inch model on June 20.
The ENVY Ultrabook 14 and 15.6-inch models are priced at $749 and $799 respectively and come with the same 1366 x 768 resolution display, 4GB RAM, third generation Intel Core processor, 500GB storage with 32GB SSD cache for Intel’s Smart Response Technology, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, HDMI, Ethernet, SD reader, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Beats Audio with dual speakers and subwoofer and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Battery life is eight and nine hours respectively. Both models will go on sale on May 9.

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