HP ENVY 17t Review (2020) Built Too Good for $849!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- HP's 17" ENVY at its current price is a great device for the right person or family. Does it suit you? You're about to find out.
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This is tied to me and helps grow the channel financially with a small kickback from HP as well as lets them know if i'm worth their time as a reviewer. Integrity is key so if you don't like the laptop, returning it means I didn't do a good job for you and there's ZERO compensation which is how it should be.
For you benchmarkers out there, the CPU was good fr 1100 in CB20. I've always had a soft spot for efficiency so I like this intel 10nm processor.
Temps rarely hit 70c on the CPU and that was typically only after unlocking the GPU thermals. At that point the GPU would hit 80c at the max. Ambient temp of 74F.
XTU will not load with this CPU as it's currently not compatible and ThrottleStop modifications to the wattage and voltage do not comply.
To the touch that laptop as a whole was way cooler than anything else I've used in recent memory.
Bottom panel removal requires the rubber feet removed to reveal phillips head screws as well as two exposed T5 screws near the from. It's easy and I didn't come close to damaging the rubber feet strips. I suppose I could offer a video showing how to do this as one doesn't seem to exist but it's actually really easy to do so i'm not sure if this is a waste of time. The cooler is large for the hardware and has two fans. It's overkill to be honest but I like it this way.
I really enjoyed using this laptop. it was easy to use, very quiet, built too good for its price and the display was pretty. There's a lot to like on the base model shown in this video and I hope you like it!
00:00 - Introduction and what to expect from me
00:57 - What is the ENVY 17t
02:15 - Specs
03:13 - Battery Expectation
04:11 - Port Selection
04:39 - As a laptop
09:16 - Webcam and Mic
09:54 - Speaker Audio
10:33 - Fan Acoustics and Gaming
13:06 - Closing Thoughts - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
good video, was actually so surprised at those speakers for real. sounded amazing compared to what we're used to
Hey Bob. Thanks for the awesome review. It is very convenient to have a unit in the house for the family. I really like the recent price to performance ratio that HP has got going on. I've had 4 HP laptops over the course of over 8 years, and other than a couple of battery replacements, they are all still fully functional.
Stumbled across your channel prior to pulling the trigger on an HP 17t. Very thorough. Appreciate the info on caveats, what it does well, and especially what it doesn't do well in a very objective fashion. Thanks, BoAT!
What an awesome review! Thanks for the humbled approach! I love how this isn't a click bait video. I'm now subscribed and looking forward to more videos! 👍
Appreciate the hard work you put into these reviews. Thanks 🙏
Bob, I love the clean look of your new videos. Keep at it man. You'll be big soon enough!
Honest and pretty well explained review!
Good job. And continue producing 😊
I like how you add b-roll shots for this video, very informative!
Excellent review. I think you nailed the use case for this machine. I just ordered mine to use around the house when I'm away from my desk. Because I'm always working across multiple documents, I need a big screen.
thank you for taking the time for this review
Thank you so much. Almost bought this device as I mainly wanted to use this for docking purposes. Glad to know that the vents are not properly located for this application. Appreciate your review!
I love how you talk, makes the reviews much more enjoyable , keep it up man!!
No script my friend I just talk like you were there. I try to speak a little bit slower as I have a lot of viewers from other countries and they seem to appreciate it 🙏
Bob Of All Trades I thought you used a script?
Always liked the Envy series for the strong value it represents. Grateful for this review, but hoping you might get your hands on the 13t in the future; they are compelling little machines for the price.
I currently own an HP 17" Envy that is many years old. I had replaced the HDD with a 500GB SSD and because it has an i7 CPU, 16GB ram and Nvidia 2GB Video card, it works pretty well for my needs. This seems like a good laptop for a nice price. I would probably like to move up to the 4K Video since I watch a lot of videos and real 4K is incredible! Thanks for the video.
Yeah, silver keys can be hard to see. Great screen though, great value laptop !
Oh look who's here! Love your vids too
Great reviewer
in a world of 500 buck laptop.. that thing just overprice..
