HP Envy 13-d006na Intel® Core™ i3 6th Gen Processor, 4Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD Hard Drive Bang&Olufsen Alu chassis FHD 13.3 inch Laptop - £399.99 @ Very

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HP Envy 13-d006na Intel® Core™ i3 6th Gen Processor, 4Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD Hard Drive Bang&Olufsen Alu chassis FHD 13.3 inch Laptop £399.99 @ VERY

£399.99 Very 1 Jan 16

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londonguy

27 Dec 15

The compact HP Envy 13-d006na Laptop features a full HD display and a battery that keeps going all day.

Weighing only 1.36 kg, this HP Envy 13 laptop is comfortable on your lap for long periods and easy to slip into your bag and carry around too. Whether you want to keep all your work files close at hand or ensure you've got plenty of entertainment wherever you go, this is sure to fit the bill.

Breeze through all your everyday computing jobs courtesy of an Intel® Core™ i3 processor and 4Gb RAM, while a sleek silver shell means it's a looker too.

You get up to 10 hours battery life, keeping you connected all day long on just a single charge and it also boots up incredibly fast thanks to the 128Gb Solid State Drive. The latest Windows 10 operating system keeps everything you love at your fingertips, including apps, photos, music and contacts.

The 13.3 inch Full HD display (1920x1080) brings all your web surfing and video watching to life with deep colours and rich detail. State-of-the-art Bang & Olufsen sound brings your entertainment to life with sound you can feel.

Due to the slim and lightweight design of this laptop an optical disc drive is not a feature. Just use the drop-down menu above if you want to add Microsoft Office 2016 to your bundle.

Features:

13.3 inch FHD display (1920x1080)
Battery life up to 10 hours
Intel® Core™ i3 processor
4Gb RAM
128Gb hard drive
Windows 10
Webcam
HDMI, 3x USB 2.0, SD card reader
Size: 32.65 x 22.6 x 1.29 cm
Weight: 1.36 kg
HP Envy 13-d006na laptop - Silver

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- peters123

price now £449 :(
- chillmaster79

All comments (56)

dalipsinghno1

27 Dec 15 #1

great price OP, Who is selling it?

londonguy

27 Dec 15 #2

"very" was gonna buy but ram cannot be upgraded

robjd

27 Dec 15 #3

at last they are starting to use ssd at decent prices!

basergorkobal

27 Dec 15 #4

Good find. Full HD IPS anti glare display makes it a deal.
Also USB is 3.0 not as stated by Very.
Shame about the soldered on ram.

mrrog to basergorkobal

28 Dec 15 #47

can't see any reference to IPS on tech specs?

mentaldrummer66

27 Dec 15 #5

Great laptop. I've got the version with the i5, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. I have no complaints from this laptop and to be honest unless you are doing video editing or anything an i3 will be fine, same for the 4GB RAM.

If anyone has any questions about the laptop let me know :smiley:

griff4

27 Dec 15 #6

Would this be any good for Minecraft/ Sims 4?

xela333 to griff4

27 Dec 15 #7

Not really, it's only using the built in intel graphics. You need something with a dedicated graphics cards

duckson to griff4

27 Dec 15 #10

it will run mine craft fine, daughters celeron based laptop runs it fine and this is quite a bit more powerful.

jaydeeuk1 to griff4

27 Dec 15 #39

Will run sims fine, wife plays it occassionally on her 3rd gen i5 laptop on integrated graphics.

griff4

27 Dec 15 #8

Thanks, I want to post my own thread, asking about this, but for some reason it won't let me do it!

londonguy

27 Dec 15 #9

The i3 is the same as a 6200u i5 without the turbo boost although benchmarks are surprisingly similar. Can't believe only 4gb is soldered on. Guess hp wanted to save £5

Eez1

27 Dec 15 #11

i had the i5 version of this aswell

ended up sending mines back because of the backlight bleed issues with them

otherwise couldnt really fault it other than the fan running constantly which you can change in the BIOS and it gets toasty up around the top end of the base

Eez1

27 Dec 15 #12

oh and i wish the fingerprint reader was compatible with more login pages of websites. was a really nice feature with the sites it did work with

fishmaster

27 Dec 15 #13

The SSD on this uses M.2 slot. I don't know what generation, however if it's Gen 3 then you can put insanely fast SSDs in this with sequential readwrite of approx 2.5GB/1.5GB and 300K IOPS, not that you really need too :smiley:

There doesn't appear to be an Ethernet port on this laptop.

haritori

27 Dec 15 1 #14

I urge people to look properly at what they would use these for, they seem great on paper, but those U processors can be weak at times, for browsing, word processing etc they are brilliant, but any photo or video editing at all and you will suffer. I had a Haswell i7 and they were so bad in lightroom.

fishmaster to haritori

27 Dec 15 #18

There's nowhere near enough RAM in this laptop for any serious photo editing as well and it can't be upgraded.

http://improvephotography.com/35216/windows-photo-editing-super-guide/

MrPuddington to haritori

27 Dec 15 #36

Exactly. Don't mistake the í3-u for a proper i3. This is a completely different CPU designed for light use only.

