Your presentations are always so easy on the eyes Lisa. So relaxing to watch and with very useful information!! Props as always from your friendly neighborhood Razer Insider mod
Thanks Lisa, I always check out your reviews because you seem to cover all the bases and tell me what I wanted to know. I'm probably going with the HP Envy based on your review.
@@wower6652 well now it's getting a bit hot nothing huge and it does lag a little bit but it doesnt bother me but I've noticed that the fan gets a bit noisy but I use headphones so it never bothers me so it holds up very well
First Lisa Gade review I have seen. Why can't all reviewers talk at this kind of speed? I hate it when reviewers casually waffle away for hours. Lisa gets straight to the detail and doesn't waste your time. Brilliant!
It is. I’ve used three laptops so far and this one was the best that I have ever laid hands on. P.S. I have a HP Envy 13 2018. It’s screen is a bit dull though. Everything else is perfect!!!
I just got this laptop and love it! Absolutely worth it especially for the price. I actually opened it up to replace the ssd with a 1tb and i was able to peel the feet and reapply them very easy
Just saw your comment, how's the laptop going after a year? I was planning to buy hp envy but I heard about the hinge issue,soo how was it after a year?
@@YaBoiRainbow how long do u think envy x360 will last? will it last up to 4-5 years? I would like to invest in a laptop that will last me up to years, thank you!!
@@notworthy4035 i think most laptops womt last that long. If you do go for the 360 version i think physically it should stay intact for a good while (i have hands on experience with it)
@@elenchus April. I bought my original one Mid-March and it was the 2018 and I had problems with that one. I returned it and got the updated version and the 2019 has been flawless unlike my 2018 version.
@@professorhineschoice thanks! I think I'm going to try and hold out for the Ice Lake refresh then...traveling for work with my aging Surface Pro 4 is killing me though.
@@elenchus You wouldn't want to do another Surface? I was thinking about one of those, but the price was super high for what I was looking for. I've only ever had HP's, but was looking at others, but the HP had what I wanted so I stayed with another Envy. My other is a 2017 15 Inch and before that is a 2011 Pavilion.
@@professorhineschoice I deeply love my Surface Pro, and I've VERY nearly bought both a Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 6 this year. I've waited just because I'm so late in their life cycle. My problem is really that I got the cheapest SP4, the M3 one (I really wanted passive cooling), which was never really going to meet my needs to begin with, much less 4 years later. I've had an Envy also, one of the very first Envys, a big 17 inch super powerful model from 2011 I think. I actually still have it behind me, although the battery long ago died. I think my favorite portable computers are still Surface devices, but you've got to consider that the deal isn't nearly as good as the Envy line. I really only use my laptops when I travel, which is maybe a few days a month, although these can be critical times for my work. 99% of the time I use a desktop workstation, so I'm hesitant to spend, say, $2,500 on a Surface Book 2, or even $1,800ish on a Surface Pro 6 with 16GB of RAM. But if I like the Surface Book 3 or Surface Pro 7, they will still be top contenders. Also high on my list is the Spectre 15 and XPS 15, but I lean towards the Spectre because it's quirkier.
Lmao! Am I severely tech challenged? I seriously thought that you meant opening the laptop meant lifting the screen portion to expose the keyboard and turn the darned thing on! Only after you talked about removing the rubber on the back of the device, did I finally get it. This is exactly why I watch this kind of video from time to time. No wonder I'm stuck in Android tablet land!
I'm going to put out a word of caution concerning these recent laptops from HP (specifically the 2019 Elitebooks). I have multiple users of whom I am sending their laptops back for repair work because the displays are going bad in as little as 3 weeks of usage. The symptoms include the screen "flashing" and then a silver glare appears on the screen almost as if there is a lot of screen bleed from the back light. It's so bad, it acts like a privacy screen. If you look at the screen dead on, you can see whats on the screen. If you look at it slightly from a left or right angle, the screen bleed is almost too much and you cannot view anything. I've never really had any issues with HP laptops until this recent batch of them. HP is having to replace the entire display. Just know that if you have a similar issue with yours, contact them and get it repaired before your warranty runs out.
Just wanted to give an update. I have more of these that have developed the same issue. What is crazy, is that the replacement displays that HP is installing, have had the same issue pop up after about 2 months of usage and these laptops are heading back for their 2nd display replacement. I would strongly advise that anything manufactured of the Elitebook line or any of their laptops that use the same display from 2019, DO NOT PURCHASE AT ALL. The hospital I work for has purchased in bulk about 400 of these and we are preparing for an RMA nightmare as the displays on these begin to fail.