Excellent review Bob! Great to see you looking at a non gaming laptop.
Really good review! Just purchased this laptop for home office / minor gaming. Based on the review, this laptop checks all the boxes. Thanks Bob of All Trades.
Great Review. I got my wife the 2019 Envy 13, and the display (400 Nit), speakers (the best ever), keyboard, build is great for the price. Sips just 1.5 watts total at idle! 10 hours youtube streaming at Max brightness. Only gripe is the plastic trackpad.
Nice, but I still think Macbooks have a slight edge in the speaker quality. Windows laptops have come a long way for sure. It is nice to see some competition.
You are extremely detailed in what you present. Thank you.
Bob,
You do an excellent job with how you present your knowledge about the Product!! I hope you are making money with your Channel. This is the first Video I have seen of yours, and I have watched it twice now, (at least a week or two between) and still find it very helpful. I’ve been considering this Laptop for several weeks now, and really appreciate your Review. It is a very High Quality Review, with all of the info that is needed. 👍
Thank you!
Just subscribed and loved your review on this laptop. Great job.
Great review thank you for stressing not a gaming laptop 🤓 - just purchased ✅
Quality review, I've been eyeing that model for a while to have it as a portable office. Not that I'm moving a lot these days tho' :/
Ha I definitely feel cooped up over the last few months.
@@BobOfAllTrades Hey Bob, ive got the original aero 15w from Gigabyte and one of my usb ports stopped working. it puts out power but not data. what would you recommend for something like this?
I love this laptop; I've always been a fan of the HP 17 Envy, it was a great companion throughout university 👍🏼.
How much hours of battery life did u get?
@@seemafarheen3469 for this i get 10 hours for things like school and when i watch netflix i get 5
Another great review Bob!
Great video. I’m looking for a solid family laptop, and your analysis was exactly what I needed.
thanks for this review. i really liked it!! first time i have seen you, greetings from germany :)
The HP Envy 17 aluminum chasis and I5 is very nice for the temps it has (not gaming) this laptop for media consumption, productivity, office work, school work and some light gaming in a very sleek solid build for $849 is nice. Very cool review on a mainstream laptop Bob.
Waiting for your review on HP omen 15 AMD varient, love your insights
Me too.
Great review man!
Nice review! Looking forward to the Thicc-15 review too if you chose to do it. Seems pretty interesting
It’s not up to me but I would absolutely love to get my hands on it ✋
Great review bro 👍
Reminds me of the old 17 inch hp labtop i had. I was playing games on it back then and it did pretty well.
Good to know.
You've just described my exact use case.
Excellent review! Thank you so much !
HP is the king of the "at home laptop" market. Remember the old elite books? Built like tanks, fully upgradeable, super easy to use for non computer people.
Glad to see they've still got it
Great review!
hi just dropping by to say thank you for the undervolting guides and the no-nonsense approach to your videos and tutorials. Turns out my GPU (GTX 1650) runs pretty cool even with 220mhz/100mhz core/memory overclock with my chassis(Lenovo Y7000) therefore gpu undervolting was not needed.
I got the 8th gen. i7 version, upgraded to 24Gb ram, 2Tb HDD, 1Tb M.2 SSD. Mine still has a DVD burner which I prefer. I use it for photo editing and I couldn't have been happier with my choice.
Glad to see your wallet isnt the one sponsoring your vids now :) hopefully more epic review comes. Btw was hoping to ask if you could make a teardown review for the latest GE75 raider. Also can you share some tips on jow to apply liquid metal safely on such products :) great review!
Thank you for the great review! Do you think the protection plans are necessary? Also, should this last a couple of years? ✌️
Looks like a very good and flexible work laptop.
With up to 32gb ram, ssd, ok graphics card, 17inch screen, nice keyboard with num pad, and quiet ( a very underatted feature ) it would be great for AutoCad and other office applications where built in graphics aren't sufficient. With some light fortnite on the side after hours.
If there was an AMD in there we'd be raving about this.
Does this laptop have a Kensington lock slot? I don’t see it in your video. 🤔
Also, I thought the Envy comes with a DVD burner.
