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The HP Envy 13 is one of two laptops released in 2009 as HP’s new flagship units for the Envy line. It hosts a luxurious new design with a pure-grade aluminum chassis and magnesium alloy bottom; and it weighs only 3.74 pounds and is less than 1” thick. It’s the weaker of the two, as it powered by a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo SL9400 processor; its superior rival, on the other hand, can handle Intel’s new mobile Core i7 quad-core processors. Note though that the Envy 13 does come equipped with a Radeon HD 4830 graphics card with 1GB of VRAM, making it especially friendly to serious gamers. As for the screen, it’s a relatively small 13.1” WXGA display. Additional features of the HP Envy 13 include 7 hours of runtime, a tiled keyboard with a glass touchpad, and an optional Slim Fit extended battery life that supposedly goes for up to 18 hours.
MSRP $1,699.00
Release date October, 2009
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Features
- HP Envy Flagship (2009)
- Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400
- Radeon HD 4830
- 13.1” WXGA Display
- Integrated Webcam
- Tiled Keyboard
- Glass Touchbad
- Beats Audio
Inputs
- USB (2)
- HDMI
- Microphone
- Headphone
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MSRP $1,799.00
Released January, 2008
Pros
- Extremely thin
- LED backlit display
- Large touchpad with advanced gesture support
Cons
- Fairly expensive premium for being thin
- Only 1 USB port
- No ethernet port
HP Envy 13
0%
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Apple MacBook Air
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MSRP --
Released September, 2008
Pros
- lighter than any umpc/netbook, regardless of size
- best battery life to date of any laptop
- semi-rugged design is water, drop and crush resistant
HP Envy 13
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Toshiba Dynabook SS RX2
MSRP $2,399.00
Released September, 2008
Pros
- lighter than the MacBook Air - only 2.84 pounds
- LED backlit display
- amazing keyboard
Cons
- boring old 1,280 x 800 resolution
- slower than average 1.2GHz processor
- might not be such a good deal for the price - one can afford a much stronger laptop/netbook combination for less money
HP Envy 13
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Samsung X360
MSRP $1,499.00
Releases January, 2010
Pros
- thinnest laptop in the world (1/2 an inch)
- solid aluminum body
- very thin and light - (1/2" thick, 1.5 pounds) great portability
Cons
- this type of thinness is not intriguing from a usability standpoint
- not pretty
- makes you look stupid
HP Envy 13
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Dell Adamo XPS
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MSRP $1,349.99
Released November, 2008
The Samsung X460 is a lightweight and durable notebook offered by Samsung. It is powered by a Intel Core 2 Duo Processor and has a Intel GMX 4500 or nVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS (model dependant) graphics card for smooth video performance and advanced 3D graphics. It comes standard with 3 GB of DDR3 memory...
HP Envy 13
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Samsung X460
MSRP $1,999.00
Released March, 2009
Pros
- extremely thin (0.65-inch vs the 0.76-inch Macbook Air)
- 128GB SSD storage
- background-lid keyboard
Cons
- Intel graphics
- extremely expensive
- regular laptop battery life (2.5 hours)
HP Envy 13
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Dell Adamo
MSRP $1,999.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Multi-touch glass trackpad
- Thinner than previous gen @ 0.95"
- LED Backlit screen.
Cons
- Slightly heavier than predecessor
- Major selling points for NVidia dual GPUs are disabled currently: no Hybrid SLI or on-the-fly switching of the two GPUs
- Expensive
HP Envy 13
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Apple Macbook Pro
Reviews
October 9, 2009
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Pros
- lightweight and thin (3.74 pounds, <1" thick)
- high resolution LED backlit display (1600 x 900px) - superior colour gamut than the Envy 15
- comes with the latest generation, powerful ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics chip with 1GB of dedicated RAM
- glass touchpad
- 7 hours of runtime on battery
- available extended battery for up to 18 hours of use off the mains (claimed)
- dual core 1.86GHz processor
- slick aesthetic
- HDMI output
- monitor has 410 nits of brightness which is very bright
- great keyboard
- instant on lightweight OS lets you check e-mail, surf the web (with flash!), and skype and boots in 7 seconds
Cons
- not the best value - closer to the underpowered ultra-portable side, quite expensive
- only 2 USB ports
- poorly implemented touchpad
- built-in speakers underperform
- default battery life without slice isn't very long
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October 4, 2009
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Pros
- lightweight and thin (3.74 pounds, <1" thick)
- high resolution LED backlit display (1600 x 900px) - superior colour gamut than the Envy 15
- comes with the latest generation, powerful ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics chip with 1GB of dedicated RAM
- glass touchpad
- 7 hours of runtime on battery
- available extended battery for up to 18 hours of use off the mains (claimed)
- dual core 1.86GHz processor
- slick aesthetic
- HDMI output
Cons
- not the best value - closer to the underpowered ultra-portable side, quite expensive
- only 2 USB ports
- poorly implemented touchpad
- not Voodoo DNA branded
- Beats branded audio
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October 10, 2009
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Pros
- lightweight and thin (3.74 pounds, <1" thick)
- high resolution LED backlit display (1600 x 900px) - superior colour gamut than the Envy 15
Cons
- not the best value - closer to the underpowered ultra-portable side, quite expensive
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