Jayblue873 are we talking about bulky gaming laptops without touch screen, short battery life and with all plastic body here? No right? For less money you can get even better specs buying a desktop computer if only GPU and CPU are taking into consideration. But here we are taking about slim laptops with aluminum body, which are usually quite expensive if they have a core i7, dedicated graphics and touch screen. This one over here is unusually inexpensive for such laptop segment, and that was the point of my comment.
I bought it and the fan works very often and for almost nothing. I had to sell it immediately. After searching the internet, many people had the same problem.
The new model due to come out this may now has thunderbolt and a smaller bottom bezel, I'd love to see a review of that model especially as the speakers are now just bottom firing
Before anyone buys a HP envy, search up HP Envy hinge broken. There is a huge design flaw with these laptops in that the hinge is attached to plastic in the chassis, which without fail breaks, meaning eventually your hinge will fail.
I love that HP is CONSTANTLY tweaking the design of their products. Always changing the edges, speaker grill, even port angles recently. Would love them to be more accessible though.
@@vatsalharia1271 the trackpad is super responsive, I wish it was smaller but it's a personal taste 😁, and the keys have a great feel to them. It really feels like a premium laptop.
Just received mine - shocked that it does not support standard windows sleep - it will just heat up and chew battery. you have to shut it down every time or leave it on. Why does no one mention this flaw?
Are there any laptops of this caliber that do have an SD-slot? I mean, microSD is seldom used as swappable memory. It's usually permanently(-ish) in a phone or something. The only devices that use it swappable, as far as I can think of, are actioncams.
To me the main downside to this is how awkward it is to open and the lack of thunderbolt just for future proofing, but those aren't big deals to me and I've been excited to get this laptop for a year now, can't wait to get this model soon for uni
It's bizarre that HP separates the Home and End keys by putting Page up/down in between. If they fixed that, they would probably sell 5% more laptops, IMO.
I just bought this laptop a few days ago maxed out minus the 4k display. I have to say it is absolutely beautiful. Performance has been snappy even with light gaming like gta san andreas and asphalt 9. The display is gorgeous but it doesn't get too bright. The only thing that bothers me is the trackpad, the tracking is really weird so I highly doubt that it is running on windows precision drivers. All in all it's a solid device and the trackpad isn't that big a deal. I give it a 9/10
yassin sherif Do you have any problems with the keyboard? That’s a big complaint I see and makes me nervous. My maxed out Envy is in the mail right now and I don’t know whether or not I made the right choice 😬
Making it unnecessarily complicated to open up a laptop is just silly. Unless it's a fanless one, I still want to open up the laptop once or twice a year just to clean out all the dust that will inevitably accumulate inside it.
@@Lenra1234 I wanted to return it day 2 after buying it, but I was an idiot who fell in their trap. That best buy agent somehow persuaded me that this is the latest laptop and its the best one for your buck. And I got it in a good deal like 200 dollars cheaper, so if I returned it I somehow felt In losing. Like I said this laptop was trash from day 1, I would not be wasting my time saying stuff for no reason.
Are HP computers reliable now? The 2 most horrible computers I ever had were hp, but that was many years ago. I see them around enough to where I'm thinking of giving them another shot.
My dad has used them fir his last and current computer and they worked for a long time. I just got this laptop actually and i am very pleased with how well it works
Lisa, great video as always. You sum up everything I need to know and avoid the fluff. Maybe you could help me out with this... I'm still torn between the HP Envy 13 and Asus ZenBook, both of which would be equipped with the i7, MX250 and 16GB of memory. For the money I'd go with 256GB SSD + 16GB Intel Optane on the HP, and 512GB on the Asus. Thanks!
Thanks for reviewing this laptop! I am really confuse between MSI PS42 or this one since the MSI is a bit more powerful (It has the 25W version of MX250, while Envy has 10W version, consider 30-35% lower perfomance than MSI), Still though, Envy has a much more elegant and nicer chassis design.
I've been using it for almost 2 years now. (i7, 16GB, 1TB SSD). It was a great deal at Coscto when I bought it, but I have come to regret it so much. Maybe it's just my luck, but the right side plastic hinge imploded a year later and so the laptop could not be closed. Plastic fragments were falling off. The frustrating warranty repair took weeks! Now, another year passed, it's becoming unstable again, with a few keys not working properly. So, yah, not gonna trust HP's customer service or craftsmanship ever again.
