12 of 13 people found the following review helpful Should have listened...., May 16, 2014 This review is from: HP Envy 15-j170us 15.6-Inch Touchsmart Laptop with Beats Audio (Personal Computers) I debated for over a week on this laptop versus another (much cheaper) option, and the HP Envy won out because of the touch screen. When I first started using it, I thought the screen was glitchy, and it seemed the more I used the screen the less responsive the key pad was - but I chalked that up to getting used to something new. A month later, and it's being packed up and returned. Pros: Touch screen is convenient (when it works) Screen resolution is fine indoors 10-key number pad Cons: Screen is barely viewable in natural sunlight without an anti-glare screen cover LOUD - after about 15 minutes on my lap, the fan would kick on and never shut off Battery life was less than 3 hours with use, and +/- 5 hours on standby Touch screen was iffy at best, even after repeated cleaning and removal of anti-glare cover Heavy for size Extremely slow for the processor speed HP Simple Pass (fingerprint recognition)... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful Picture Perfect, April 10, 2014 This review is from: HP Envy 15-j170us 15.6-Inch Touchsmart Laptop with Beats Audio (Personal Computers) The HP Envy was up and running moments after set up. The unit came with 8.0 and I was about to update to 8.1 when I was prompted to do a back up of the 8.0 system; note you need 24gb of capacity on a flash drive! Takes about 15 minutes to back up with a flash drive and 2,5 hours using three CDs. Note you must have a single flash drive with 24gb since you can not use multiple drives. The unit runs very quietly the majority of the time and does not run hot when on your lap. Windows 8 takes quite a bit of getting used compared to W7. Unit wakes up from sleep mode in seconds. Overall, very fast processing and beautiful appearance. Have not yet checked out the gaming capabilities. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful So far I really like this computer, November 5, 2014 This review is from: HP Envy 15-j170us 15.6-Inch Touchsmart Laptop with Beats Audio (Personal Computers) So far I really like this computer, except for 1 major annoyance - it does NOT have a backlit keyboard, as advertised!!! Damn you false advertising amazon ad!!! Pros: 1) Love the touch screen - very responsive. 2) Love the cpu and RAM - this thing is as fast as you want (I use it for programming and graphics (photoshop), and it excels even when I'm running multiple programs, including virtual machines and localhost apps in the background). As for gaming, sorry to say that I have not tried it. I'm not a gamer, just a coder. 3) It's lightweight for its size and sleek enough Cons: 1) Beats sound system is nothing special - the wannabe bass pumps out random, low pitch sounds when certain apps initially start (although this has only happened with 2 apps so far), and the music and video sound quality is not anything to rave about. This said, it is also not worse than most other laptop sound systems either - it's just average. 2) NO BACKLIT... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? |