Pros
- Excellent audio
- A gorgeous, different design
Cons
- Battery life is only 5 hrs, 45 min
- Screen looks washed out
At A Glance
The HP Envy 4 is aptly named--this Ultrabook's premium design and subtle pop of color makes it the envy of ultraportables everywhere.
Manufacturer’s Description
The ENVY 4-1030us 14-inch Ultrabook Computer (Black/Red) from Hewlett Packard is an ultraportable entertainment PC designed for people who want to bring their media with them on the road. The 14-inch HD widescreen display features LED backlighting and HP BrightView technology. The 1366 x 768 native resolution is powered by integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000, which can dedicate up to 1696MB of system memory.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | B5T04UA |
| UPC Code | 887111102690 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 16.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 500.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive 1 speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Drive 2 size | 32.0 GB |
| Drive 2 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drives included | 2.0 |
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| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.2 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1.0 |
| SD/MMC Card | 1.0 |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Video Interfaces | HDMI |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.5 inches |
| Depth | 9.5 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 3.9 pounds |
| Weight with Accessories | 4.7 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 126.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:45 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 19.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 3494.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 10.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 595.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 460.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 238.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 228.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 155.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 2.5 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 9.1 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 10.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 16.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 13.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 22.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 16.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 22.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 31.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 39.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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