HP Envy 14

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<p>You won’t notice a difference between the lowest i5 and highest i5 in realworld situations even in hardcore performance time. You’d save a few seconds here and there rarely, so I hardly consider it worth it.</p>

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<p>They just moved the base screen to 720p!!! =(
The 1600x900 screen now costs $200! =(</p>

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<p>But look around online. You might be able to find a $300-$400 off coupon on top of the $150 rebate they give you.</p>

<p>I got my dv6t Select Edition for a total of $450 off, which was a 29% discount.</p>

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<p>I’m glad I bought my Envy 14 when it came out :D</p>

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<p>[HP</a> Envy 14 review – Engadget](<a href=“http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/hp-envy-14-review/]HP”>HP Envy 14 review | Engadget)</p>

<p>An 8/10 from Engadget is near-perfect (for non-apple products…bc apple pays their bills).</p>

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<p>What the… since when is the 1600x900 screen an extra $200???</p>

<p>I am seriously contemplating getting a MPB now.</p>

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<p>If you only read 4 posts before yours, you would see someone announce that the price was raised on 7/29</p>

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<p>At first I thought I’d miss out on coupons, but now I’m reeally glad I got the Envy 14 when it first came out. Mine was a lot cheaper with the radiance screen.</p>

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<p>I thought so too. Why can’t manufacturers learn that less is more? I don’t want lines and swirls and crap. That etching is fugly.</p>

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<p>It’s mostly HP, really. Dell has the “choose your color” scheme, while Toshiba, Asus, Acer, and Sony hardly have anything at all.</p>

<p>But I do agree less is more in this case. Minimalistic design = <3</p>

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<p>I think it’s more so it looks a bit different from the MBPs.</p>

<p>But once you get it in your hands, you’ll hardly notice the etchings. And if you’re too concerned about the appearances than the components, you’re probably better off with a MBP.</p>

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<p>I’m not a Mac person. I just don’t like paying lots of money for something I think is ugly.</p>

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<p>Have you seen it in person or are you passing judgments made from viewing photos online? Then again, if you’re in the US (which I assume you are), you probably wouldn’t have seen it in stores because it’s not yet sold in stores (unless you’ve visited Canada lately). So, either you have only “seen” it through photos online or from a friend carrying it around.</p>

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<p>I’ve seen in only in photos and youtube videos.</p>

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I rest my case.</p>

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<p>I have seen the current line of HPs, and honestly, who do they think wants these fugly laptops with all that frilly etching and feminine swirls and ****? I mean really? Less is more when it comes to design.</p>

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<p>All you people bagging on HP for their design do realize I can say the same for Apple right?</p>

<p>“***, I paid upwards of $1800 and I get a sheet metal with a glow in the dark picture of an apple (sarcasm) for a lid?”</p>

<p>Aesthetics should never be the make it or break it factor/</p>

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<p>Isn’t that enough? If I don’t want girly swirls all over my computer, why would I spend money hoping it looks better in person?</p>

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<p>No, it’s not enough. You’re judging it based on how others have portrayed it. If they wanted to enhance design on the lid they could’ve. If they wanted to negate it, they can (see [Google</a> Image Result for <a href=“http://www.hitechreview.com/uploads/2009/09/HP-ENVY-15-3.jpg[/url]”>http://www.hitechreview.com/uploads/2009/09/HP-ENVY-15-3.jpg](<a href=“http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hitechreview.com/uploads/2009/09/HP-ENVY-15-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hitechreview.com/it-products/notebooks/hp-uveils-envy-13-and-envy-15-notebooks/16733/&usg=__NEwtec_WKSMlcaOMrhoVFqqtTAk=&h=493&w=677&sz=46&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=Uuh8iZ9JYbvRkM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=207&prev=/images%3Fq%3Denvy%2B15%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D711%26tbs%3Disch:10,93&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=462&ei=HTtiTP_UEYj4swOIwIDHBw&oei=HTtiTP_UEYj4swOIwIDHBw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&tx=136&ty=57&biw=1280&bih=711]Google”>http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hitechreview.com/uploads/2009/09/HP-ENVY-15-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hitechreview.com/it-products/notebooks/hp-uveils-envy-13-and-envy-15-notebooks/16733/&usg=__NEwtec_WKSMlcaOMrhoVFqqtTAk=&h=493&w=677&sz=46&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=Uuh8iZ9JYbvRkM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=207&prev=/images%3Fq%3Denvy%2B15%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D711%26tbs%3Disch:10,93&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=462&ei=HTtiTP_UEYj4swOIwIDHBw&oei=HTtiTP_UEYj4swOIwIDHBw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&tx=136&ty=57&biw=1280&bih=711)</a> where the paisly design is nearly invisible)</p>

<p>You don’t need to spend money to see it in person, you can just go to a brick and mortar store which carries the 13, 15, or 17 which all share the same paisly design to see how it looks in person.</p>

<p>Furthermore, what you call “girly swirls” is artistic to others.</p>

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<p>You are right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think it’s fugly and would rather cover it in duct tape than looks at those swirls. Spec wise, it is a hell of a computer. </p>

<p>Might I suggest a hello kitty wallpaper to go with your “artistic” computer?</p>