I'm a new programmer and looking for a great but a budget laptop, do you think this is great? I took a formulary and they gave me three options, this (I know I said budget but if it's necessary or worth paying I will pay for it) Lenovo Ideapad 3 (Great but this is better), and a Lenovo Chromebook (definitely not for programming). So what do you say, Is this worth paying or I better go with the cheaper option (the Lenovo one, Chromebook is definitely out of my options)
Check out the customer reviews on your favorite big mail-order store, especially the one- and two-star reviews. Way too much grief there for me to risk a purchase of this unit.
I've got an older HP Envy 13 and I'm not a huge fan. The hardware design and port selection are nice but the display is garbage (serious light bleed from the bottomand I have a random white spot), it gets pretty warm under any kind of load, and the USB C port on it doesn't accept power delivery. Also that white back light on a silver keyboard is terrible. Looking at the keys if it isn't dark I can't tell what the letters are with the light on
@@thexplode7 I mean I like the design behind it and everything they're thin and nice but the details are where it falls apart. Plus windows 10 in general remains buggy and prone to freezes
Hi Lisa. Thanks for the HP Envy 13 review. A quick question...did you find that if you balanced the Envy 13 on your knees, whilst using it, that the screen could not be bend back far enough to get a good viewing angle? My concern is that the screen may not bend back far enough.due to the design which raises the rear of the keyboard? Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I am considering purchasing the i5 model online from HP. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
so when is the new HP Envy 13 x360 version coming out? the last year one was the best looking laptop in history but now it looks like they don't do the black colour anymore which would be a shame. if only they would use usb-c for charging and not those stupid barrel plugs.
WORD OF WARNING. My new unit is getting 6 hours of battery time on light use. Just surfing the internet mainly without watching videos. Contacted HP and they said this is normal. When I told them they advertise up to 14 hours they told me battery times will vary...BY 7 hours. Also saw other users of this laptop with same issue.
Hi! How are you with this model so far in 2020? Been hearing that some folks are encountering hinge problems with HP laptops - which made me hesitant to buy this HP laptop this year 😔
Yeah even I waited for that one but no luck. I went ahead and bought one and I am quite pleased with it. It is sturdy and no flex as seen here during the keyboard eval. It runs cool and relatively silent and has a pretty good display. Working well for me but I mostly use it for word, ppt, photoshop and coreldraw work. I don't do video edits or play games and it is a pleasant device to use. The keyboard is a bit shallow but it is not a pain to use and one gets used to it after a while. Battery life ranges from 6.5 to 8 hours. I mostly use it at around 45-65% brightness. I think the screen is bright enough for indoor use. It may not work out in an outdoor scenario under direct sunlight. I would still like to see some review for the same, especially one that covers the kind of sd card capacities it can handle and egpu options that work or other real world stuff that actually helps with buying decisions. Benchmarks and tech stuff is good but other reviewers really don't go in the specifics of what is relevant to an end user. That is what makes this channel stand out than the rest as here it is not purely focussed on tech talk. Nearly all of these devices with similar specs perform not so different from each other in the real world, yet they all are so different in terms of what a specific user finds more suitable to their requirement. It is quite good to see that atleast someone out there understands and is taking this approach by creating content that is really relevant to the consumers than just being an alternative promotional medium for the manufacturer.
I am in the UK and i got mine for £969. Its a good looking premium device and i love it. HOWEVER, after a year the touchpad has completely died and its not usable at all. A lot of other people has also come across the same problem and HP charges over £300 for the touchpad replacement. I must say for a £1000, HP has the worst touchpad ever. I dont think i can recommend HP Envy 13 to anyone.
Lisa, need your suggestion!!! Which one should I buy. Please help on this.. HP Spectre x360 13” i5 8th gen 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD - $730 (New) MacBook Pro 13” i5 7th gen, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (2017 Model) -$840 ( Amazon Renewed) People are saying MAC is free from virus compared to Windows, as it will easily get affected by virus
Here in Oz I'm about to buy the i-5 Comet Lake version no 4k screen just FHD IPS 300 nits AU$999, so about US$700 this reminds me of the 2011 HP Folio 13 a great ultrabook but this updated screen is gorilla glass too. Would have paid for 16gb ram but alas we cannot upgrade to my mind that is a trade-off.
