HP Envy 17-3090NR - Core i7 2670QM / 2.2 GHz - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD + 80 GB SSD Solid State Drive - DVD-Writer / Blu-ray - 17.3" wide 1920 x 1080 / Full HD - AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT - aluminum, nero black with natural silv

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HP is still number one by Western Wi on tigerdirect.com Sep 11, 2010
We purchased the HP Pavillion after our slimline HP had the motherboard burn out. I am totally satisfied with this model and functions. Windows 7 takes some getting use to but I will master it. I would purchase this again and reccommend this Company ...
 
"Brings 'sexy' back to up-scale PCs" by shaunk37 on cnet.com Jan 20, 2011
i don't personally own one, but i convinced my friend to let me meddle with her's for a few hours and i wrote my review based on that short time. i'm impressed with the Envy, but not shockingly so. I gave a 4.5 stars based on the fact that it's a nice ...
 
Excellent by Kevin G on tigerdirect.com Jul 13, 2010
I really love this PC. I have had many HPs over the years and this one is the best I have ever had. I am not a gamer, but I can tell you, you would need to get a higher graphics card to make this a gaming PC. The price was right, everything worked, ...
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Works great - eventually by Heywood-West on tigerdirect.com Jun 4, 2010
Love the PC, but when it arrived the motherboard was dead. Fans whirred but not even a beep from the thing. Went through HPs phone support, unplugging RAM, power supply etc. and eventually had to return it to HP for fixing. So great PC but I had to wait ...
 
Fantastic System by Cstrfrk on tigerdirect.com Nov 23, 2010
Was pretty much brand new. In fact, if I didn't order a refurb model, I wouldn't have know that it was. Sealed and beautiful right out of the box. This is the 2nd refurb computer that I have bought from here and neither one has disappointed.
 
 
 
 
Most Critical User Reviews
 
"Inelegant machine, too buggy for high price point." by DarthMoga on cnet.com Dec 1, 2011
Dear CNET editors, I acquired this machine based on your review. I have been let down. This machine, while great on paper, has massive overheating issues when running the high-performance GPU. Despite possessing up-to-date drivers and being extra-careful ...
 
No Sound by Bill on tigerdirect.com May 12, 2010
Just got it with no sound at all. It's defective.
 
"HP Envy 17 right out of the box is quite a work of art!" by DudethatFixes on cnet.com Sep 19, 2011
I will probably have to wait another month for HP to configure another system and wait for it to be shipped from China. An yes it looks like I also will get stuck with the return shipping charge too from what the tech service guru told me as he charged ...
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"aft 12 months of use" by wryhumour on cnet.com Jul 23, 2011
In hind sight I should have bought a slightly less powerful processor and a mat screen; Just got my 8GB of memory and would have worked out fine. In fact I am inclined to sell my 17" envy on EBAY and get a sony Z series I7. Smaller , almost as powerful, ...
 
"Bad design" by JoeriWong on cnet.com Mar 12, 2011
Here we go. Listen good. I bought this this after reading the "experts" reviews here at Cnet, pcworld and notebook reviews. That was a mistake! Yes it's a great machine for about a month when you realize how hot it get's and wonder why the blow dryer ...
 
 
 
 
User Reviews from the Web
cnet.com
 
2.6 out of 5
from 28 reviews
HP Envy 17 Review - Laptops - CNET Reviews
6) With SSD, fast! Cons: 1) trackpad initially a struggle to work with...9) good enough video card capability for serious gaming 10 Despite dismal reputation for overheating, this one is pretty cool, esp on bottom, only warm left palm rest (but no heavy gaming yet!) 11) Again despite dismal reputation for poor quality control, this one arrived in perfect working order...1) trackpad initially a struggle to work with - it's supposed to work similar to a Mac trackpad with two finger scrolling etc., but that's a bad joke...
tigerdirect.com
 
