The left edge also holds an HDMI video output and an audio jack, while an SD card slot and the AC adapter connector decorate the right. The laptop has three USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) ports-a Type-A port on either side (the one on the left always on for charging a smartphone) and a Type-C port on the left. It weighs 4.11 pounds to their 4.2 apiece, but you can't tell the difference without a butcher's scale. (HP claims an 89% screen-to-body ratio.) The usual two hinges let you flip and fold the display from laptop to tray-table tent mode, presentation- or kiosk-friendly easel mode, or tablet mode with the screen and keyboard back to back.Ĭlad in Nightfall Black aluminum, the Envy measures 0.72 by 14.1 by 9 inches, negligibly smaller than two other 15.6-inch convertibles, the Lenovo Yoga C740 (0.72 by 14.1 by 9.3 inches) and Dell Inspi2-in-1 (0.71 by 14 by 9.4 inches). The bezels around the Gorilla Glass screen are slim.
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The webcam lacks support for face recognition, but there's a Windows Hello-compatible fingerprint reader so you needn't type passwords. Custom configurations on HP.com are bundled with a rechargeable stylus, but our model 15-eu0097nr had no pen.
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Our $999.99 test unit steps up to the eight-core, 1.8GHz (4.3GHz turbo) Ryzen 7 5700U, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB NVMe SSD, and a brighter 400-nit IPS touch display with the same full HD resolution backed by AMD Radeon integrated graphics.
Sticking with the AMD versions here, the $699.99 base model combines a Ryzen 5 5500U chip with 8GB of memory, a 256GB solid-state drive, and a rather dim 250-nit touch screen. You can pick an Envy x360 15 with either Intel or AMD under the hood, but only Core i7-1165G7 models (starting at $1,009.99) are available with discrete Nvidia GeForce MX450 instead of integrated graphics and a 4K AMOLED screen in place of a 1,920-by-1,080-pixel panel. Flexible Hinge, Flexible Configurationsīesides filling the gap between the flagship Spectre and thrifty Pavilion series, HP says its Envy label targets creative users. We prefer our convertibles a bit smaller and more manageable, but the Envy is a handsome choice if you like your convertible super-sized. It's heavy and unwieldy in tablet mode, but neither HP nor any of its competitors has been able to make a big-screen 2-in-1 that isn't, and its AMD Ryzen 7 processor serves up lively multi-threaded performance. Actually, were you thinking of something between those extremes? Then perhaps the Envy x360 15 (starts at $699.99 $999.99 as tested) will hit the sweet spot. You say the premium Spectre x360 15 is too expensive? Look! There's the under-$800 Pavilion x360 15. If you're shopping for a 15.6-inch convertible laptop, HP is determined to close the sale.
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