Operating System Windows 8.1 64
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-5200U with Intel HD Graphics 5500 (2.2 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Memory 8 GB DDR3L-1600 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)
Storage 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Dropbox
SuperMulti DVD burner
Webcam HP TrueVision HD Webcam (front-facing) with integrated dual array digital microphone
Sensors Accelerometer
Communication Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN; Intel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo (Miracast compatible)
Ease of use Kensington MicroSaver lock slot; Power-on password; Accepts third-party security lock devices
Display 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Video NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3L dedicated)
Sound Bang & Olufsen with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Keyboard Full-size backlit keyboard with integrated numeric keypad; HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
Ports 1 HDMI; 1 headphone/microphone combo; 4 USB 3.0 (1 HP USB Boost); 1 RJ-45
1 multi-format SD media card reader
Battery Type 3-cell, 55.5 Wh prismatic
Power 65 W AC power adapter
Product Color Natural silver, aluminum cover
HP Apps HP Connected Music; HP Connected Photo; HP CoolSense; HP ePrint; HP SimplePass; HP 3D DriveGuard
Software Adobe® Shockwave® Player; Bang & Olufsen; CyberLink MediaEspresso; CyberLink Media Suite; CyberLink PowerBackup; Evernote;
Foxit PhantomPDF Express for HP; Mahjong; Skype; TripAdvisor; 7-Zip
Service & support Avast! SecureLine VPN (1-month subscription); McAfee LiveSafe™1
Additional information P/N: M2Z27EA #ABU
UPC/EAN code: 889296878735
Weight 2.49 kg; Weight varies by configuration
Dimensions 38.4 x 25.5 x 2.29 cm; Dimensions vary by configuration
Energy Efficiency Compliance ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Warranty 1-year limited parts, labour, and carry-in service
You can expand the warranty coverage of your product to reach up to 3 years in total; for more information, check with your HP reseller.
All comments (23)
KINGYFUN
2 Jan 16#1
Ooh tempted,anyone got this model or views would be appreciated.
marco_j
2 Jan 16#2
Good enough to power games... Battlefield/battlefront ect? Looking for a decent laptop...
Once again people are getting tricked into buying a full size laptop with an ultra-mobile chip designed for an ultraportable. This thing certainly isn't portable at 15.6 inches and nearly 3kg!
cheeky_chops
2 Jan 161#3
interested in this as looking for a ips panel now. took the John lewis z51 back as the screen was pants....
darkclouds
2 Jan 161#4
Cheeky if the screen was anything like the 15-ak085na it will also be dreadful blacks looked white and the specs need to be looked at careful has hp seem to advertise one thing and do another
londonguy
2 Jan 16#5
thinking about the amd version and putting a ips full hd in myself
pippolives
2 Jan 16#6
is this definitely IPS display? OP mentions it in title but I can't see it mentioned on the website or the spec PDF .
my guess is this one doesn't have IPS as as spec sheet just says
" 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) "
whereas the other one I mentioned says
"39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD IPS anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)"
would be great to know, would definitely buy if had IPS
londonguy
2 Jan 16#11
no idea sorry
pdug175
2 Jan 16#12
I hate my HP envy, feels sluggish and the tracker pad isn't befitting of a laptop that cost me £800
happenstance
3 Jan 16#13
Can you fit a m.2 in this easily enough?
sugaflowa1
3 Jan 16#15
i have the hp envy 13 inch and the fan is on constantly. from the moment it switches on. does anyone else have this issue? i know you can switch the fan off in the boot/bios menu, but is this safe to do? i dont know if this will disable the fan completely, or will it still come on when needed. please advise, thanks
ollie87
3 Jan 16#16
Sounds pretty normal for anything made by HP.
Don't disable the fan, you'll cook it. It's on for a reason - either open it up and clean out all the dust and hair or take it to someone else who can.
bobo53
3 Jan 16#17
a total stupidity fitting a dedicated GPU, charging possibly an extra £150 for that and at the end would not even make a tangible difference with the onboard one, 900 vs 600 passmark points
sugaflowa1
3 Jan 16#18
the machine is brand new, there is no dust. the fan just runs constantly as default. maybe in needs to as the machine is so thin. its very annoying though
basergorkobal
3 Jan 161#19
You can safely disable the fan. It will still come on when needed. Which in my experience is most of the time anyway.
sugaflowa1
3 Jan 16#20
ok thanks, after disabling it, the machine is silent and the fan has not come on at all when browsing the web on chome and working on a word doc. is this normal?
