Pros
- Good speakers and audio playback quality
- Looks very high-end
Cons
- Low screen resolution
- Slow CPU performance
At A Glance
This is the perfect computer for people who care about looks and price, but not processor speed.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Sleekbook thatâÂÂs no lightweight. Thin and light, the HP ENVY is the only large screen Sleekbook with Beats Audio. With up to 9.5 hours of battery life and a soft-touch base that makes it easy to grab and go, itâÂÂs a laptop thatâÂÂs up for anything.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | B5T12UA |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 2.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2100.0 MHz |
| Processor type | AMD Fusion |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 16.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Display size | 15.6 inches |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.5 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces | HDMI |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Slots |
|
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 5.4 pounds |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 4.5 pounds |
| Depth | 9.9 inches |
| Width | 14.7 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
|
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 55 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 6:35 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 45.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 972 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 8.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 923.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 678.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 75 |
| Idle power usage | 10.2 Watts |
| Working power usage | 4.7 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 367.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 246.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 370.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 24.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 33.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 13.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 30.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 20.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 11.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 23.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 18.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 65 |
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