HP’s new Envy x360 15 with AMD Ryzen chips starts at $749.99

(*15*)HP has introduced two new finances workstations for content material creators: an Envy x360 15 and an Envy 17. The 15-inch convertible, beginning at $749.99, is obtainable with each AMD Ryzen 7 and Intel eleventh Gen processors. The 17-inch clamshell starts at $999.99, and is Intel-only.

The Envy x360 is available in both “pure silver” or “dusk black,” and features a magnetic energetic pen. Its bezels seem to have shrunk barely since final 12 months’s mannequin — fashions have an 88.7 p.c display screen to physique ratio, and weigh round 4 kilos. (Not that final 12 months’s mannequin had horrible bezels, however I’ll by no means say no to extra display screen actual property). You possibly can configure it with a 4K OLED show in addition to an Nvidia MX450 graphics chip.

The highest Intel mannequin will embrace a Core i7-1165G7, whereas AMD fashions go as much as a Ryzen 7 5700U. I examined the previous in final 12 months’s Dell XPS 13, and it delivered a noticeable efficiency improve over its Tenth Gen predecessor, notably in built-in graphics.

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The bigger Envy 17 has an 86.3 p.c screen-to-body ratio, and weighs simply over 5.5 kilos (a bit lower than final 12 months’s mannequin). It additionally comes with an MX450 and a 4K show (although there’s no OLED possibility). You possibly can configure it with as much as 1TB of PCIe SSD storage and 32GB of reminiscence.

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Each fashions have a 19 p.c bigger touchpad than their predecessors, in addition to a bodily digicam shutter.

Previously, I’ve been very impressed by the Envy line. Final 12 months’s Envy x360 13 was considered one of my favourite laptops of 2020, and my favourite below $1,000: It delivered a sturdy and enticing chassis, an ideal keyboard, sturdy efficiency, and all-day battery life. (Mainly, I had only a few complaints). They are typically good choices for finances and midrange buyers who’re nonetheless in search of glorious specs.

Final 12 months’s Envy x360 15 supplied nice worth for its worth. On the $749.99 worth level, this 12 months’s base mannequin (with a Ryzen 5 5500U) looks like it will likely be pretty aggressive with Lenovo’s Yoga C740 (which starts at $794.99 for extra storage however a weaker Tenth-Gen Intel processor). The Envy 17 can be competing on worth with Dell’s XPS 17, which is nearly $1,000 extra for comparable specs. I’ll have extra details about how this system really compares to these after I’ve gotten my fingers on one myself.

All the fashions can be found for preorder now, and can ship in April. The Envy x360 15 starts at $749.99, and the Envy 17 starts at $999.99.