Beauty and perform come with each other nicely using the HP Envy AIO 27,a desktop Computer that has almost everything you should make it the center of your digital enjoyment planet.As opposed to quite a few all-in-one methods,the Envy has all its major elements packed into the base,enabling the 27-inch QHD touch display to stay light using a thin bezel.That is not all,the HP Envy AIO 27 is essentially the Go Go Gadget of desktop PCs.The base also capabilities a 19-inch extended Bang & Olufsen sound bar that naturally blends in with all the rest in the base while offering quality sound for music,videos,and games.Meanwhile,the screen has a built-in pop-up webcam,which can be pushed down in to the screen for added privacy and security.Ports,which include a SD card reader,HDMI In and Out,and USB 3.1 Type C,can be found on the right side and back in the base.When you add internal characteristics such as a Core i7 CPU,16GB of memory,Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M graphics and both a 128GB SSD and 1TB hard drive,you have got a system that goes beyond mere looks.HP has taken the all-in-one Pc concept in a different direction using the Envy All-in-One.Instead of building the Pc with all its components behind the display,HP has put the CPU,the motherboard,the storage,and the discrete graphics card in to the base.The result is an all-in-one with a very thin display,but 1 that's particularly well suited to enjoying media.Because of its high-end components and capabilities,the Envy All-in-One
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Design
Since the display from the EnvyBest Price at Amazon doesn't really have to house elements,it is quite thin.And because the speakers have also been moved for the base,there's no want for thick bezels on the sides; you get what's pretty much an edge-to-edge display surface.The screen is supported from the base by a chromed metal arm that gives it the appearance
apple a1083 charger of floating.The system is mostly dark charcoal gray,with a slightly darker shade for the fabric grille covering the speakers.It measures 18 by 24.2 by 7.5 inches overall,so it will fit on a dorm-room desk or the dresser in front of one's bed.That display measures 27 inches diagonally,and has a 2,560-by-1,440 resolution.It's higher than full HD,though some AiOs,like the Asus Zen AiO Pro,have resolutions of 4K.It's not pretty as wide as the 21:9 aspect-ratio screen on the HP Envy Curved 34-A051 Signature EditionBest Price at Amazon,our last top pick,but most online video content fits the Envy All-in-One's display just fine.IPS technology ensures that you can view the display
Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Charger from any angle,making it perfect for watching a movie with friends.Speaking of which,the speakers are as loud and clear as an external soundbar,so you're in good shape to watch in a bedroom or den.A pop-up camera in the top on the screen can be used to log in with Windows Hello or make Skype calls.Since the camera hides away,it's an extra measure of security in the parts of your home where you'd expect extra privacy.The display has Technicolor certification and a 99-percent sRGB color gamut.While that's a tad narrower than the DCI-P3 color gamut of your Apple iMac 27-inchBest Price at Amazon,these certifications help make sure that the colors are mostly accurate in videos and TV shows.The display also has a night mode that casts more yellow,so you can surf websites with less in the blue light that affects sleep cycles.The display has a 10-point touch sensor,and can tilt so you can use it from either a sitting or standing position.As opposed to the iMac,though,you can't mount the Envy All-in-One on the wall or on an articulated arm,one particular from the number of drawbacks to its design.Because the base is wide,HP incorporated a ring-shaped volume control on its surface.It is touch sensitive,so you can tap the center to pause music,and draw your finger
Lenovo Y700-15ISK Charger around the circumference of the circle to raise and lower the volume.It's kind of like the old Apple iPod touch wheel,and is just as easy to learn to use.You will be utilizing it to control the volume more than you will the buttons on the included wireless keyboard.Speaking of your keyboard,it feels lots more luxurious than the simple plastic one on the HP Envy Curved.It's full size,but like the Apple iMac's keyboard,it has a short Z-height and is rechargeable.The included wireless mouse is a small oddly shaped,having a body resembling a small bar of soap,and using a palm rest hanging over the bottom to help it fit in your hand better.Connectivity alternatives are excellent,including a headset jack,an SD card reader,and a USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3 on the right side with the desktop.That trumps the iMac,which lacks USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 and has its SD card slot inconveniently placed in the back.On the HP's back panel,you'll find the jack for the AC adapter
Samsung S24C230BL Charger ,an Ethernet port,an HDMI-in port,an HDMI-out port,a button for switching the HDMI source,four USB 3.0 ports,and the power button.Wireless connections are handled by way of 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2.This version on the system is configured for power users.It comes with 16GB of RAM,which is certainly enough memory for most games,viewing multiple video streams,and multitasking.There's also a 128GB solid-state drive boot drive,which has some preinstalled software,including Instagram,3D Builder,Amazon,Candy Crush Soda Saga,Farmville 2,Houzz,Netflix,Office,OneNote,OneDrive,Simple Mahjong,Twitter,Priceline.com,and Dropbox,as well as a 5,400rpm 1TB SATA hard drive for storing files.The system comes using a one-year warranty.
