HP Envy Spectre Ultrabook introduces Beats Audio
Probably not the thinnest and lightest ultrabook on the market, but the HP Envy Spectre is one of the prettiest and most original design. His particular aesthetic is due to coverage black glass Gorilla Glass covering the whole outer casing (except the sides) and protects it from bumps and scratches.
Physically, the Spectre weighs 1.8 kilos, a mark of just over half of Ultrabooks precisely because of the cover glass. Its dimensions are 327 × 221 × 20 mm.
Inside, the HP Envy 14 Spectre offers a minimalist look with brushed aluminum casing and a backlit chiclet keyboard black. Each key hides a low-power single LED which makes your light is more powerful and uniform. A proximity sensor is responsible for activating and deactivating the backlight depending on whether or not the user is using it.
The entire keyboard is at a level somewhat lower in the housing, which has allowed HP to raise the key travel to increase your comfort on long typing sessions. The touchpad supports gestures with two and three fingers.
HP Envy Spectre. Display and Audio
Although the frame size is a 13.3-inch machine, HP has cut the most of the edges to accommodate a 14 inch diagonal. Its resolution is higher than many of their cousins in range, with 1600 × 900 pixels. HP also incorporates its own technology for LED backlight (HP Radiance) to improve the brightness and color. The finish of the screen is bright.
Like the Asus system incorporates Bang & Olufsen ICE sionido Power, HP brings spark to your agreement with Beats Audio to provide the audio Spectre of a higher than average. Both the audio processor and speakers have been designed by the Californian company.
Interior of the Spectre
The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a processor of the third generation Ivy Bridge, specifically an Intel Core i5 3317U to 1.7GHz with Intel integrated graphics HD 4000. The amounts to 4GB DDR3 RAM while storage relies on a 128 GB SSD.
There is also an option to increase the performance with the processor Intel Core i7, 8 GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. HP does not specify the characteristics of the battery, but its duration, which amounts to nothing less than 9.5 hours on paper. The webcam on the screen is HD, we assume that 720p.
Among wireless connections are the usual: WiFi n HP Wireless Audio and Bluetooth. Physical connections include Mini Display Port, HDMI, Ethernet, 1 USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, SD card slot and three-pin jack for audio and microphone.
Finally, the HP Envy 14 Spectre comes preinstalled with Windows 7 with two years of Norton Internet Security 2012, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Premiere Elements and audio management software Beats. As soon as we have in our hands will tell you our impressions of this graceful ultrabook.