HP

Product Description

Precision crafted performance. Enjoy Blu-ray DVDs at home and on the go with the HP ENVY 17-1010NR. The large 17.3-inch diagonal BrightView Infinity display shows your favorite videos, photos, games and graphics in sharp detail. This HP laptop also supports up to three additional external displays, so you can create the ultimate workspace around your notebook PC. Play music the way it’s meant to be heard using Beats™ Audio, plus adjust the sound and more using one-touch action keys. With a laser-etched aluminum finish in carbon relic, your HP laptop looks great, too. The fusion of design and technology. See and feel the difference of the backlit keyboard and clickpad on the HP ENVY 17-1010NR. Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® help you connect and sync your HP laptop to a printer, MP3 player or smartphone without using cables. You can also video chat in low-light environments using the integrated webcam and transfer photos directly from a memory card to your notebook PC. Count on up to 2.75 hours of power with the standard battery or use the optional HP ENVY Slim Fit Extended-Life battery (sold separately) to keep working and playing for more hours.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6071 in Personal Computers
• Color: Gray
• Brand: HP
• Model: WQ829UA#ABA
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.25" h x 16.38" w x 10.83" l, 7.51 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz
• Memory: 6GB SODIMM
• Hard Disk: 640GB
• Graphics: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 1024MB
• Processors: 1
• Battery type: Lithium Ion
• Native resolution: 1600 x 900
• Display size: 17.3

Features

• Intel Core i5-450M processor 2.40GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.66 GHz; 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) - Max supported = 8GB;
• 640GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive - Dual 320GB (SATA); Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth
• 1 SuperSpeed USB 3.0: Three USB 2.0, 3rd port shared with eSATA; mini-Display port; 1 HDMI; 1 VGA; 1 RJ -45;
• 17.3 inch diagonal HP HD BrightView Infinity LED Display (1600 x 900); 1 Headphone out/Microphone-in combo jack
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics with up to 3835MB total graphics memory with 1GB dedicated;
• Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer Support; Beats Audio and HP Triple Bas
• Laser-etched aluminum finish in carbon relic; HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated microphone; 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader

Amazon.com Product Description

Play music the way it was meant to be heard

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-450M processor 2.40GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.66GHz Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Display 17.3" diagonal High-Definition+ HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1600 x 900) Memory (RAM) 6GB DDR3 Hard Drive 640GB (7200RPM) Dual HDD - 320GB + 320GB SATA with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Weight & Dimensions (w x d x h) 7.51 lbs; 16.38" x 10.83" x 1.25"/2.15" Battery Life Up to 6.25 hours Wireless Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth® Optical Drive Slot-loading Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer Support Video Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 Graphics with up to 3835MB total graphics memory with 1GB dedicated Finish Laser-etched aluminum finish in carbon relic

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Blu-ray Disc Drive Watch high-definition Blu-ray DVDs using your laptop PC Built-in HP Webcam Video chat live using your HP ENVY 17-1010NR 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader Transfer photos from a digital camera to your laptop PC without using cables Full-size Keyboard Access common tasks via one-touch and action keys Backlight Technology Reduce power requirements for extended battery life Bluetooth® Save time with wireless synching and printing Beats™ Audio Hear music in crisp, clear sound and deep bass INCLUDED

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HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Help prevent data loss due to bumps or short drops HP QuickWeb Access your favorite websites fast HP MediaSmart Create, share and enjoy multimedia entertainment in one stop

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
powerful, loaded with high-end hardware, but track pad needs work
By D. F. Watt
Pros:

1) powerful hardware, great screen, Blu-ray, etc.
2) reasonable weight for 17.3 inch desktop replacement system.
3) Windows 7 versus Windows XP.
4) decent sound system, and great picture when playing back Blu-ray discs - good entertainment laptop.
5) not too much bloatware relative to some other HP products.
6) superfast (with Crucial SSD drive - much cheaper to install it yourself after-market) - loads Windows in 15-20 seconds, and most programs almost instantly.
7) attractive appearance and presentation, decent keyboard (backlit).
8) decent job with the improved management of heat, which plagued the Envy 15 series.
9) good enough video card capability for serious gaming

Cons:

1) tricky trackpad - it's supposed to work similar to a Mac trackpad with two finger scrolling etc., but that's not the case. Much improved with non-HP software (why doesn't HP have it?), but still tricky to use.
2) Windows 7 versus Windows XP - lots of eye candy but still a buggy OS
3) less than stellar battery life (even with solid-state drive). About 1.5 hours on standard 6-cell battery under minimal load.
4) 7.5 pounds - not the most portable laptop.
5) HP's legendary bad service (fortunately haven't needed them yet)
6) difficulties cloning Windows 7 system partitions
7) poor reliability of HP blu-ray software - frequent lock ups

This is a substantially revised review, after three months with the machine.

