HP is bringing its revamped ENVY Notebook 13 to the market later this month featuring Intel's latest Core i 'Kaby Lake' processors.
The powerful 13.3-inch notebooks still maintain their thinness (13.94mm) but gain a bigger battery (57.8 Whr versus 45) and a refined design for late 2016. The new ENVY also features a unique 'lift hinge' design where the back edge of the display props the device up slightly allowing more ventilation. There is also a full-sized backlit keyboard with 1.3mm travel, large glass trackpad, dual front firing speakers, and up to 16GB of RAM.
For displays, you are looking at two options at 13.3 inches: Full HD (non-touch) and QHD + IPS with touch featuring an impressive 72% color gamut.
The ENVY Notebook 13 will be available with either a Core i5 or Core i7 processor and up to 1TB PCIe for storage.
| Category | Specs |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 7th Gen Core i5 or Core i7 |
| Video Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Display | 13.3" edge-to-edge Full HD UWVA eDP BrightView WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) QHD + IPS Touch |
| RAM | Up to 16GB LPDDR3 SDRAM |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB/1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD |
| Battery | 57.8 Whr Up to 14 hours |
| Weight | 3.3 lb (1.49 kg) |
| Wireless | 2x2 802.11ac WLAN and Bluetooth |
| Ports | 1 USB Type-C 3.1 2 USB 3.1 (1 HP Sleep and Charge) 1 HDMI 1 Headphone-out/microphone-in combo |
| Digital Media | Micro SD Card Reader |
| Audio | Bang & Olufsen with dual speakers |
| Camera | Front-facing HP TrueVision HD Webcam |
| HP Fast Charge | Go from 0 to 90% charge in approximately 90 minutes |
Overall, the HP ENVY Notebook 13 looks like a winner. The laptop goes on sale later this month at HP.com and starts at $849 for the Core i5 version with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SATA storage and Full HD display.
We'll be going hands-on with the ENVY 13 and other HP devices tonight in New York City, so stay tuned for further coverage!
Daniel Rubino is the Executive Editor of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft here since 2007, back when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, Microsoft Surface, laptops, next-gen computing, and arguing with people on the internet.