You did your homework, unlike 80% of other reviews out there. Thank you. This video alone convinced me to subscribe!
Your presentations are always so easy on the eyes Lisa. So relaxing to watch and with very useful information!! Props as always from your friendly neighborhood Razer Insider mod
Thanks Lisa, I always check out your reviews because you seem to cover all the bases and tell me what I wanted to know. I'm probably going with the HP Envy based on your review.
Just got this today based on the review, it's great!!! Thank You.
How good is the gpu ... Good for 3d work ?
Where to order??
Jay 88 in hp website. The rate decreased to 720$
Yissel DLS how many hours Of battery do you hace? 4?
An i7 starting at $750. Wow, how times have changed. Kind of makes me feel silly for spending nearly $1500 for an i7 on my laptop 3 years back.
It's not the generation of processor it's the specs and performance.
What hahaha I got an i7 for £700 4 years ago
That's a pretty darn good price for the specs and chassis!
Yeah I've been using it for a while no problems so far
@@lolnowwhat how about now, any problem occurring? I’m a high school student planing to get this one, since it’s cheap and average great.
@@wower6652 well now it's getting a bit hot nothing huge and it does lag a little bit but it doesnt bother me but I've noticed that the fan gets a bit noisy but I use headphones so it never bothers me so it holds up very well
@@wower6652 but the problem that I have described usually happens to every laptop with time so dont worry
@@lolnowwhat thx a lot, have a nice day
First Lisa Gade review I have seen. Why can't all reviewers talk at this kind of speed? I hate it when reviewers casually waffle away for hours. Lisa gets straight to the detail and doesn't waste your time. Brilliant!
I’ve always thought HP Envy laptops were a pretty descent deal. Great review!
This thing seems like a helluva value.
I've had the Spectre x360 for a couple years now and it's been fantastic.
It is. I’ve used three laptops so far and this one was the best that I have ever laid hands on. P.S. I have a HP Envy 13 2018. It’s screen is a bit dull though. Everything else is perfect!!!
I don't know why but I like the way you present your videos
wow, this is the first I've seen of your videos. it was a delight to watch. thank you
I just got this laptop and love it! Absolutely worth it especially for the price. I actually opened it up to replace the ssd with a 1tb and i was able to peel the feet and reapply them very easy
Just saw your comment, how's the laptop going after a year? I was planning to buy hp envy but I heard about the hinge issue,soo how was it after a year?
@@notworthy4035 hinge issue is a big issue. Get the 360 version. Amd processors are also nicer so i would go for that
@@notworthy4035 other than that its a great laptop, but the hinge is such an issue
@@YaBoiRainbow how long do u think envy x360 will last? will it last up to 4-5 years? I would like to invest in a laptop that will last me up to years, thank you!!
@@notworthy4035 i think most laptops womt last that long. If you do go for the 360 version i think physically it should stay intact for a good while (i have hands on experience with it)
I bought this model as soon as it came out and have the maxed out version and its been amazing!
how long ago did it come out?
@@elenchus April. I bought my original one Mid-March and it was the 2018 and I had problems with that one. I returned it and got the updated version and the 2019 has been flawless unlike my 2018 version.
@@professorhineschoice thanks! I think I'm going to try and hold out for the Ice Lake refresh then...traveling for work with my aging Surface Pro 4 is killing me though.
@@elenchus You wouldn't want to do another Surface? I was thinking about one of those, but the price was super high for what I was looking for. I've only ever had HP's, but was looking at others, but the HP had what I wanted so I stayed with another Envy. My other is a 2017 15 Inch and before that is a 2011 Pavilion.
@@professorhineschoice I deeply love my Surface Pro, and I've VERY nearly bought both a Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 6 this year. I've waited just because I'm so late in their life cycle. My problem is really that I got the cheapest SP4, the M3 one (I really wanted passive cooling), which was never really going to meet my needs to begin with, much less 4 years later.
I've had an Envy also, one of the very first Envys, a big 17 inch super powerful model from 2011 I think. I actually still have it behind me, although the battery long ago died.
I think my favorite portable computers are still Surface devices, but you've got to consider that the deal isn't nearly as good as the Envy line. I really only use my laptops when I travel, which is maybe a few days a month, although these can be critical times for my work. 99% of the time I use a desktop workstation, so I'm hesitant to spend, say, $2,500 on a Surface Book 2, or even $1,800ish on a Surface Pro 6 with 16GB of RAM. But if I like the Surface Book 3 or Surface Pro 7, they will still be top contenders. Also high on my list is the Spectre 15 and XPS 15, but I lean towards the Spectre because it's quirkier.