That being said, it should be OK for web browsing, simple applications and even Minecraft.

vishaluponzero

27 Dec 15 #15

Can I upgrade the RAM later? Or is this soldered in like apple ones

londonguy to vishaluponzero

27 Dec 15 #17

soldered

Pyromir

27 Dec 15 #16

The screen is anti-glare would that mean it is a matte finished ? I have seen the HP brightview screens and those seem very impressive, this doesn't seem to have this feature.

londonguy

27 Dec 15 #19

i5 version although french keyboard

http://www.amazon.fr/HP-13-d001nf-Portable-Argent-Windows/dp/B016ZBS3XI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451225813&sr=8-1&keywords=hp+envy

jihadijulz to londonguy

27 Dec 15 #23

has it still got a qwerty keyboard layout? guessing no £ sign but euros?

afroylnt

27 Dec 15 #20

Almost a good deal but non-upgradeable ram is a serious limitation and almost deliberately bad design in my view.

mrrog to afroylnt

27 Dec 15 #24

agreed, another obvious case of components being available on the cheap so build a laptop with them, no matter how badly optimised

kingosticks to afroylnt

27 Dec 15 #29

But you can see why they do it. This way they can have a cheap headline price, get you interested and looking at it, and then hit you with the £699 price tag for the actually useful model.

Dave_dave69

27 Dec 15 #21

I don't think I would want to do photo editing on a 13" screen.

Dave_dave69

27 Dec 15 #22

This is purely a Notebook - there is no optical drive and not sure that you could even add a decent sized HDD,

£400 seems expensive for what it is.

vishaluponzero

27 Dec 15 #25

Well this one from ebuyer seems better then

http://m.ebuyer.com/727649#fo_c=951&fo_k=25030558bf8d4568e47c8d6a94000819&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=s_dm&pcrid=51467863979&pkw=&pmt=

I5 (5th gen) 8 Gb ram ( don't know if upgradable or soldered - how to find out) ?
Slower due to HDD but good cpu and ram for photo-editing

Uncommon Sense

27 Dec 15 2 #26

I can completely understand people views on the non-up gradable RAM, and this is something I would normally recommend steering clear of; however I would not be avoiding this laptop on this occasion.

Consider the price, and the length of time you want to keep it? Will the 4GB RAM really hamper you in the next to 18-36 months, if you are using this for office work, light gaming (older stuff mainly) and media consumption, and even maybe a little bit of more serious work, editing videos from mobile etc. Then I hardly see this struggling.

Again, price £400, two thirds of the price a lot of people with spend on an iPhone or Galaxy, which often get replaced every two years, almost 45% cheaper than the cheapest 13" Macbook Air, which this is close to in style and build, with slightly lower spec (this also has soldered RAM) and a frankly pants screen in comparison.

I'd say if you are looking for a lightweight, highly portable machine, with a nice screen, and reasonable manufacturer support, then I think you'd be hard pushed to find a better machine for the price.

IMO this is a HOT deal, and I hope that people find what suits them, not others views. :smiley:

afroylnt to Uncommon Sense

27 Dec 15 #27

I think 8GB RAM would make the laptop run more quickly (even 6Gb RAM would be ok I think); 4GB can slow things down if you run a few apps or use lots of tabs in a browser session ; the SSD will reduce this impact though over a 4GB RAM laptop with a normal non-SSD hard disk.

kingosticks

27 Dec 15 #28

You never want to be paging, SSD or otherwise.

Dazzla

27 Dec 15 #30

There's photo editing and there's photo editing. He's talking about 8GB being merely adequate and 16-32GB being preferable. You're only going to need that when doing higher end photo editing with large RAW files and high end software (e.g. Photoshop).

fishmaster

27 Dec 15 #31

Which is why I said 'serious' and I was commenting on the fact that some one else mentioned photo editing. I have nothing else to say on photo editing on this laptop, I didn't start the subject myself and have nothing more to say on the matter.

Bargains_Only

27 Dec 15 #32

There is a lot of comment on m / u processors. Can anyone advise where I can buy m processors as retailers are only selling u processors at present.

mrrog to Bargains_Only

28 Dec 15 #45

keep your eye on the medion website, they sometimes put a 4210m cpu in a machine for £400-£500, which is a really good processor, downside for me is they never accompany it with fhd screen, my kids have each had a medion for 4 years with a (still good) 2410m cpu, still running fine other than battery obviously wears down

afroylnt

27 Dec 15 #33

Could well be; so this model is their loss leader - hardly any one will buy it unless its heavily discounted..

londonguy

27 Dec 15 #34

5th Gen cpu non fhd no sdd and 150 overpriced

londonguy

27 Dec 15 #35

Could readyboost a sd card?

Uncommon Sense

27 Dec 15 2 #37

To be fair, I'm in disbelief that people expect at £400 laptop to be a fully capable photo or video editing machine, it's £400! An iPad is £400, do you expect that to do the same?