Nice review! Picked up the 13” Spectre x360 with a 4K Samsung OLED and similar specs for $950 over the weekend at Best Buy. What a steal!
You ended up buying it ! Did anyone snap up your G15?
What about the corei7 16gb ram and 4gb nvidia version, can it be used for gaming and video editing for youtube???
Where can I find a compatible pen?
AWESOME review...Thank you!!!
Great Video Sir!!!
Still rocking my 2014 Envy 15t-SlimQuad, love the slim tapering design & Beats Audio
If only it had better thermal performance 😭😭
I wanted to know if this laptop is foldable?? And also if it is very good for graphics designers
You think you’ll do a review of the new Omens? Curious to see how they perform.
Do Hp's still come with an inbuilt heater/nuclear power station.
Is it possible to run this computer from the cord plugged into the wall outlet? Instead of using the battery in the office?
Where does the Envy stand in HP's lineup, is this an entry level? What is the quality of their internal components? Thanks, Karen
can u tell me how to config msi afterburner how to get cpu performance statisctics nad power wattage of gpu and cpu thats not available for msi gs 66 stealth 10750h
I would like to know if this laptop has a num lock key led to indicate it's enabled or disabled? My Envy does not. I find it unusual. Thanks.
Do you think could be good for video editing and after effects, upgrading the memory?
Dear BOB, is it safe to use Q tips soaked in isopropyl alcohol for cleaning thermal paste? Thanks & regards. Stay safe.
In uk the only spec they have is
i7,
1TB hhd + 256GB ssd,
1080p touch,
16GB ram
and it looks the same.
If I get it I’ll carry it round the uni campus no matter how big or heavy. I just care that it has a big screen when I get where I’m going.
Love the review.
Best one out there for this laptop. 🙏
Hey, Bob, have you heard anything about the Omen 2020 17 inch? So far HP have released the 15 inch Omen 2020, and, obviously, the Env 17ty, but I'm still on the edge of my seat about the 17 inch Omen, since I was about to buy the 2019 one, but better cooling + potential AMD CPU in the 2020 one sound thrilling, although I'm interested in RTX 2070 and it might only get paired with Intels?
Great video man, will you get your hands on the new HP Envy 15?
I need a laptop for programming,blender and video editing what should I go xps 15 vs ThinkPad X1
Subbed good review
I want to buy New HP Envy 15 2020 (Top Firing Speakers, 1650Ti) or New HP Omen 15 2020 or Acer Triton 300 2020
But my decision is stuck on speaker loudness, clarity & dynamic range because I'm switching from Dell XPS L502x JBL Speakers, I'm a casual gamer and processing power is more than sufficient.
Please tell me which one has better Speakers ?
I have that laptop but I core i7, DVD Drive, touch screen, and Kill camera switch on the side.. this offered more than the DELL XPS 17 that I was interested in
I just bought this laptop a few days ago and can't be happier with the purchase. Mine is 17inch 16gb ram 512 SSD
Good to see a laptop I would buy for the family. I think the 17inch format makes it a lot easier for people to use it for longer periods. Specially for older people or just people not used to work with laptops. Anyway I missed you opening it! Would have been nice to see the components and see what can be upgraded.
Everything that's typically upgradeable still is :) Both dimms, NIC, storage and a cooler that's bigger than necessary so it's just right :)
So I am on my 3rd one, and the headphones make strange static noises, anyone else having this issue? I keep exchanging but they all have the same issue. It is annoying, especially when you are not listening to music or watching anything.
i dont understand why HP doesnt make a laptop with this body but with gaming internals. this looks SO clean
Hey Bob, I have not purchased a p.c. in 20+ years and was wondering if you could make a recommendation, I am going to take some day trading classes and need a laptop. I know I want a big screen, tons of ram, ssd,number keys,and enough of whatever ports hook up extra screens. I don't know anything about brands, possessor speeds- higher is better I guess, I really don't want to spend weeks going down a rabbit hole here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Awesome review 👏🏻👏🏻 , xmg apex 15 next?