Lmao! Am I severely tech challenged? I seriously thought that you meant opening the laptop meant lifting the screen portion to expose the keyboard and turn the darned thing on! Only after you talked about removing the rubber on the back of the device, did I finally get it. This is exactly why I watch this kind of video from time to time. No wonder I'm stuck in Android tablet land!
I thought the VERY same thing... I guess I'm challenged as well.
Been using this for 2 years now. It is magical.
You should do a Q&A sometimes cause i have a Q and you might have the A
but will she accept a D?
@@Mowadium dudee.........
Could I play black opps 4 on this .
@Anty855 disk
@Anty855 darts.
Great review. One to put on my 'must research' list.
Get rid of the damn HP logo from the bottom bezel, I hate that crap, it is a waste of space for a bigger display screen size.
Chunky bottom bezel 🤮🤮🤮
The chin holds the driver board for the display. Laptops with smaller chins usually actually have a large chin that folds down behind the laptop
Flimzes damn i didnt know that... thanks
@@jayblue873 hey Jay it is 2019, my 2013 Macintosh Pro 13" has thinner bezels than the HP line. HP and Dell could use a refinement on this.
@@jayblue873 Boy, this laptop looks spool good
I'm going to put out a word of caution concerning these recent laptops from HP (specifically the 2019 Elitebooks). I have multiple users of whom I am sending their laptops back for repair work because the displays are going bad in as little as 3 weeks of usage. The symptoms include the screen "flashing" and then a silver glare appears on the screen almost as if there is a lot of screen bleed from the back light. It's so bad, it acts like a privacy screen. If you look at the screen dead on, you can see whats on the screen. If you look at it slightly from a left or right angle, the screen bleed is almost too much and you cannot view anything. I've never really had any issues with HP laptops until this recent batch of them. HP is having to replace the entire display. Just know that if you have a similar issue with yours, contact them and get it repaired before your warranty runs out.
You probably know what you're talking about, but isn't it HP Sure View display? Fn + F2 turns it off ...
Just wanted to give an update. I have more of these that have developed the same issue. What is crazy, is that the replacement displays that HP is installing, have had the same issue pop up after about 2 months of usage and these laptops are heading back for their 2nd display replacement. I would strongly advise that anything manufactured of the Elitebook line or any of their laptops that use the same display from 2019, DO NOT PURCHASE AT ALL. The hospital I work for has purchased in bulk about 400 of these and we are preparing for an RMA nightmare as the displays on these begin to fail.
I have the previous Ryzen 5 model. Fantastic product and I don't regret not going for Specter
Are you going to be doing a review on the new Dell XPS 15 (7590) with the 4K OLED Panel?
I'll review the 7590, and it's likely Dell will send us the OLED model.
MobileTechReview no X1 Carbon 7th gen review yet? : (
820 USD for the MX250 + 8GB ram + touchscreen version is an insane deal. I don't think you can get a better bang for your buck than this.
Jayblue873 are we talking about bulky gaming laptops without touch screen, short battery life and with all plastic body here? No right? For less money you can get even better specs buying a desktop computer if only GPU and CPU are taking into consideration. But here we are taking about slim laptops with aluminum body, which are usually quite expensive if they have a core i7, dedicated graphics and touch screen. This one over here is unusually inexpensive for such laptop segment, and that was the point of my comment.
atleast they should offer dual channel 16gigs in this day and age and some mobile turing version under $850 or we have to wait for amd!
I bought it and the fan works very often and for almost nothing. I had to sell it immediately. After searching the internet, many people had the same problem.
Wow, I am glad I waited and didn't invest into the Dell XPS13 or a Huawei before all the chaos ensued. Great review, thanks!
What happened?
Always on point review
Great job Lisa! 👍
The new model due to come out this may now has thunderbolt and a smaller bottom bezel, I'd love to see a review of that model especially as the speakers are now just bottom firing
How can you change the battery if you can't open the back?
Before anyone buys a HP envy, search up HP Envy hinge broken. There is a huge design flaw with these laptops in that the hinge is attached to plastic in the chassis, which without fail breaks, meaning eventually your hinge will fail.
Thank you for the review. It looks gorgeus, it's like a lightweigth video editing machine. Love it!
