Last June, HP announced that they would
update all Envy series laptop including 15, 17 and 17 3D up to Intel Ivy Bridge
CPU.
Today, the most advanced version – Envy
173D was on our hand officially. Being an entertainment laptop, HP Envy 17 3D
is equipped with 17.3-inch HD screen at 1080p. The accompanied equipment
includes Active Shutter Glass and the advanced sound system Beats Audio. The
large screen and the body made of aluminum make it heavy. Specially, the device
is equipped with 2 hard drive trap under the battery lid and users can easily
upgrade or expand hard disks.
HP
Envy 3D Ivy Bridge
Through basic experiences, HP Envy 17 3D
actually delivers a lot of impression. The design is nice with scratch-resistance
aluminum cover. Lighted HP logo is located at the corner. The large chicklet
keyboard is raised out of the silver aluminum layer. The keyboard is equipped
with backlit lights with on/off effect which are attractive and one more thing
is the volume button is designed as a turn-knob, instead of a traditional
button anymore.
The large screen with HD resolution and LED
delivers sharp and pure images. In addition, 3D technology of ATI delivers an
experience of 3 dimensions as good as that of Nvidia or TriDef. Besides, Beats
Audio sound system with speakers located in 3 positions: on the keyboard and 2
lower paths makes the sound sonorous and detailed.
Active
Shutter Glass
One more advantage is that it won’t get hot
during use, because of the big cooling system located in the back and the hard
disk is moved to the upper location instead of under the wrist rest like
before. However, the clearest disadvantage is that HP Envy 17 3D is quite heavy
(3.34 kg) so it is inconvenient for ones who like moving.
Specs of HP Envy 17 3D Ivy Bridge
Screen: Radiance Infinity HD Full HD (1,920x1,080)
+ background LED
CPU: Intel Core i7-3610QM Ivy Bridge,
quad-core, 6MB L3 Cache
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7850M 1GB GDDR5
RAM: 8GB DDR3 bus 1600MHz (2 Dimm)
Hard disk: 1TB 5400 rpm
Optical disk: Blu-ray & SuperMulti DVD
Speaker: Beats Audio
Webcam: HP TrueVision 720p HD
Connections: 4 x Super Speed USB 3.0, 2 x
DisplayPort, HDMI, RJ45 and memory storage slot
Battery: 6-cell 120 W
Price: 1,600 USD