londonguy
4 Jan 16#21
yup put it back on if there are flames or smoke
selpix
7 Jan 16#22
I've bought HP ENVY 15-ae103na on a black friday deal, and I wouldn't recommend it. The first negative thing is, as it was mentioned before, the fan is always running which gets quite annoying. I've tried turning off the 'fan always on' function in bios, but it doesn't have any affect. Second major drawback is the battery life. One of the selling points to me was the advertised 9.5 hour battery life. Unfortunately it barely holds 4 hours of just web browsing. Funny thing is that when I contacted hp support thinking that I might just received one with a faulty battery, they assured me that it's perfectly normal and the advertised battery life is for idle state... So just to prove a point I tried leaving it on idle, even had WiFi turned off, but the battery only lasted 5.5 hours. So the battery life is well below average. The last negative thing is audio. Though the speakers sound really good for its size, but also they let hissing sound every time there's an audio source. Even if you mute them, the hissing doesn't stop. On the positive side, the built quality is very solid and it feels like a premium laptop, the performance is really good as well. So here's my experience with hp envy, I hope this information was helpful.
pippolives to selpix
8 Jan 16#23
Thank you that is helpful. Review here says if you activate "hp cool sense" programme the fan is not noticeable when idle, was this not your experience?
Opening post
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-5200U with Intel HD Graphics 5500 (2.2 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Memory 8 GB DDR3L-1600 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)
Storage 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Dropbox
SuperMulti DVD burner
Webcam HP TrueVision HD Webcam (front-facing) with integrated dual array digital microphone
Sensors Accelerometer
Communication Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN; Intel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo (Miracast compatible)
Ease of use Kensington MicroSaver lock slot; Power-on password; Accepts third-party security lock devices
Display 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Video NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3L dedicated)
Sound Bang & Olufsen with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Keyboard Full-size backlit keyboard with integrated numeric keypad; HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
Ports 1 HDMI; 1 headphone/microphone combo; 4 USB 3.0 (1 HP USB Boost); 1 RJ-45
1 multi-format SD media card reader
Battery Type 3-cell, 55.5 Wh prismatic
Power 65 W AC power adapter
Product Color Natural silver, aluminum cover
HP Apps HP Connected Music; HP Connected Photo; HP CoolSense; HP ePrint; HP SimplePass; HP 3D DriveGuard
Software Adobe® Shockwave® Player; Bang & Olufsen; CyberLink MediaEspresso; CyberLink Media Suite; CyberLink PowerBackup; Evernote;
Foxit PhantomPDF Express for HP; Mahjong; Skype; TripAdvisor; 7-Zip
Service & support Avast! SecureLine VPN (1-month subscription); McAfee LiveSafe™1
Additional information P/N: M2Z27EA #ABU
UPC/EAN code: 889296878735
Weight 2.49 kg; Weight varies by configuration
Dimensions 38.4 x 25.5 x 2.29 cm; Dimensions vary by configuration
Energy Efficiency Compliance ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Warranty 1-year limited parts, labour, and carry-in service
You can expand the warranty coverage of your product to reach up to 3 years in total; for more information, check with your HP reseller.
All comments (23)
Besides the CPU in this thing is slower than a Pentium series Haswell chip: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2440&cmp[]=2521
Once again people are getting tricked into buying a full size laptop with an ultra-mobile chip designed for an ultraportable. This thing certainly isn't portable at 15.6 inches and nearly 3kg!
if included I would have expected HP to mention IPS in the spec sheet like they do with this one ?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/mega-specs-hp-envy-15-799-hp-store-2364536
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04739859.pdf
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hewlett-packard-a1-refurbished-hp-15-ae065sa-intel-core-i5-5200u-2.2ghz-8gb-a1-m3z01ea/version.asp
i just bought the amd version will sell off the original lcd and hard drive and fit full hd ips and 256gb ssd 16gb ram
not bad machine under £300 , not really a amd fan but the a10-8700p is easily matched to a 5200u for a lot less
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hewlett-packard-a3-refurbished-hp-envy-notebook-15-ah000sa-amd-quad-core-a3-n0m01ea-w8/version.asp
my guess is this one doesn't have IPS as as spec sheet just says
" 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) "
whereas the other one I mentioned says
"39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD IPS anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)"
would be great to know, would definitely buy if had IPS
Don't disable the fan, you'll cook it. It's on for a reason - either open it up and clean out all the dust and hair or take it to someone else who can.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Envy-15-ae020ng-Notebook-Review.150661.0.html