Performance
The HP Envy 27's design looks very clean and elegant.The slim display is balanced on a thin metal stand,connected to the base where the many Computer elements reside.This design by HP is different from most All-in-One devices that are usually top-heavy.The build quality is solid too.There are no loose parts or rattling when moving the device.The 27-inch display has a 9.5mm bezel on the top and sides,and 11.1mm on the bottom.While it's not technically edge-to-edge,the small bezel helps keep a minimal footprint.The HP Envy 27 has an IPS display with QHD resolution.It's not as sharp as higher-end UHD displays,but many people won't notice the difference.The viewing angles are great,and I didn't see any color shifting when tilting the display.The stand only allows you to tilt the monitor up or down,so you'll also will need to move the base if you might want to swivel the display left or right.I was also disappointed that you can't adjust the height from the screen.Another issue I found is that Envy's display
Asus ROG GL702VS Charger is highly reflective.It's fine when browsing the web or employing apps with light backgrounds,but the reflections are noticeable when watching movies or utilizing Adobe Creative apps which have darker backgrounds.On a positive note,the display is highly responsive to touch.I didn't have any issues with tapping,scrolling or pinching to zoom.There's also a webcam available for video calls and Windows
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Charger Hello authentication.It pops up from the top of your monitor,so it keeps the top bezel to a minimum.You can also hide the webcam when you're not employing it by pushing it down.There are no buttons or ports on the display itself.They're all located on the base.The right side has the 3-in-1 media card reader,headphone/microphone combo,and USB 3.1 Type-C port.The back includes four USB 3.0 ports,HDMI 2.0 out,HDMI 2.0 in,Ethernet jack,power port,and Kensington lock.The addition of HDMI input is interesting because it lets you use the Envy's display for another device like a laptop.If your laptop has an HDMI 2.0 port,you will be able to take advantage with the Envy 27's native resolution at 60Hz.
The HP Envy 27 All-in-One also includes a wireless keyboard and mouse.The keyboard has an excellent build quality and with sufficient key travel.While there's no backlighting available,there are light indicators for the Num Lock and Caps Lock keys.I don't have something to complain about the keyboard other than the size of the Up and Down arrow keys.I wish HP made more space to include full sizes for these buttons.There's a micro-USB
Acer Predator 17 Battery port to charge the keyboard when it runs out of battery.I'm not a fan of the included wireless mouse.The plastic material feels cheap,and I found it uncomfortable to hold.If you don't like it either,there are plenty of other solutions like the Logitech MX Performance.The HP Envy 27 has four front-facing speakers located on the base.They are angled up at 45-degrees,so they're firing off sound in the general direction
Lenovo 01AV406 Battery of the ears instead of across the desk at your keyboard.And they sound amazing! They're loud,clear,and very capable of bass-heavy music.While you can use the keyboard to adjust the volume,HP also includes a touch-enabled dial on top from the base.Swipe clockwise to increase the volume or swipe the other way to lower the volume.You can also pause by tapping the dial or skip songs by swiping right.Even though I'm happy together with the default sound settings,you can customize the audio applying the built-in HP Audio Switch app.There are presets for Music,Movie,and Voice.The HP Envy 27 performs well with everyday tasks.Switching between multiple apps isn't a problem,and they open quickly thanks for the Intel Core i7 processor
HP 15-au100 Battery and 16 GB of RAM.Making use of Adobe Creative apps like Photoshop,Lightroom,and Premiere Pro is surprisingly smooth too.The only problem I found is a strange one.The display intermittently turns black whenever I watch a Netflix video in full display,despite obtaining the latest graphic drivers.It's annoying,and the only workaround is to maximize the app window instead of watching the video in full display.You can certainly do some gaming on the HP Envy 27 with all the NVIDIA GTX 950 graphics card,but keep your expectations low.If you choose to play decent frame rates,most of the recent games like Gears of War 4 and Battlefield 1 need to have to be set in low settings.Gears of War 4 plays at 45 frames per second on 1080p at low settings and Battlefield 1 plays at 60 frames per second on 1080p at low settings.If you're looking for numbers,the HP Envy 27 got a multi-core score of 13,225 on Geekbench 4
MSI BTY-L76 Battery and 3,417 on the 3DMark Fire Strike Benchmark.Since HP's not marketing this as a gaming Pc,these results shouldn't be surprising.
