HP has refreshed its mainstream, aspirational Envy range with a sleeker design and metal surfaces, not unlike its flagship Spectre X360, while managing keep the prices fairly reasonable.
AMD's A10 sixth generation APUs will be used for the cheaper models (which start at £500, about $750, AU$1000) with Intel procuring fifth generation Core i5 and Core i7 for the more expensive models.
Customers will be able to choose between the Nvidia Geforce 940M or the GTX 950M GPUs while storage options include up to 2TB of storage and up to 16GB of RAM (less for AMD devices).
Bigger and better Envy
The rest of the configuration checklist include an optional Quad HD+ panel that can come with or without touch. What does come standard is up to four USB 3.0 ports, up to quad speakers and subwoofers plus up to 9.5-hours battery life on selected models thanks to a beefier battery.
HP also launched a 17.3-inch version of the Envy with a much higher price tag at £760 (about $1100, AU$1400). It comes with Intel's Core i7 CPU, has a full HD resolution, up to 4TB of storage, a different linear carbon fiber finish and, surprisingly, offers 10 hours of battery on a 41Whr battery, better than its smaller siblings.
HP has announced these models will come out in July, likely to come with Windows 10 as it launches July 29.
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