4.6 out of 5
from 23 reviews
HP Pavilion a4316f Refurbished Desktop PC - AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6GHz 6GB DDR3...
In fact, if I didn't order a refurb model, I wouldn't have know that it was...great buy This computer was a great buy...I would purchase this again and reccommend this Company to all our friends and family to fulfill their computer needs...
notebookreview.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 17 muddy sound
I recently purchased an HP Envy 17 with beats audio...The drivers are up-to-date, and I can't find any software-related causes...The Envy 17 has a lot of nice features at a fairly good price, but defects in laptops is not something that surprises me...
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ebay.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 17 Laptop Notebook 885631502952 | eBay
1) dismal trackpad - it's supposed to work similar to a Mac trackpad with two finger scrolling etc...I bought an Envy 17 3D to replace an HP DV5t (2009 model) that I sold to my sister-in-law...
tomshardware.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 14 and 17 Official Starting at $999
HP has finally made the Envy 14 and Envy 17 official and it looks like we're saying goodbye to the Envy 13...The Envy 14 and Envy 17 come with ATI Mobility Radeon discrete graphics and options for Intel's Core i3, i5 and i7 processors...The Envy 17 is a little more extravagant packing support for ATI's multi-display Eyefinity technology, up to 2 TB of storage and the option for Blu-ray...The Envy 17 will start at $1,399 and will be available May 26 in the US...
anandtech.com
 
 
 
AnandTech - HP Envy 17: HP's MacBook Pro Killer?
With Sandy Bridge not terribly far away, the specifications for the HP Envy 17 we have on hand are going to seem a little pedestrian, but make no mistake: it's still a powerful notebook...The other major selling point of the Envy 17 is the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics part...Worse, the 5850 in the Envy 17 appears to be underclocked even by Mobility 5850 standards, running about 125MHz below spec on the core and 400MHz below spec on the memory...The remainder of the Envy 17 is pretty by-the-book, with the increasingly common Seagate Momentus 7200.4 hard drive pulling storage duties along with an attractive slot-loading blu-ray reader/DVDRW drive...
co.uk
 
 
 
HP Envy 17 Reviews & Tests - alaTest.co.uk
The HP Envy 17 laptop is a beautifully designed and built machine...Would highly recommend this model as the sound, screen and comp...got the HP Envy 17 series w/ i7-2860QM, 8G 1600DDR3 Mem, dual drives and 3D...It maintains the traditional HP-black outer body but the inside takes a near photo-copied page from the Macbook Pros...
gdgt.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 17 reviews - gdgt
When it comes to selecting our favorite mainstream Windows laptops these days the HP Envy 14 is pretty much at the tippy top of the list...I needed a PC with a good CPU and a big RAM to sustain my need to run SQLserver and SQLSMS, ASP.NET server (Cassini), FTP server, music while working, mail, office, firefox/chrome, photoshop, Visual studio 2008, skype and virtual machine...Hey, we don't just give anything away to our college-bound readers, you know?) But while the 14-inch version of the magnesium-alloy laptop may have...
cpu.com
 
 
 
HP ENVY 17 Customizable Notebook PC - Laptop Computers at CPU
Join now , it's free and takes only a second...It's super fast, it's light and its a good looking machine...It really doen't feel great.I also didn't like the touch pad...
feedbackerteam.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 17: Useful for home users - FeedbackerTeam
So, we bought the HP Envy 17 from Chennai...I always fancied an attractive design which made me go for this...This Envy 17 is rock solid and durable and is a real fingerprint-proof laptop...
thirdworldgeek.com
 
 
 
Latest HP Envy 17
My 13 Macbook is nearing its mortality limits and I can no longer take it with me anywhere...Another consideration, and this is something that has just come in recent months is a keyboard backlit feature...Our exclusive, preloaded MediaSmart software puts the digital world at your fingertips...
coffeepowered.net
 
 
 
Coffee Powered » Enabling brightness controls on an HP Envy 17 under Fedora 16
The on-screen display would show up when I used the fn-F2/fn-F3 key combinations, but the brightness just wouldn’t change...I work primarily in Ruby, Javascript, and PHP, and am always on the lookout for new and interesting things to tinker with...I’ve recently set up Fedora 16 on my laptop, and all has been smooth, save for the brightness switches...
slickdeals.net
 
 
 