HP on Monday announced new versions of its Envy AIO methods with 27-inch displays.The latest all-in-ones are upgraded across-the-board
Samsung NP470R5E Battery using the newest six-core Coffee Lake CPUs as well as NVIDIA's Pascal GPUs.On the outside,the 2018 Envy AIO 27 retained design with the previous-generation systems along with 4K and QHD IPS display options from its predecessor,but internally it is a brand-new system and platform.The hardware is centered around Intel's six-core Core i7-8700T CPU, accompanied by NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1050 GPU with 4 GB GDDR5 memory.This is a significant upgrade from the quad-core Kaby Lake+Maxwell GPUs used in the previous generation. The new systems
HP 15-f059WM Battery will come with up to 16 GB of DDR4 memory,and an up to 2 TB hard drive.Moving on to I/O.On the wireless side of things,the new units have dual-band 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth 4.2.When it comes to physical connectors,the system is outfitted with a GbE,four USB 3.0 ports,1 Thunderbolt 3 port,HDMI input & output,a TRRS audio connector,an SD card reader and so on.The addition of Thunderbolt 3 port is important as it enables owners to use external graphics and storage subsystems with their AIOs,in essence upgrading them and hence prolonging their lifetime.Next up is audio.Just like the existing versions,the new models come with a dual-speaker soundbar co-developed with Bang & Olufsen that is definitely controlled by a capacitive touch-sensitive dial located on the base of the laptop or computer.As for audio input,the all-in-one Pc has a dual microphone array to ensure proper conference
Asus G751JY Battery calls.Speaking from the base,it is noteworthy that the 2018 ENVY 27 has an upgraded wireless charging unit that can charge modern phones faster. HP plans to start selling the new ENVY 27 AIOs this month at prices starting at $1,400 for a QHD model with 8 GB of RAM and a 1 TB HDD.
Verdict
The HP Envy AIO 27 is an ideal desktop computer for home entertainment.It has a beautiful look,which is complemented by an impressive set of hardware options
Acer Aspire V3-575 Battery and mid-range sound bar packed into solid base.Booting from SSD and loading games from its spinning drive was a breeze,and it's easy to sit in front of bright 27-inch screen and binge shows from Netflix. The system's flaws start to show once the movie credits roll.The Envy could have fancy looks,but they come at the cost of usability.The densely-packed keyboard,which is just about dwarfed by the included mouse,makes everyday tasks like web browsing and email a real pain.This could be solved by buying some new peripherals and maybe some extension cords,but that somehow seems wrong after dropping over a grand on a desktop. Additionally,appreciation for the screen's picture quality is diminished by its distracting glare.This is an issue that is definitely compounded by how the keyboard doesn't have backlighting,making it difficult to use in darkened rooms and the fact that it's important to reach around the computer system to reach the USB 3.0 ports.Given its hardware specs,performance,and competitive price,the HP Envy AIO 27 makes a great deal of sense for anyone considering an all-in-one desktop system.This could be the ideal computer for cord cutters who want almost everything in 1 convenient package.The HP Envy is well worth a second or third look.
