8/30/2023 0 Comments Spectre x360 15t gtx 1050 ti![]() I’ll note here that the Envy 15’s HDR support is also better than on the 2019 Spectre x360 15 with AMOLED (I haven’t had a chance to test the 2020 version). It’s not easy to write on a clamshell laptop display, but the feature is there if you need it. The display is also touch and pen capable, which is an added bonus. ![]() The Envy 15 is HP’s first consumer laptop that pulls everything together into a truly competitive package. There isn’t an HP Spectre laptop with 45-watt CPUs, powerful GPUs, and color-calibrated displays. Most important, though, is that HP, for the first time, has a machine with both the power and the display to compete with the best creative laptops around. The Envy 15 has excellent color accuracy as well at 0.73 (the human eye can’t discern anything under 1.0), again only marginally behind the XPS 17’s 0.37 and the XPS 15’s 0.65. The XPS 15 fares slightly better in color gamut at exactly 100% of both color spaces. The color gamut is very wide at 100% of sRGB and 97% of AdobeRGB. The Envy 15’s display is also excellent for the creators that HP is targeting with all that performance. Their IPS displays are similarly bright but can’t come even close in terms of contrast. Those results rival the best you’ll find, including the Dell XPS 15 and MacBook Pro 16-inch. That makes it a productivity and multimedia watcher’s dream machine - turn on HDR, and you’ll have one of the best Netflix experiences around, and black text pops on a white background. The AMOLED panel is bright at 404 nits (and the anti-glare feature makes it seem even brighter), has incredible contrast at 404,410:1 (the best IPS displays come in at around 1500:1), and its gamma is spot-on at 2.2. The Envy 15’s 4K AMOLED 16:9 display is spectacular, according to my colorimeter - although you can save some money by dropping down to a Full HD option. Add a couple of two terabyte (2TB) SSDs, and you suddenly have an unusual amount of storage space, which is particularly valuable to creative types. HP also built in a nice bonus in the form of a second SSD slot that allows for either a RAID configuration or extra storage. Wireless connectivity is up to date thanks to an Intel Wi-Fi 6 chipset and Bluetooth 5.0. The target audience for the Envy 15 includes those who want to quickly transport data directly from their cameras. HP made a mistake by not including a full-size reader, though. You also get two USB-A 3.1 ports and a microSD card reader. You get two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3 support, along with a full-size HDMI 2.0 port (upgraded from the previous model’s HDMI 1.4), meaning you can plug three displays into the machine without a dock. The Envy 15 also has a large pair of feet on the bottom, propping it up from the table more than competitors for additional airflow.Ĭonnectivity is a strong point with the Envy 15. It includes hidden rear vents that are effective at moving air without detracting from the look of the laptop’s backside. While the Envy 15 has some of its own design tricks up its sleeve, the focus is more on performance. It’s just that the XPS 15 smartly fills the space with display rather than bezel. Because the XPS 15 uses a display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, the two laptops are similarly sized. The Envy 15’s 82% screen-to-body ratio is quite a bit lower, in part due to a chin that’s rather large. The Dell XPS 15 also has a sleeker profile, largely thanks to the smaller bezels. The Dell XPS 15 comes in at 0.71 inches thick and 4.5 pounds, for comparison. It’s a bit large and heavy, as is to be expected with an all-metal 15-inch machine, at 0.73 inches thick (actually not bad for a 15-inch laptop) and 4.75 pounds. Let’s not forget that the Envy 15 is technically a “midrange” laptop, making the build quality and size that much more impressive. It adds some pizzazz, but not so much that it outdoes the Spectre based on looks alone. The Envy 15 has just enough chiseled parts to make it unique - like the small indentation between the keyboard deck and the wrist rest. Taken on its own, though, the Envy 15 is quite an attractive 15-inch laptop with its silver color scheme adorning an all-aluminum chassis that’s very robust - no bending or flexing anywhere. Intel’s newest 10th-gen chips bring blazing 5.3GHz speed, trail AMD in coresĬompared to the gem-cut, tiny-bezeled HP Spectre x360 15, the Envy 15 is a pretty conservatively designed laptop. HP’s creator-focused Envy x360 15 and Envy 17 have OLED screens, AMD processors
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