HP Envy 13 & i7 HP Envy 15 Specifications & Release Date Unveiled

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Having just posted concerning HP’s up and coming all-in-one PC, namely the HP Pavilion MS200 AIO PC, we felt obliged to follow up with a brief heads up concerning HP’s Envy 13 and Envy 15 laptops – which are widely being touted as HP’s take on Apple’s MacBook Pro and Dell’s Adamo due to there somewhat ‘upmarket’ appeal – whose specifications and feature sets have now been detailed.

Sporting aluminium shells, a button-free trackpad and sexy chiclet style keyboards, the HP Envy 13 and core i7 powered HP Envy 15 laptops, which are billed by HP as a ‘lightweight heavyweight’ and a ‘performance powerhouse’ respectively (the latter being HP’s fastest consumer notebook to date) are detailed as follows:

HP Envy 13 (Specifically Envy 13-1050el) Key Specifications

• 13″ LED Backlit Display
• 1.86GHz Intel Core Duo SL9400 with 8MB cache
• 3GB DDR3 RAM
• 250GB SATA HDD
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 with 512MB onboard memory
• LAN 10/100/1000, WLAN (802.11a/g/n) and Bluetooth
• 2 x USB, 1 x HDMI, Headphone/ Mic
• 4 or 6 Cell Battery Pack
• Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) OS
• Dimensions: 32.0cm x 21.5cm x 2.05cm
• Weight: 1.7KG

HP Envy 15 (Specifically Envy 15-1060el) Key Specifications:

• 15.6″ LED Backlit Display
• 1.6GHz Intel Core i7-720QM CPU with 6MB L2 cache
• 4GB DDR2 RAM
• 320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 Graphics with 1GB onboard memory
• LAN 10/100/1000, WLAN (802.11a/g/n) and Bluetooth
• 2 x USB, 1 x HDMI, 1 x combo eSATA + USB, 1 x RJ45, Headphone/Mic
• 6 Cell Battery Pack
• Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) OS
• Dimensions: 38.0cm x 24.4cm x 2.65 m
• Weight: 2.35KG

General Key Features (Envy 13 & Envy 15):

• HP QuickWeb allows customers to access key applications without booting the PC. In less than 30 seconds, users can access the Internet, music, videos and photos, and
• email.
• HP Clickpad integrates the buttons into the touchpad and allows for fluid movements, while also allowing users to disable the clickpad if desired.
• The keyboard’s direct-action keys (versus typical function keys) allow users to quickly access often-used commands such as print and volume adjustment.
• Minimal desktop clutter and trial software adds to notebooks’ simplicity.
• An optional external optical drive complements the Envy design and gives users the flexibility to carry the extra weight only when necessary. Two USB ports also transform the drive into a dock for additional capability.
• Both the Envy 13 and 15 are presented in streamlined paper carton boxes using minimal ink. Included in the packaging is a simplified setup poster and documentation contained within an SD card.

According to HP’s press release both the HP Envy 13 and the i7 touting HP Envy 15 are set to begin shipping in the US from October 18^th with unit pricing coming in at just shy of $1,700 and $1,800 respectively.