HP Envy 6 Ultrabook Review

 

HP Envy 6 Ultrabook is an addition to the growing premium product releases of the company. It is an improvement of the Envy 4 showing great design and commendable performance.The ultrabook carries the Envy label for several reasons. It boasts a 15.6 inch screen with ultra-slim body. The Intel Ivy Bridge processor offers more powerful components on board. To top it all, the price is still very much reasonable despite all its high-end features.

 

Design

HP Envy 6 Ultrabook bears the same mixture of black brushed metal and sexy red rubberized back of its predecessors. It is a slightly bigger compared with the other ultrabooks in the market. It has an all-black keyboard with chicklet-style full keys. The chassis has plenty of rooms for ports like three USB- one USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0, multi-format card reader, HDMI, Ethernet and audio jacks. The screen offers a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The device is powered by the Intel Ivy Bridge processor with a dual core i5-3317U and 1.7 GHz. It offers significant increase in the graphics performance compared with its siblings. The standard 4 GB of RAM allows you to run your day-to-day tasks smoothly and help you out in multi-tasking.

 

Features

• Dimensions: 374 x 20 x 253 mm and weighs 2.2 kg

• 15.6 inches screen

• Intel Core 15-3317U 1 GHz

• 1366 x 768 resolution

• 4 GB Memory

• 3 USB ports

• Bluetooth

• SDXC, Memory Stick Pro, MMC

• Mini-jack, audio output, mini-jack microphone input

• Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

• Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition

• Total Storage Capacity: 500GB

• HDMI

 

Pros

The sleek design is surely a reason to be envious of the ultrabook. It keeps the attractive look of the other Envy series. The springy style of the keys provides good tactile feedback on the finger making typing easier. The touchpad is also responsive and accurate and it is able to recognize multi-touch gestures. The sound run by the Beats Audio provides good quality. The battery is able to manage a ten hours of work but for lighter tasks, it can last for one day. The integrated graphics support modern games to give you maximum enjoyment. It gives a fairly fast performance considering its price. Overall, this is an improvement from the other ultrabooks released by HP.

 

Cons

The keyboard is not backlit making it very difficult to type in dark environment. The resolution display is standard for its price with nothing to be happy about. Small icons appear fuzzy and disappointing. The viewing angles are also shallow.

 

Conclusion

HP Envy 6 Ultrabook is a great all-purpose laptop. It is an improvement of the previous Envy series showing good battery life and good performance. The sleek black and red design is also very stylish and attractive. The unit is powerful enough to handle your basic office tasks, web browsing and video playback. Although the screen and the keyboard are not nice features, this unit is still a serious contender for the best mid-priced ultrabook. It is definitely enticing for the budget conscious individual who wants to enjoy a laptop at a bargain price.