Treat this for what it is, a thin and light, decently built laptop for office work, light gaming, and media consumption.

I'm slightly annoyed that my everyday car doesn't have the performance of an BMW M3, but is costs less than 1/3, maybe I should not compare these.. hmmmm

Dealzzzzz to Uncommon Sense

27 Dec 15 #38

In terms of video editing, how would an i7 5500U, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, 14inch FHD machine suffice? £600

Uncommon Sense

27 Dec 15 #40

I can't comment, as I would never consider editing on a laptop. Should you chose to go with it, I'd make sure you start with a minimum of 8GB RAM (expandable to at least 16GB but 32GB preferably), and be looking at nothing less than one of the Core i5 true quad core machines, these are models like i5-6300HQ. The U series are designed for thin/ligh machines, or lower power and have an OEM customisable TDP to suit the chassis needs.

I'd also recommend making sure that you can fit a second hard drive/SSD to the system, as having just a single fast drive will severely limit your mileage from a speed, and longevity point of view, at a push you could look for something that supports USB 3.1 (note 3.1 - not 3.0!) since this has very high bandwidth for externally connected devices, and an external SSD would not be bottle necked.

A few nice things to have also would be Display Port/HDMI, as if you get sick of the small screen you could connect a nice high res monitor up to it, and that changes your whole experience.

In all truth, I suppose it comes down to how serious you are about your hobby, I assume it is a hobby? :smiley:

Dealzzzzz

27 Dec 15 #41

Aha yeah it is, to be honest I was in the market for a new laptop anyway (for school purposes, therefore I wanted something portable and as a result most the machines I'm looking at are dual core U processors). I was just interested in a machine that could get me started in video editing, but of course having barely started I don't really want to drop a substantial amount of money into equipment as who knows how long my passion will last lol.

Your advice really did help a lot though so thank you!

vishaluponzero

27 Dec 15 #42

Don't understand the discussion on photo-editing..:have used Lightroom 4.3 for 3 years on Intel celeron, with 3gb ram...has worked well....what has not worked well is the Adobe Photoshop - some plugins....so this is not about if 4gb is enuf or not...what's important is an upgradeable feature helps as Rams are getting cheaper by the day

huangxq2

28 Dec 15 #43

Your one does not have FHD IPS screen or SSD. Overpriced a lot. Way worse.

huangxq2

28 Dec 15 #44

Why is photo editing important for a £400 Ultrabook????

If you do a lot of that, you will need to consider something different than this one.

This is a Ultrabook, U version is very appropriate for what it intended. Battery life per charge is a very important factor for a Ultrabook. It cannot afford to use a M version. I am not saying Envy's battery life is good.

FHD Matt screen and SSD is what I like.

CharlieJJAYY

28 Dec 15 #46

I'm not very knowledgeable about laptops. I am looking for one to get uni work done on, to watch videos without stuttering and play games such as football manager and sims and stuff, will this laptop be able to do this well without slowing down??

hugekebab

28 Dec 15 #48

from a review thread: I am not too convinced with this Notebook. I just got one and what i immediately noticed was the fan always being on. You can turn it off by changing the setting in BIOS, however I don't know, whether you are losing your guarantee by doing so (in the case the Notebook suffers from overheating). The second disappointing thing is the display. I ordered a FullHD Version and this panel has a very yellowish tint to it. it is also not very bright at all. I would say about 250 cd/m²

dazco to hugekebab

29 Dec 15 #50

Which review thread?

hugekebab

28 Dec 15 #49

big thread of user experiences here...most seem disappointed with 1. the screen (yellowish, backlight bleed) and 2. the battery life...most people struggling to get six hours (skylake version)

weirdo

29 Dec 15 #51

There have been a few deals recently with different specs, but this is the one with the 1080p screen:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-envy-13-d008na-windows-10-i5-6200u-skylake-8gb-ram-256gb-m-2-ssd-fhd-1920x1080-2322743

Other threads:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-envy-13-d061sa-13-3-laptop-aluminium-599-99-with-voucher-pcworld-2351611

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-envy-13-d004na-new-2015-windows-10-i7-6500u-skylake-8gb-ram-512gb-m-2-ssd-qhd-2321400

dazco

29 Dec 15 #52

Not really reviews though , are they?

johnuni

29 Dec 15 #53

This is now £549

weirdo

29 Dec 15 1 #54

Not strictly reviews no. They're comments from owners.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/envy-13-dxxx-intel-skylake-notebooks-2015.782571/

This is a proper review of a 13-d000ng (same CPU and RAM, but different SSD and screen):
http://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Envy-13-d000ng-Notebook-Review.156145.0.html

dazco

29 Dec 15 #55

Cheers Bud, I bought this last night so cannot read them in case they are bad. :smile:

chillmaster79

29 Dec 15 #56

the dirty bstards have put the price up. i wish i had bought this yesterday, was mulling it over too long its not £449 the extra £50 has swayed me away. for £379 i was a fool not to buy!

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