october 8 2010 review by techspot

This laptop is a competent multimedia notebook that is durable and small. The 14.5 inch Radiance LED display is overpriced but the switchable ATI 5650 graphics card, backlit island-style keyboard and Beats Audio are all quality features.

Benchmarks:

3D Mark 2006, 3D Mark Vantage, CPU Arithmetic, CPU Multimedia, Far Cry 2, Sisoft Sandra, Unreal Tournament 3.

Battery Life

The battery is an 8-cell unit rated at 3,750 mAh. Using the integrated graphics at full screen brightness, the battery was good for 3 hours and 25 minutes.

cooling system:

The Envy's cooling system remained quiet for the most part. Only under 100% CPU utilization the cooling fans got louder.

Test Setup:

• CPU : Intel Core i5 450M 2.4GHz and 2.66GHz turbo
• Display : 14.5 inch HP 1600 x 900
• HDD : Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM
• Memory : 4GB DDR3
• Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/-R/RW
• OS : Windows 7 Home Premium x64
• Video Card : 1024MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650