This is a good alternative to a desktop that is portable so it's really good for college students or people who need to bring their desktop with them anywhere. You can connect a secondary monitor for multitasking. For airplane, car, or on the go use then get a tablet.
Nice video. Your passion can be easily seen.
If it’s a laptop for the family, maybe consider having some clips of them using it and some quick feedback.
I need to feel that emotion/connection if one expects me to buy.
Laptop just looks okay but fantastic review
Good to see you! I will not place my family on the channel. Especially my kids and YT freaks out about this anyway. I get enough smoke from them off and on over the last four years for some reason.
Bob Of All Trades I understand. :) Great review. Not feeling the actual product this time.
Bob Of All Trades btw, the MSI Raider you reviewed and I picked up is running super smooth. So far, it’s been an unbelievable awesome laptop. (Especially for gaming)
I went to Best Buy today and saw this laptop. I have a 4-year-old Surface Book 2 and looking to upgrade. I like the 17" screen for my old eyes. LOL I only watch TH-cam videos, so not sure I need the 4K?? I like that the Surface Book detaches, but I never really used it or the stylus pen, so I won't miss it. Is there a good competitor to this? Great review.
I have an HP envy as well (I forget which model) and I use it for gaming honestly, and it doesn't do too bad.
Nice Vid.. Just purchased this for my wife that is a Realtor and she loves it.
just bought this for home use an loving it so far
How easy is this to take apart for replacing ssd and memory . How many ssd and memory slots ? cheers
I had a spectre 13in OLED , really liked it , but it stuttered when I hooked it up to an external monitor. Not the laptops faulty though , just limitation of the GPU/CPU.
Great little bugger though , well built.
Could you review the HP Envy 15t? I would like to see how the RTX 2060 Max-Q with the internal vapor chamber stacks up against the XPS 17.
I am also looking at 15t. I am weighing it against Dell G7 15
I had an older model Envy and LOVED IT! If you are looking for this type of laptop I would definitely recommend it
Which direction does the fan blow? i cant figure it out
Just a couple of things in case you are looking for feedback. Audio was on the lower side. I had to turn up my speakers a lot, if it is due to technical limitations you cannot increase it, its okay :). Second thing, would it be possible to include metrics next time? Like the weight and dimensions. Rest is spot on mate!
Fantastic review mate. How would you rate the battery life. Seems like a small battery for a 17 inch display.
Hey Bob great review, I want to add some my review experience of this like laptop.
I have the 15' pavilion with same chassis style ,keyboard mousepad ... (15-cw00xx).
I have it like 2 years with the ryzen apu 2500u , I can say it's a very good laptop all around, I bought it like 550€ at media markt Belgium, great price ! , so the screen is very good 1080p 60Hz ips matte +/- 250nits, keyboard amazing, webcam amazing ,mic amazing , speakers very good for the size of it specially tweaked by bang and olufsen, I tried it generic windows but it sound dull lmao. Just 3 downsides , 1 :mousepad is plastic and the plastic silver paint did come out at the edge of the mousepad (harsh use I guess ), 2 : Well I do game on it while pumping up the tdp(manually "ryzenadj" )but it has a mediocre thermal solution, enough for stock tdp tho. 3 : it has nvme ssd drive "stock version" i wanted to add normal ssd ,there is a place next to battery for additional ssd but laptop came without Instal bracket nor the necessary cable to connect with the motherboard. Have to buy separate for like 60 ish € ....
Just last thing tearing apart of this laptop for the first time is a pain in the a$$ hidden screws all over the place...
Well I guess I'll pass it down to my little sister when I will buy a gaming laptop, If it still survives 😂😂😂
No doubt about tearing it down I talked about that in the description and I have a bunch of footage of it should I need to make a video. Once you realize the screws are under the rubber feet texted pretty easy.
@@BobOfAllTrades hehehe indeed I nearly bent the undercover lmao , still good you can slam back to its original shape tho 😂😂😂
I really hope they get more options back soon. I tried customizing an Envy 2-in-1 but there are very limited options to choose from.
