HP Envy 17-1050ea user reviews
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dameer 12 October 2011
Good: Design
Bad: Everything else but design
Comment: After only 6 months of usage my HD gone to heaven. A couple of days after, CD-ROM unit has died as well. 45 days of waiting until fixed up doesn't make much sense, especially if your work depends on a laptop and all the data lost forever.
After 8 months graphic card (ATI Mobility Radeon 5850) has gone to heaven even though I didn't use this laptop for gaming purpose - ever.
This laptop was always so hot, I thought it's gonna explode. I bought cooling pad and helped a little bit but it seems like entire hardware background literally sux.
Very, extremely disappointed with this laptop. It cost me a bunch of money and now I am about to put it into garbage can. Literally. I can't rely on it any more and lose money. If there's a negative rating point for this product (of -1000000) I'd be glad to select it.
Andy Ledger 30 March 2011
Good: Best laptop I've ever had. HP are the bees knees
Bad: does run hot, but thats not a problem to me, cos I always make sure it gets good ventilation when I'm using it. Battery life is a bit short, but thats because its a very powerfull machine and does so much more than the average laptop.
Comment: Overall, cant fault it, built like a tank, indestructable, runs like a dream. If you can afford it, get one, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!!
jeffhooper 5 December 2010
Comment: bobbigee asked if HP was a reliable make. Do a search on "DV9000 overheating" and you will find a whole history of overheating problems with the nvidia chip used on this model. My unit failed after 2 years. No joy from HP in getting it repaired. Recommended the model to customers of mine and their's have failed the same way. I'd be worried by comments from previous reviewer that this model also runs very hot.
Nig Davison 19 November 2010
Good: Stunning screen, well made, looks great, games look superb (Oblivion and Bioshock)
Bad: The battery is poor, runs very hot
Comment: First Impressions:
I just received the HP Envy 17 1190ea yesterday and so far I am very impressed., though I do have a couple of issues.
But first the good !
The Envy looks and feels great. It's really well made, I was a bit worried about the design at first, but up close it's barely noticeable much more subtle than the photo's would suggest, & when the light hits the casing it does look fantastic.
I have tested a couple of games (old ones like Oblivion and Bioshock so far) both games had the graphics maxed out and looked amazing and both played really well.
The addition of the Beats software makes a huge difference to the sound, best I have ever heard on a notebook.
There is also not a huge amount of HP bloatware, a surprising bonus.
The web cam is great and has some pretty funny features built in like turning yourself into a cartoon dog or a statue of a Sphinx both of which have motion detection and pick up your mouth and eye movements.
The not so good parts are :
The battery is crap (to be expected on an i7 notebook perhaps ) but I was expecting more than an hour and a half of normal use and about an hour for gaming !
Also, it runs HOT ! Don't expect to be able to use this notebook on your lap, your legs will melt. There seem to be lots of vents underneath but the fan is on a lot of the time (quietly most of the time) I noticed the heat most while playing Bioshock. The vent on the side of the computer was very hot to touch.
*** There was a BIOS update came through today which i have been told will fix this issue, if it remains the same I will update this post***
Apart from the last couple of things it is a great laptop, I hope that the update will fix the heat problem, if it doesn't my opinion may well change.
Will let you know the outcome
bobbigee 29 August 2010
Comment: HP Have always been a reliable make