When will you have Thinkpad X1 Extreme gen 2 and X1 Carbon gen 7 reviews?
I love this laptop, i have the Hp envy 17 inches Ssd NVe 256gb and 1TB HDD is very fast and good battery life.
Always like watching your videos, reminds me of Jodie Foster in Contact.
Oh yeah she does
OEMs continue to handicap their products by using the 2GB version of the MX250. Would have been very interested if it were the 4GB model.
Agreed, the only thing is this machine already gets got so id hate to see whT would happen with the 4gb one lmao
Mx250 is already a weak gpu to utilize 2gb. You'd run out of gpu horsepower before you run out of vram.
I love that HP is CONSTANTLY tweaking the design of their products. Always changing the edges, speaker grill, even port angles recently. Would love them to be more accessible though.
It's already fucking cheap for such a thin ultrabook with an MX250 in it.
Another great review Lisa. Picked one up with little extras after watching this.
Stellar and balanced as review as always!
Your shirt got me laughing louder than what I would like xD thanks for the review Lisa
It's a beautiful laptop, I've had it for six months now and it has worked perfectly. I love it, it's light and super portable.
Can you tell me how is the keyboard and the track pad?
@@vatsalharia1271 the trackpad is super responsive, I wish it was smaller but it's a personal taste 😁, and the keys have a great feel to them. It really feels like a premium laptop.
@Good Doctor Oh, no. Mine never does that.
Watching this on envy 13 which I bought a few days ago - absolutely great computer!
where did you buy it?
Ordered a custom version today, great review! I got the version with i7/16/512/MX250/1080p Touch on sale for only $1039!
Did you order with the 32gb optane ?
Jaime Ibarra no, it already has an SSD, so I didn't see the need. What would it be used for?
Architecture work. 😀🤔
my envy 13 2018 runs really hot sometimes, so watch out for heat problems guys!
Yea mine too the heating problem is abit problematic but I dun realise it that much.
Does it run hot when doing regular browsing, emails, using Office programs etc? Or is it only when playing games?
Just received mine - shocked that it does not support standard windows sleep - it will just heat up and chew battery. you have to shut it down every time or leave it on. Why does no one mention this flaw?
Are there any laptops of this caliber that do have an SD-slot?
I mean, microSD is seldom used as swappable memory. It's usually permanently(-ish) in a phone or something. The only devices that use it swappable, as far as I can think of, are actioncams.
To me the main downside to this is how awkward it is to open and the lack of thunderbolt just for future proofing, but those aren't big deals to me and I've been excited to get this laptop for a year now, can't wait to get this model soon for uni
Thanks please also do a smackdown of mid-range 14- 15.6"laptops .hp envy Dell Inspiron, Lenovo 340s etc
It's bizarre that HP separates the Home and End keys by putting Page up/down in between. If they fixed that, they would probably sell 5% more laptops, IMO.
i have a question... doesnt the spectre go against the XPS line?
I just bought this laptop a few days ago maxed out minus the 4k display. I have to say it is absolutely beautiful. Performance has been snappy even with light gaming like gta san andreas and asphalt 9. The display is gorgeous but it doesn't get too bright. The only thing that bothers me is the trackpad, the tracking is really weird so I highly doubt that it is running on windows precision drivers. All in all it's a solid device and the trackpad isn't that big a deal. I give it a 9/10
yassin sherif Do you have any problems with the keyboard? That’s a big complaint I see and makes me nervous. My maxed out Envy is in the mail right now and I don’t know whether or not I made the right choice 😬
@@ditsy7798 no issues with the keyboard whatsoever, It's actually really good. Don't worry, you made a great choice.
Making it unnecessarily complicated to open up a laptop is just silly. Unless it's a fanless one, I still want to open up the laptop once or twice a year just to clean out all the dust that will inevitably accumulate inside it.
I have a 2015 HP Envy which I purchase that same year. Still runs like new.
Mines run like crap
@@superbros1690 not sure why, unless you have a bunch of malware on it. Thats not a laptop issue that is a user issue.
@@diegolara4202 nope it was like that from day 1
Today'sTopic I find it hard to believe that if was bad from day one, why you wouldn’t return it like a regular person and get something else.
@@Lenra1234 I wanted to return it day 2 after buying it, but I was an idiot who fell in their trap. That best buy agent somehow persuaded me that this is the latest laptop and its the best one for your buck. And I got it in a good deal like 200 dollars cheaper, so if I returned it I somehow felt In losing. Like I said this laptop was trash from day 1, I would not be wasting my time saying stuff for no reason.
