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HP people must have been so proud when their boss walked in with a macbook pro and said: "copy this". Copying someone else's work really gives you a nice feeling of satisfaction and pride in your work :)
 
I am not paying that much for a HP product. I have always had problems with any of the products that I have purchased with the HP and Compaq name. If they offered these laptops at $1,100 for the 13 and $1,200 or $1,250 for the 15, then I might consider it a better deal.

I really just do not see a lot of laptops out there that really stand out as a good deal now a days.
 
trih: I suppose you think Mac are all original and innovative, don't you? If not for copying others(and then adding a gay man fashion sense), they wouldn't have ANY products.

Steve Jobs: "Boys, writing an operating system is REALLY hard, the legal department tells me that we can get away with stealing BSD UNIX and rebranding it as our own, go download the source code and get to work. In the mean time, I'll have our marketing department spin this in a positive light."
 
The 15" model can play Crisis.

BTW: Do do some posts by people come in GREY? It so HARD to read the text? I generally don't even both trying to read them. I don't see color options when I make my posts.
 
Finally some one started to copy the best thing about new MacBooks - the solid and sturdy built body of the notebook, but the price.... The HORROR THE HORROR
 
From what I been reading on the web, it appears the Envy 15 will come standard for $1799 with:

Intel Core i7 720QM (1.6GHz Quad core with hyper threading / turboboost to 2.8GHz)
6GB DDR3 (upgradable to 16GB DDR3)
500GB 7200 rpm hard drive
1GB ATI 4350 video card


Now, you know how HP and Dell always have coupon codes, right. I can't wait to see the 25% off one day coupon. Maybe bump up the ram and video card, price goes to $1900 MSRP. Apply 25% off coupon, and now you have a super notebook for ~ $1425. That seems to be a screaming deal to me.

 
[citation][nom]C 64[/nom]Finally some one started to copy the best thing about new MacBooks - the solid and sturdy built body of the notebook, but the price.... The HORROR THE HORROR[/citation]

What the holy hell are you talking about?

$1799 gets you:

15" Macbook Pro
2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo
4GB DDR3 ram (upgradable to 8GB)
320GB 7200 rpm hard drive
Intergrated nVidia 9400M video


- or -

15" HP Envy 15
Intel Core i7 720QM (1.6GHz Quad core w/ hyper threading / turboboost to 2.8GHz)
6GB DDR3 (upgradable to 16GB DDR3)
500GB 7200 rpm hard drive
1GB ATI 4350 video card




Clearly, the HP has better hardware. Quad core with 8 processor threads, 1GB of dedicated video, more ram, better expandability, more storage space, slots, and options for the same price.
 
Oh, and HP runs coupons, deals, and sales all the time. The best you'll see discounted of a Macbook Pro is $100 with the academic pricing. With the HP, you will see HP knowing anywhere from $100 - $350 off or their 20-25% off coupon codes, depending on the promotion they are running that week.

I am tipping my hat to HP on this one, unless Apple can answer back with a Core i7 notebook putting out the same power with similar pricing.
 
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I am not comparing prices with Apple products, just that ~1.800 $ is an PAINFUL price to pay(for me at least).

About that i7 is it a new (as in low energy consumption new dye)type or is it just throttled usual i7 (to save energy in an laptop)?
 
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I fail to understand how they stole BSD to begin with. The operating system (BSD) is open source. Apple does give back to the community as well so you need to do a little research before commenting like that.
 
Imperiex: Is OSX Open Source? Does anybody really even care about the pathetic contributions that Apple made back? Is stealing BSD not completely relevant to trih's comment?


I fail to understand how you can fail to understand how stealing open source code and making it closed source isn't stealing. Apple is a footnote to the open source community, they have no open source products of their own, just some vague contributions to other's projects. They are not a juggernaut like Sun Microsystems, Canonical, etc...
 
[citation][nom]Imperiex[/nom]crapint0sh_ana1_OSe_X_I fail to understand how they stole BSD to begin with. The operating system (BSD) is open source. Apple does give back to the community as well so you need to do a little research before commenting like that.[/citation]
Open SOURCE means (among other things) that you include the source code with your program and not that your program cannot be stolen.

As for Apple allegedly stealing BSD: I don't think they would got away with it, open source or not, just how much they borrowed is another question. 😉
 
twice as bright as other notebook displays in its class with 410 nit
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Do you realize how bright that is? It's brighter than most desktop displays. 250 nit peak is about the brightest you want on a desktop display 24-30 inches from your eyes, and even that is painful to people with sensitive eyes. Typical brightness for indoor use in a well lit room is 100-150 nit, with maybe 200 peak.

410 nit on a laptop display that will be no more than about 18-24 inches from your eyes? I hope it can be dimmed to well under 80 nit or it will be uncomfortable to use in low light situations.

The extra brightness might help when using it in bright sunlight, but there are better ways of dealing with that than trying to out-shine the solar glare.
 
Battery life on the Envy 15 won't be nearly as strong as on the 13-inch model, giving 7 hours with the optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery.
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And how much weight (and cost) does the "slim fit" battery add? As far as I can tell, HP hasn't released that info yet.

What is the battery life without adding several pounds for the slim fit battery? 2.5 hours.

Mind you, those run times are with the significantly improved power saving features of Windows 7.

Source http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352822,00.asp
"Like the Envy 13, the Envy 15 come with an extended (95Wh) battery that covers up the entire area of the base, because the included six-cell battery will only get you 2.5 hours, according to HP. Both the Envy 13 and 15 will features Microsoft's Windows 7 OS, and as such, will ship sometime after Microsoft's Windows 7 launch on October 22."
 
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