Bestseller HP ENVY 14-2050SE 14.5-Inch Beats Edition Notebook (Black) – Shop & Save
- 2nd generation Intel Core i5-2410M Processor 2.30GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.90GHz
- 6GB DDR3
- 750GB (7200RPM) SATA, Slot-Loading SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
- 14.5″ diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1366 x 768), Radeon HD 6630
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 6.25 Hour Battery Life
Hear what you’ve been missing with the stylish HP ENVY 14-2050SE Beats Edition notebook. Enjoy crystal-clear, studio-quality sound and rock out with a pair of Beats headphones (sold separately). This HP laptop has an aluminum finish in black with soft-touch surfaces threaded throughout the body. And the full-size keyboard is backlit in red so it’s easy to use in the dark. Watch music videos and DVDs, plus view slideshows effortlessly on the 14.5-inch diagonal High-Definition HP Bright View Infin
Best laptop I’ve ever owned,
All the computers I own are HPs. My older ones have always had fairly poor design materials and have notoriously overheated. When I purchased this laptop I was nervous about these common HP problems as well as the harsh review given over the quality of the screen. When I opened this laptop, however, I was blown away by the quality of packaging as well as the breathtaking aesthetics of the laptop itself. Tentatively I turned on the computer (as I prepared for the worst), but, to my surprise, I was greeted with a screen that easily displayed vibrant colors and looked just about as good as any 14″ laptop would. Apple is a bit ahead on the screens and batteries they use, but this laptop has a perfectly fine display and a fantastic battery life. I copied vast amounts of music and videos from an external drive while installing various programs (such as visual studio which took about an hour to install) and this laptop completed all those operations while living up to a battery life of about 4 hours (I imagine the battery life is much better when the computer is simply word processing or internet browsing). Another surprise was the quality of the graphics processing in this computer. So far I have run MW2 and Fallout: New Vegas on high and ultra (respectively), and the graphics card has handled everything with ease. I do plan on giving it harder tasks to accomplish (ahem Crysis 2), but for all graphics computing within the norm of PC games I’d say this computer can definitely handle it. While running these games I also checked the amount and temperature of the air that was moving out of the vents and once again I was surprised at how cool it was. Another plus is the notable lack of vents on the bottom of the laptop which invariably suck up dust and cause the computer to run exponentially hotter (there are two vents only: one on the right side and one in the middle of the back). The only complaint I have is the power cable which is pretty deep and kinda hard to put in and take out.
In conclusion, the i5 processor, generous RAM and VRAM, mid class 2 graphics card, secondary storage, superior sound card, slot-loading optical drive, back-lit keyboard, and overall appearance should leave any consumer satisfied and proud to own a laptop of this caliber. The xbox is also a nice plus (which you can get off amazon and hp just check the details).
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|Perfect laptop,
After using this laptop for 2 weeks, I am totaly satisfied with it. The new hp envy sb version has all aluminum chassis and feels vry solid. Windows boots up in 18 seconds. Running program as fast as average desktop. Here is some feedback:
The screen: some one may complain this laptop never comes with radiance display anymore. Actually, the bright view screen is great, and it’s even brighter and has more vibrate color than my wife’s macbook pro.
The touchpad: This sandy bridge refresh version has a nearly as good as macbook touchpad. Multigesture, two finger scroll and pinch zoom all work smoothly. Just remember don’t update the synaptics drive. New driver doesn’t support double-tab to turn off touchpad feature.
Battery life: If you set the brightness to 60%, and just normal use, the out of box battery lasts about 5 hours. If you turn off the bluetooth and wifi, battery should last even longer.
Finally the noise: Normal using won’t produce much noise. You need to put your ear at the air vents to hear it. It does has some noise when playing games, but tolerable.
Purchased from amazon, and happy to deal with them.
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|the ultimate laptop,
Hello, this is my first review!!
First of all I will talk about the HP envy’s design. its design is just really cool, it loos like a very sophisticated, elegant, and very modern laptop. Also the lid of the laptop is made out this opaque black aluminum which hides a alot scratches, but is also a fingerprint magnet, but if you clean it once in a while you won’t have a problem.
Next, the most important thing for me performance.
The laptop with the i5 processor, has a very good performance,it is quick, it loads windows in a few seconds. I use it for gaming a lot, and I have had no problem playing games like Mafia 2, Mass Effect 2, Half Life 2 and other games, ALL in High quality graphics, and a 1366×768 resolution. The only bug I have with the performance is in the noise, the laptop is a little bit loud, not extremely. For example is you are at work with your laptop and there is a little noise in the office you won’t hear it, but if you are at home alone, you will probably hear it. TIP: shut off the cool sense because it will lower the noise and save battery( the laptop won’t get hot anyways). Something I love about it is how cool (sense of heat) it is, while gaming it doesn’t even get slightly warm.
Next screen:
The screen is real glossy, but also very nice resolution, the colors are bright as hell. Also the nice is really nice for gaming, but not too big, to carry around.
Track pad and keyboard;
The track pad many people say that it is horrible, but it really isn’t its just something you got to get used too. I have had this PC for almost 3 weeks and I haven’t felt any difficulty on the track pad, only maybe in the first 2 or 3 uses, but then nothing. The keyboard does have a slight flex but nothing serious that you would feel.
Battery: There as myths about this PC’s battery. Let me tell you, they are false, I believe Apple invented them to make people don’t buy this PC. For example, yesterday I played 3 and half hours on battery with my pc hooked up to my TV with high graphics, high performance and wireless turned on, and when I stopped playing I still had 15% battery= 35min (The laptop said) but once I started instead using Facebook the PC told me that (after 15min) I had 10%= to 30min. So the battery can easily last up to 5:30 or 6 hours.
Finally I will talk somethings in general.
Overall this laptop is really great, it has excellent performance, excellent SOUND( the beats sound is GREAT), also excellent graphics and excellent price compared to similar laptops in the market, such as the Macbookpro which is 1200 dollars the 13.3 inch, which doesn’t even have a graphics card (LOL). don’t think it twice and buy this laptop, Also if you might want it with an i7 processor you can get it too. The only disadvantage again is the sound, which is not much and maybe the fingerprint magnet lid. If you have any questions please don’t be afraid to ask here and I will get to you.
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