HP ENVY 17 Core i5 Dual Core 2.26GHz 17" Laptop $1100 + FS - Slickdeals.net
This powerful beast easily handles the most demanding apps, and it looks ultra modern to boot...The ENVY 17 offers a wide range of high-speed ports and wireless connections...HP QuickWeb for connecting to the Web, e-mail, and other apps in seconds4...
computerdumb.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 14 and Envy 17 Hands On | ComputerDumb.com
And is magnesium ever a good material to use when so many laptops have batteries that are capable of exploding...question is the 14 good for gaming...I heard, that the touchpads of hp are very bad, so I went to a shop and tested it and I have to say, that they really should improve their touchpads, they are under average...
urlaptopclub.com
 
 
 
HP Envy 17 | Laptop Review
This makes the HP Envy 17, a powerful 3D gaming laptop, but aimed at a lover of video games or multimedia rather fortunate...This will be the case with the HP Envy 17 which includes a glossy screen with a diagonal of 17.3 inches with full HD resolution or 1920 x 1080 pixels...HP Envy 17 fulfills its mission quite well with network compatibility Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n and Bluetooth...
 
 
 
 
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pcmag.com
 
4.0 out of 5
Feb 23, 2012
HP Envy 17 (2012) Review & Rating | PCMag.com
Superlative screen...Gorgeous display...Lovely LCD...Top-quality audio with volume dial....Expensive...Heavy...Not for hardcore gamers...Can play but not burn Blu-ray discs....That's what we did when first seeing the HP Envy 17 (2012)'s ($1,484.99 direct) screen...The Envy 17 complements its vivid visuals with awesome Beats Audio, thanks to a six-speakers-plus-subwoofer setup highlighted by a good old-fashioned volume dial...Below the keyboard is a good-sized...
NotebookReview.com
 
4.0 out of 5
Feb 13, 2012
HP ENVY 17 Review: A Great Entertainment PC
Great speakers Good backlit keyboard Lots of ports Fair price...Glossy, reflective screen Weak screen lid Thin aluminum sides Loud fan while gaming...The 17-inch ENVY 17 is the largest notebook in the ENVY line and as such has room for some of the be...The Dell Latitude E6420 is a good 14-inch business notebook with stellar build quality and a lot of...The 17-inch ENVY 17 is the largest in the ENVY line and as such has room for some of the...
laptopmag.com
 
4.0 out of 5
Jan 27, 2012
HP Envy 17 (2012) Review | Multimedia Laptop Reviews
Good performance and graphics; Excellent Beats Audio with dedicated volume button; Bright full 1080p display; Zippy boot time; Comfortable keyboard with...Design a little chunky; Lid smudges easily; No automatic graphics switching...Not only has HP redesigned the Envy 17, but it has jam-packed this $1,484 system with a slew of crowd-pleasing features...Read on to find out why the Envy 17 is one of our new favorite big-screen laptops...Similar to its smaller...
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maximumpc.com
 
9.0 out of 10
Jan 18, 2011
Maximum PC | HP Envy 17 Review
Handsome and well-built; good performance/portability ratio; Eyefinity....Somewhat limited for games; weak battery life; gets hot under graphics load....The Envy 17 is the biggest and most powerful model in HP’s top-end line of laptops, which are known for their sex appeal and solid build quality...The Envy 17 also features a ClickPad, an enlarged touchpad that incorporates the right and left buttons under the same roof...The Envy 17’s attention to design and...
devhardware.com
 
5.0 out of 5
Dec 2, 2010
Laptop Reviews: HP Envy 17 and the Asus N82JV-X1
That's the decision if you're choosing between the two laptops we're reviewing today: the HP Envy 17 and the Asus N82JV-X1...The HP Envy 17 is a desktop replacement laptop with a large 17.3-inch display...The Envy 17 starts at $1,299.99 and comes with a one-year warranty on parts and labor...Graphics are supported by an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 card that is good enough to allow you to play most modern games on the laptop...
computershopper.com
 
4.5 out of 5
Oct 5, 2010
HP Envy 17 Review - ComputerShopper.com
Startling performance for the price Full-HD resolution Enormous touch pad Above-average...Brief battery life Finicky multifinger input on touch pad ...Overall, we'd classify the multi-touch experience as finicky...Listening to media was also a good experience on the Envy 17, thanks to the Beats audio system (Beats is high-end audio software presented...
techreviewsource.com
 