After a long period of review and analysis of sources on the Internet about desktop replacement systems, I came to the conclusion that of all the desktop replacement systems, the Envy 17 was probably the most powerful system for the money out there, although it was a close contest relative to the F series Sony laptop, which also is an appealing system.

I was able to get a fire-sale price on a fairly loaded new Envy. I deliberately avoided the i7 quad core processor because of the heat issues (glad I did, and the system doesn't really get that hot). I got a reasonably fast i5, both to get better battery life and less heat. Additionally, it is a big (and common) mistake to think that a faster processor is really going to make a difference compared to a much faster SSD drive - save money on the getting the cheaper CPU and spend it instead on the SSD. Heat is a primary concern, more in relationship to people doing gaming, because the video card does contribute significantly to the heat output (the CPU and GPU seem to share a common heat sink). Unfortunately, there is no option to switch between less energy intensive motherboard graphics, and a dedicated video card when you need the extra processing power, a feature that Apple has exploited with significant returns on battery life.

The biggest source of frustration unquestionably is the trackpad, which is almost unusable (with stock HP software) at least by anyone with average dexterity. If you're willing to get an outboard mouse, it's a lot better, but of course that means you can't have this system on your lap anymore because it's tough to manipulate a mouse under those circumstances.

One frustrating scenario was that initially, despite using literally four different disk copying programs, I was unable to clone the system partition to a solid-state drive. Kept getting a strange error code, as though the system couldn't find the boot partition. Fortunately, I was finally able to track down the error code, and it turns out there is a ready fix - but only if you know how to use the repair functionality within the Windows install disk - how does Microsoft manage to make the simplest things such a freaking hassle and sell so many copies of their OS?.

With all the hassles, I initially struggled to decide between three versus four stars, and finally settled on four. After getting the trackpad software sorted out, and appreciating how fast this system really is (due to the SSD), it is now between a four and five star system. However, I think the bottom line is that the Envy 17 is just short of being a truly great system - If they fixed the heating issues, and battery life issues (both would improve with the addition of a motherboard graphics chip that could do most of the work and take the load off of the GPU), they would have an Apple-beater. Apple's MacBook Pro 17 unibody still looks overall like the better system - just twice the money, and still no blu-ray because of Apple's endless bickering with third parties. Tough choice, given Apple's much better service and more stable OS. But at least it's a choice and not a slam dunk for Apple. I'm glad at this point that I chose this system. I just wish Windows 7 was as stable as advertised. Still buggy and crash prone. Been there and done that.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Powerful, BUT...
By Alex
Pros:
1) power
2) price
3) weight (for a 17" model - perfect)
4) exterior

Cons:
1) Weird keyboard layout. Arrow buttons are too small, "home" and "end" are placed very unusual... You will HAVE to relearn your habbits. Envy-15 keyboard is actually better. Hint: turn on the numlock (programmatically) and use the keypad
2) Heat. After playing an hour of my favorite 3d-shooter my left hand aches.
3) Display sucks compared to my old VAIO and to Macbook Pro. Black is not that deep, angles are poor, brightness/contrast suck.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
great laptop for gaming/entertainment....GETS TOO HOT, QUICK!!!
By Edmond R. Chapple Jr.
i picked this up used for gaming while at work, and im very happy. plays most new games on max setting and older games like a beast. do urself a favor, and get a 4gb sd card and leave it in for readyboost....blu-ray drive, 8gb of ram, and dual HDD slots...this is gunna be mine for a long time!!

U BETTER GET A COOLER, CUZ THIS THING WILL BURN UP ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE FAN SUCKS AND U BETTER BE CAREFUL