Laptops and PC hardware is pretty slim pickings right now. It’s weird to see the shelves empty in a lot of stores.
imagine this with ryzen 7 4600 H, i think it would be a 100$ less, and maybe same or better performance, it would be perfect for me.
I’m not sure if it would be cheaper or not 🤷♂️
The cooler could easily handle it no problem!
Ryzen 7 of any variant with integrated graphics, and HP would have the nerve to spec a worse display screen than the intel variant smh.
Oh yes baby. That CPU would be nice. Also maybe Radeon 5500M/1650 or 1650 Ti would be great.
4600h are better in some important tasks then i9 10875h and this laptop here are basically for watching TH-cam videos
imagine if they made 4 core 8 threads with good IGPU it wouldnt even need a GPU and had thunderbolt o wait its AMD........gna have to wait till USB4....which is probably why they didnt bolster the IGPU.....currently bc no thunderbolt option for external GPU+ryzen......aka The dream with a 2-3 heat pipe 2 fan setup with no heat wasted on a GPU die......well well....
I was considering this laptop but I'm not sure if I like silver that much. If they had an all black version I'd probably buy it
Bob I ordered Clevo X170SM-G i5 10600k and RTX2080 super after your recommendation. Is it good? Could you review it or give me some advice please. Thank you
Oh now I am jealous!
when did boat recommend this?
@@ACE112ACE112 I asked him in comment and he replied
I bought a maxed out one 4 years ago it's still decent. I actually gamed on it a lot more than I should have.... I bought it because I didn't have the room for a PC in my apartment and I was working from home more often
I have the 8th gen version of it and I have a problem (and I heard of other people too) with the microphone. I'm on skype and on the other side they can't really hear me. It was quiet in the room but it sounds like there is a background noise going on. I don't know how to fix this problem. Otherwise I love my laptop. Upgraded some stuff inside, ssd, hdd, ram and it runs super, sound is pretty good.
If you think this 320 nit screen is dim you should compare next to the tier down of screens that are on most of the 15.6 inch envys,, this one is wayyyy brighter,, i did a comparison with this same laptop to my other 15.6" envy x360 10th gen i7 spec'd laptop 1080p,, whoaaa,, who knew 100 extra nits would be such a difference..Also the colors on most of 15.6" envys are very flat,, this one has much more saturated colors
I would buy this laptop for editing workloads (photo, video), watching TH-cam, and gaming at the end of the day. that's what I do with my PCs
I need a family laptop; understanding this is NOT a gaming laptop, can it handle Fortnite @ at 60mhz or close to it? Our foster kiddos all play it & I simply don’t want to build another rig with the continued supply chain disruptions and the pricing instability. Any input is greatly appreciated! Be safe, thanks for the hard work you put into your reviews.
I am so done with silver keys and white backlight. It's impossible to read the keys in even bright indoor light
Purchase a keyboard cover, you gain protection and can see the keys 100% better
Can u get the 15t inch envy with up to 2060 i see no reviews on it
Can this laptop play the sims 3 or sims 4 well?
Is it good for graphic design? adobe software
Thanks. I have the 15" from a few weeks ago, maxxed out everything, and it's pretty amazing for what you said (not family laptop, but it can run some business programs, design, even video editing pretty well). Also it's funny when I'm carrying it and someone thinks "ultraportable!" and tries to pick it up 😂 *The* unforgivable (and I'm using my old Toshiba now because ...the old Toshibas are great) is that LARGE INCH-THICK BOTTOM OF THE DISPLAY that ruins my experience. What the H*II is that even supposed to BE?! UGH! The bezel's okay, but the "HP branding LANDING STRIP" is ...not. It's not okay. There are other foibles (no numlock light on keypad when numlock's on; *function keys are just for "media"* and nitpicky things), but it's fast, the thermals are great (wish the 15" had the 17" lid design - I prop it up at a desk)... but I doubt I'll buy HP again with that ridiculous looking OVER-1" awful evil bottom strip on the display. 😱
Melan Choly , do you have the touch screen? What do you think about it ?
Great review again, very informative ! Thanks Bob !