HP Pavilion dv7 Laptop

HP Pavilion dv7 Laptop

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The old HP Pavilion dv7 is dead. Long live the ENVY dv7! This update to HP’s popular 17-inch multimedia laptop might pack enough value to be a true heir to the PC throne.

The HP ENVY dv7t-7200 is a new Windows 8 laptop release that sports a 17.3-inch screen and comes in a wide variety configurations to suit almost any budget or performance needs. If the ENVY dv7t with battery such as HP 751875-001 Battery, HP 751681-421 Battery, HP 751681-231 Battery, HP Pavilion 11-N000SNX Battery, HP Pavilion 11 X360 Battery, HP X360 310 G1 Battery, HP HSTNN-DB7B Battery, HP HSTNN-PB6Q Battery, HP HSTNN-Q97C Battery, HP P3G16AA Battery, HP RI06 Battery, HP ProBook 450 G3 Battery looks strangely familiar, you’re right, it’s simply a rebranding of the 2012 Pavilion dv7t line but with the updated Windows 8 OS. HP is now placing the ENVY label on any laptop it deems as being a performance machine or having premium design. The company has also stopped producing the 15-inch ENVY 15 and 17-inch ENVY 17 models, citing the fact there was too much overlap between those machines and the equivalent dv6 and dv7.

Indeed change is afoot at HP, they recently lost their title as #1 PC manufacturer worldwide to Lenovo and so it’s new innovative releases like the ENVY 4 TouchSmart and flagship models like the ENVY dv7t — one of their best selling mainstream laptops, that will determine if they can recapture past glory. Read on to find out if the ENVY dv7t is a keeper or another reason to consider HP a zombie of its former self cranking out uninspired laptops.

The ENVY dv7t-7200 is a 17.3-inch screen 7lb notebook that’s squarely targeted at an audience looking for a desktop replacement style machine. With all the rage about Ultrabooks, you might be surprised to know the desktop replacement segment of 15 to 17-inch laptops is still the top selling category. The reason being that laptops like the ENVY dv7t offer a lot of nice features, excellent performance options and a price that comes in well under a lighter and sleeker looking but lesser powered Ultrabook. People still want their notebook to look decent, no matter what the size and usage intention, HP therefore has paid attention to making the ENVY dv7t’s looks appealing to a wide audience. The lid has a subtle brushed metal skin with a midnight black color finish that is contrasted with a silver trim around the edges. The HP logo on top is illuminated, this offers a pretty cool look, though it probably doesn’t generate the same techno-lust as an Apple logo does.

With the discontinuation of the ENVY 17 line, the ENVY dv7t-7200 is now at the top of performance charts for HP’s notebook lineup. The dv7t-7200 doesn’t quite have the design aesthetics or blow your mind performance capabilities we’d like it to have for a premier offering, but if you ignore that fact and focus more on the value proposition and features you get for the dollar the ENVY dv7t becomes quite appealing. If you take advantage of sale pricing and HP coupons you can often get the ENVY dv7t-7200 configured with an Intel Core i7, Nvidia 650M, full HD screen and 8GB of RAM for under $1,000. The precise configuration we have was found on sale last week for $599. Given that kind of pricing for a sturdily built laptop with top shelf components and the fact HP offers a 2-year standard warranty for this model, it’s an attractive deal.

Pricing aside, things we really like about the ENVY dv7t-7200 are its flexible configuration with powerful performance options, ease of upgrades after market, sturdy build quality, excellent speakers and audio quality, dual storage bays, and attractive black brush metal finish. Downsides to the ENVY dv7t include the annoying glossy screen bezel, stiff mouse buttons, lack of a touchscreen option to take advantage of Windows 8 and amount of bloatware installed out of the box. None of these complaints are showstoppers and are actually quite minimal, so don’t be deterred, on the whole the ENVY dv7t-7200 is a well featured laptop that stands out among 17-inch offerings as being a capable performer with lots of nice features and nice price to match.

Cons:
•Glossy finish around screen and between keys shows fingerprints and dust
•No touchscreen option for Windows 8, no downgrade support for Windows 7
•Integrated mouse buttons feel cheap
•Not as attractive as the premium ENVY 17 it has replaced