Feel old for my old hp envy 13
Are HP computers reliable now? The 2 most horrible computers I ever had were hp, but that was many years ago. I see them around enough to where I'm thinking of giving them another shot.
My dad has used them fir his last and current computer and they worked for a long time. I just got this laptop actually and i am very pleased with how well it works
@@YaBoiRainbow That's Good to hear, thanks for the input 👍
@@YaBoiRainbow Does it have any coil whine?
@@haulin when gaming it gets audible but no coil whine, it also gets very hot under load, but nothing too crazy
@@YaBoiRainbow very hot? Last year's version supposedly had very good thermals. I hope it's not above 45 celsius on the outside...
Very informative and simple way to explain things. Thank you and keep it up
Wow $750 for all of that it perfect for me
Lisa, great video as always. You sum up everything I need to know and avoid the fluff. Maybe you could help me out with this... I'm still torn between the HP Envy 13 and Asus ZenBook, both of which would be equipped with the i7, MX250 and 16GB of memory. For the money I'd go with 256GB SSD + 16GB Intel Optane on the HP, and 512GB on the Asus. Thanks!
Love your T-shirt!
I wonder if that HP Support Assistant version will make it to the Spectre line as well, seems much more snappy.
Looks exactly like the spectre x360 2017
Hp envy 2019 or Dell XPS 13 2019 ? For studying and little bit of video editing, rendering. No gaming.
Thanks Lisa. Great Review. I went and bought one.
most authentic youtuber !
bezels are a bit too big
Did I miss Lisa mentioning the display type? I know her model is 4k but is it OLED?
Thanks for reviewing this laptop! I am really confuse between MSI PS42 or this one since the MSI is a bit more powerful (It has the 25W version of MX250, while Envy has 10W version, consider 30-35% lower perfomance than MSI), Still though, Envy has a much more elegant and nicer chassis design.
So.. form or function XD
Would you recommend this laptop for minimal video editing (I’m a student) or would a different laptop be better
Chloe F hi
So did you buy this one.?! And how is it for video editing.?!
I think fhd amoled panel with ltps and pentile matrix would be better with 400nits!
I asked you on twitter and you said you'll attempt to get a review copy, but I hope you do a review of the LG Gram 2 in 1 laptop!
I've been using it for almost 2 years now. (i7, 16GB, 1TB SSD). It was a great deal at Coscto when I bought it, but I have come to regret it so much. Maybe it's just my luck, but the right side plastic hinge imploded a year later and so the laptop could not be closed. Plastic fragments were falling off.
The frustrating warranty repair took weeks! Now, another year passed, it's becoming unstable again, with a few keys not working properly. So, yah, not gonna trust HP's customer service or craftsmanship ever again.
I'm a new programmer and looking for a great but a budget laptop, do you think this is great? I took a formulary and they gave me three options, this (I know I said budget but if it's necessary or worth paying I will pay for it) Lenovo Ideapad 3 (Great but this is better), and a Lenovo Chromebook (definitely not for programming). So what do you say, Is this worth paying or I better go with the cheaper option (the Lenovo one, Chromebook is definitely out of my options)
Check out the customer reviews on your favorite big mail-order store, especially the one- and two-star reviews. Way too much grief there for me to risk a purchase of this unit.
I've got an older HP Envy 13 and I'm not a huge fan. The hardware design and port selection are nice but the display is garbage (serious light bleed from the bottomand I have a random white spot), it gets pretty warm under any kind of load, and the USB C port on it doesn't accept power delivery.
Also that white back light on a silver keyboard is terrible. Looking at the keys if it isn't dark I can't tell what the letters are with the light on
The 2018 one does accept power delivery it is an OK laptop not best though. it has shitty colour accuracy though my phone is better.
@@thexplode7 I mean I like the design behind it and everything they're thin and nice but the details are where it falls apart. Plus windows 10 in general remains buggy and prone to freezes
Hi Lisa. Thanks for the HP Envy 13 review. A quick question...did you find that if you balanced the Envy 13 on your knees, whilst using it, that the screen could not be bend back far enough to get a good viewing angle? My concern is that the screen may not bend back far enough.due to the design which raises the rear of the keyboard? Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I am considering purchasing the i5 model online from HP. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Excellent clear concise review 💥👍🏼
So they could put a mx250 in this but not the spectre x360.
so when is the new HP Envy 13 x360 version coming out? the last year one was the best looking laptop in history but now it looks like they don't do the black colour anymore which would be a shame. if only they would use usb-c for charging and not those stupid barrel plugs.
