User Reviews for HP Envy 6-1003TX Laptop (Core i3 2nd Gen/4 GB/500 GB/Windows 7) Laptop

HP ENVY 4 SERIES IS AN EXCELLENT ULTRABOOK. PROS 1.PRICE IS AFFORDABLE COMPARED TO OTHER ULTRABOOKS. 2.COMPARED TO ACER S3 PERFORMANCE IS EXCELLENT 3.FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST 20 DAYS-BATTERY LIFE IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY PROMISED.AROUND 450-500 MINUTES(7-8HRS) HRS FOR MODERATE USING LIKE JUST READING TEXT DOCS,ADOBE FILES OR MAKING SPREADSHEETS.260(4+HR) FOR GAMING AND MOVIES. 4.HAS 2 USB 3.0 AND 1 USB 2.0 SLOTS MAKING IT EASY FOR ME TO CONNECT MY EXTERNAL HD AND MOUSE AND INTERNET DONGLE EASILY ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. 5.MOST ULTRABOOKS GIVE 128 GB SSD OR 250 GB HD BUT THIS LAPTOP GIVES A COOL 500 GB HD. 6.SLEEP TO ON MODE TAKES JUST 3SECONDS AND 32-35 SEC FROM OFF TO COMPLETE BOOTUP. 7.14 INCH SCREEN EASILY FITS ON THE LAP WITH COMFORT.NOT BIG NOT SMALL.LENOVO u300 AND 400 COST 55-60K AND SCREEN SIZE IS ALSO SMALL(13.1 INCH) WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICUILT TO WATCH VIDEOS. 8.WEBCAM IS HIGH DEF AND USEFUL. 9.NO NEED FOR COOLING PAD AS IT DOESNT GET VERY HOT.THE HEATING IS JUST 5-10 DEGREES MORE THAN A NORMAL LAPPY. 10.LOOKS RICH AND COOL.NO BULGES LIKE DELL. 11.2 GB GRAPHIC CARD ,THAT TOO LATEST ATI RADEON 7670 IS AWESOME FOR COUNTER STRIKE,FIFA,WARCRAFT AND ALLMOST ANYTHING CONS 1.LEFT AND RIGHT ARROW KEYS ARE A BIT CRAMPED UP MAKING IT DIFFICUILT FOR GAMES 2.NO BACKLIGHT ON KEYBOARD 3.CLOCK SPEED MUST BE IMPROVED.IT STANDS AT JUST 1.7GHZ WHICH IS CLOSE TO A SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MOBILE! 4.BEATS SPEAKERS R GOOD,LOUD AND CLEAR BUT NO COMPARISON TO DELL'S JBL SPEAKERS ALL IN ALL ITS IS AN EXCELLENT BUY.AFFORDABLE AND GOOD FOR GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT.COMPARED TO ACER S3,DELL 13Z SERIES AND LENOVO U300 IT IS WAY BETTER IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE AND BUDGET

okay...the HP envy 6......beats audio...i3 processor....500GB HDD.....LED HD display.....2GB ATI Radeon.....Coolsence technology(keeps it cooler than other boilers) seems to be good....and it does quite a lot..... but it did disappoint me a bit in gaming.... battery backup is very good....only if you charge it up n drain it for 2-3 days.... all in all....a good laptop..... And a good piece to show off..:p

I bought HP Envy 4-1002TU ( not this model but only difference is graphics card ) and from day 1 it had display issues. It took me 14 days and multiple calls to get DoA (Dead on Arrival) certificate and a new replacement unit from HP. ====== PROS ====== (1) WEIGHT - It is really light weight. You can get even lesser weighing laptops but either screen size will be 13.3"/12.5" or price will be around 60K or more. (2) LONG BATTERY LIFE - ( around 7 hours for simple browsing, text oriented jobs )This is mainly because the processor used is rated at 17W (Thermal Design Power) compared to 35W of other processors (core i5 and core i7) and the implication is processor runs at lower clock speed of 1.4 GHz. Again lower clock speed does not necessarily mean lower performance. Performance depends on many other factors. (3) HP support software : HP has loaded many unwanted software but "HP support Assistant" software is very useful. It automatically downloads all new drivers/bios and other important stuff from HP and updates the laptop. ====== CONS ====== (1) Biggest disadvantage is LACK OF VGA PORT. It means you can not connect this laptop to an external monitor (unless the monitor has hdmi input but most monitors do not) or projector. You have to buy "HDMI to VGA connector" and unbranded one costs around INR2000 and it is not easily available. HP branded adapter is also not available easily in India. (2) At this price, backlit keyboard would have been nice to have. HP sells these laptops as sleekbooks in USA. I am not sure how they can be called as ultrabooks because Intel requires Solid State Drives (SSDs) for its rapid start technology to work. Rapid start technology enables laptop to be put in hibernate state and restart in 5 seconds. But for practical purposes this is as good as ultrabooks.

I bought this laptop two months ago. This is very sleek and quite different from the other heat engines. The weight is just 1.75kg. The only undesirable aspect one notices that the lack of a cd/dvd drive. But notice that nowadays very few are using CDs and DVDs. The battery backup is awesome. As this piece is very light, I am carrying this wherever I go. I named it as BAADSHAH :P

But there is manufacturing problem in hinges . I got repaired them 3 times in warranty (free) and 1 time without waranty worthy Rs 12000/- . And till not Assured thet it will not break again............. :(