Pros
- Very good keyboard and excellent touchpad
- Superb, color-accurate, high-res display
Cons
- Heavier than similar Ultrabooks in its class
- Not quite as thin and light as it could be
At A Glance
Gorgeous looks plus a great interface and display overcome the Envy 14 Spectre's slightly higher weight.
Manufacturer’s Description
Wrapped in scratch-resistant glass, our EPEAT-Gold-registered ENVY 14 Spectre series is super thin and light. It features the latest Intel Core processors, a long-lasting battery, and a full 14" diagonal display inside a 13.3" body. You'll be up and running in seconds with quick boot-up and wake times. Added bonus: the backlit keyboard senses your presence; it lights up as you approach and dims as you leave. You also get two years of Norton Internet Security, preinstalled, and the full version of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements software.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | ENVY143010NR |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive size | 256.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 9.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| Slots |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.8 pounds |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 4.0 pounds |
| Depth | 8.7 inches |
| Width | 12.9 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 106 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 6:29 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 22.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2642 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 8.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 712.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 226.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 92 |
| Idle power usage | 8.5 Watts |
| Working power usage | 2 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 274.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 183.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 274.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 23.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 40.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 12.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 29.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 18.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 10.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 17.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 13.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 82 |
An Early Look at the HP Envy 14 Spectre
