This is the relative size comparison between a 13.3-inch conventional notebook (MacBook Pro, in this case) as against the 17.2-inch mammoth ENVY 17 notebook
The island design, as HP calls it, is the closest this category of laptops has come to the good old Apple MacBook -easy to get used to the layout, sharp response and consistent enough for quick typing. The keyboard on the ENVY 17 Leap Motion does all the things, well almost. Except two things - the key travel is a tad too much and the response is a tad softer than what we have become used to
The generous sized touchpad feels at place in this huge machine, and is a delight to use. The integrated right and left click keys are integrated, which give this a mightier look
San Francisco based Leap Motion Inc. has been making sensors for PCs and Macs for quite some time now, and you can buy them for any existing Windows or Mac machine for just under $70. But, the ENVY 17 is the first machine to integrate the sensor within the existing parameters of the notebook.The sensor is seated in what is essentially a strip that sits beneath the keyboard. It uses two cameras and three LEDs to track your hand movements -- up, down and across
Beats Audio may not be around on many smartphones now, but HP notebooks still rock to its tunes!
The slightly shiny, but far from glossy, finish on the lid looks very classy. The same finish throughout the notebook
A whole host of ports sit on the left side spine, as you are looking at the laptop front on
A few ports are placed on the right side spine, along with the optical drive
At 3.4kg machine is meant as a desktop replacement, and it would probably not be the most comfortable activity having to lug it around on a regular basis.But, nothing takes away from the fact that it is solidly built