Hp envy 13 ultrabook premium, which is the best intel i7 vs amd ryzen 7 ?
Who do we have to pester to get a 15inch clamshell envy or Spectre
Finding a laptop to buy is frustrating
Could you review new Lenovo S540? Price wise and spec should compared with envy, plus has dual fans for better ventilation
Please
is this Laptop good enough for editing videos ?
Love your shirt! Those rubber strips on the bottom are annoying as hell. Once they are off they don't want to stick again so do as Lisa says.
Acer Helios 700 review please 😊😊. Great review as always
Varun Vesuvala
Yeeeeeeaaaah buddy. Lightweight baby
X1 yoga 2019
Seconded, please!
WORD OF WARNING. My new unit is getting 6 hours of battery time on light use. Just surfing the internet mainly without watching videos. Contacted HP and they said this is normal. When I told them they advertise up to 14 hours they told me battery times will vary...BY 7 hours. Also saw other users of this laptop with same issue.
Mine is the 17.3" model with the fingerprint scanner on the side & the mx150
Hi Lisa, I love your reviews, could you please talk a little about Linux compatibility for these laptops? Keep up with the good work
Hi! How are you with this model so far in 2020? Been hearing that some folks are encountering hinge problems with HP laptops - which made me hesitant to buy this HP laptop this year 😔
Are you going to review the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro 2019,or possibly the Samsung Notebook 7 Force?
Yeah even I waited for that one but no luck. I went ahead and bought one and I am quite pleased with it. It is sturdy and no flex as seen here during the keyboard eval. It runs cool and relatively silent and has a pretty good display. Working well for me but I mostly use it for word, ppt, photoshop and coreldraw work. I don't do video edits or play games and it is a pleasant device to use. The keyboard is a bit shallow but it is not a pain to use and one gets used to it after a while. Battery life ranges from 6.5 to 8 hours. I mostly use it at around 45-65% brightness. I think the screen is bright enough for indoor use. It may not work out in an outdoor scenario under direct sunlight.
I would still like to see some review for the same, especially one that covers the kind of sd card capacities it can handle and egpu options that work or other real world stuff that actually helps with buying decisions. Benchmarks and tech stuff is good but other reviewers really don't go in the specifics of what is relevant to an end user. That is what makes this channel stand out than the rest as here it is not purely focussed on tech talk. Nearly all of these devices with similar specs perform not so different from each other in the real world, yet they all are so different in terms of what a specific user finds more suitable to their requirement. It is quite good to see that atleast someone out there understands and is taking this approach by creating content that is really relevant to the consumers than just being an alternative promotional medium for the manufacturer.
Please release the video on the Lenovo x1 Carbon 7th gen with the UHD screen 😃
But she just said it’s 750$ 4 months ago.. it’s cyber Monday and it’s 750$ hmmm
What is the version of Mx250 in this laptop?
Is it 10W or 25W version?
nice new format....but toooo fast especially in the specs screen...you don't even show it for 3seconds to pause... no need for such rush. 🙄
Any news on getting your hands on the Alienware M15 R2?
I am in the UK and i got mine for £969. Its a good looking premium device and i love it. HOWEVER, after a year the touchpad has completely died and its not usable at all. A lot of other people has also come across the same problem and HP charges over £300 for the touchpad replacement. I must say for a £1000, HP has the worst touchpad ever. I dont think i can recommend HP Envy 13 to anyone.
Lisa, need your suggestion!!! Which one should I buy. Please help on this..
HP Spectre x360 13” i5 8th gen 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD - $730 (New)
MacBook Pro 13” i5 7th gen, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (2017 Model) -$840 ( Amazon Renewed)
People are saying MAC is free from virus compared to Windows, as it will easily get affected by virus
Thanks Lisa!
Here in Oz I'm about to buy the i-5 Comet Lake version no 4k screen just FHD IPS 300 nits AU$999, so about US$700 this reminds me of the 2011 HP Folio 13 a great ultrabook but this updated screen is gorilla glass too. Would have paid for 16gb ram but alas we cannot upgrade to my mind that is a trade-off.
Please review the 7th generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and 2nd generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme.
I order it today is good or not, is 8th generation?
Is the sound better than the Microsoft surface laptop?