4.0 out of 5
Sep 20, 2010
HP Envy 17 | Product Reviews | TechReviewSource.com
Sturdy aluminum body Beautiful 17-inch HD LED display Stellar performance USB 3.0 & DisplayPort/HDMI ports...System gets very hot Lack of multimedia buttons Lots of bloatware pre-installed...The HP Envy 17 laptop has been designed to be sturdy thanks to its laser-etched aluminum body and looks extremely sleek and stylish...The screen is glossy and edge-to-edge and looks extremely good, especially at wide viewing angles...The keyboard is well-designed...
pcworld.com
 
4.5 out of 5
Sep 16, 2010
HP Envy 17 Review - PCWorld
Good gaming performance Excellent display and audio quality...Fan gets noisy, and surface of the unit can get hot Nongaming performance is average for...HP's Envy 17 is a robust, media-centric desktop replacement that's svelte enough to lug around if you need a large screen on the go...The overall look of the latest Envy 17 hews to the understated nature of the product line, with muted grays and light, dimpled swirl details on the...
toptenreviews.com
HP ENVY 17 2012 - TopTenREVIEWS
One of the first things you will notice about the HP ENVY 17 is its attractive design...The ENVY 17 features a full-size radiant backlit keyboard...The ENVY 17 features a large 17.3-inch display screen with beautiful 1920 x 1080 HD screen resolution...This HP laptop features HP ProtectSmart, which is designed to keep your data safe from any bumps your laptop may experience...
engadget.com
Oct 14, 2010
HP Envy 17 review -- Engadget
Beautiful, well-built chassis Stunning 17.3-inch HD display Seriously speedy performance / graphics...Touchpad is still annoying Palmrest can get quite toasty Heavier than other desktop replacements...Like the Envy 14, the overall manufacturing quality is top notch -- the metal hinges keep the screen from wobbling and the metal palmrest feels solid to the bone...Sure, the Envy 17 has the same look and feel as its smaller 14-inch brother, but it could...
consumersearch.com
HP Envy 17 Review
Gorgeous 17.3-inch display Sleek and stylish Excellent speakers Good performance...Touchpad is problematic Short battery life Gets warm easily...Reviewers say the HP Envy 17 is an excellent desktop replacement thanks to its stunning 17.3-inch display and solid performance...Most reviewers test review units with a Core i7 processor, and with this configuration the HP Envy 17 can play most modern games...Laptop Magazine, CNET and ComputerShopper.com...
pcauthority.com.au
Jul 6, 2010
HP Envy 17 the largest Envy is an all-round powerhouse - Desktop Replacement - Notebooks...
The freshly updated Envy line now carries Intel's new Core i5 and Core i7 processors, but in every other respect the design is unchanged...We received the Envy 17 1001TX from HP...If battery is lackluster, the HP Envy performed well in one area where we have started to expect something out of the ordinary in desktop replacements - gaming...
techwench.com
Jun 15, 2011
HP Envy 17 Review | TechWench.com
The Envy 17 is an elegant desktop replacement laptop that you will find quite useful in digital photograghy, gaming, movies and music...The machine also puts up a good show in an even more demanding Just Cause 2, where it almost deliver 27 frames per second...The keyboard comes with a good layout and a pretty useful feedback mechanism...
softpedia.com
May 19, 2010
HP's Mighty Envy 17 Notebook Now Shipping - Softpedia
The machine, in its base form, runs on an Intel Core i5 CPU, but consumers can upgrade it all the way up to a quad-core Core i7...As a bonus, the PC maker even added a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port, which can reach data rates of 5Gbps, ten times faster than USB 2.0...The HP Envy 17 can be outfitted with either a 6-cell battery or a 9-cell model, for a battery life of 2.5 hours and 3.5 hours, respectively...
lazzeo.com
Nov 8, 2010
HP Envy 17 Review - Earn Cash From Your Lazzeo Profile
The Envy 17 is slim adequate that you simply might not think, at first, that it qualifies like a correct desktop-replacement machine...Listening to advertising was also a superb knowledge for the Envy 17, many thanks in the direction of the Beats audio tracks plan (Beats is high-end audio tracks ask for introduced from the documenting artist Dr...The pictures looked quite good, though, even when blown up in the direction of the complete display size...The Envy 17—bolstered by its quad-core 1.6GHz Intel primary i7-Q72 CPU and 6GB of DDR3 memory—performed astonishingly nicely on our tests...
 
 
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