Please keep in mind I am not into gaming but I do use high end imaging software. The coolsense technology is brilliant - have been using this for 10 hrs straight after setting it up and it is not even warm to touch. Love the Windows 8.1 interface. The backlit keyboard is beautiful - far better than that on my husband's Mac! The speed of toggling between software and working with MS office etc is faster than anything I've ever used before - totally turbo! The touchpad is smooth and extremely responsive in a good way. The anodised aluminium body is sturdy and so is the keyboard. I read some older reviews on internet forums that the keyboard has too much flex but that is not true for this machine. HP must have fixed it. All in all, highly recommended beautiful machine. So pleased I chose this!
I bought this laptop just 1 month back from A HP Brand shop and it's awesome. Keypad, Speakers ,Graphics performance everything is just great. As the name says 'ENVY'. Many people will be envy from you after seeing you using this laptop. Beats sound gives you incredible sound experience. I'm happy with its performance .