After HP Envy 17 3D , Hewlett-Parckard announced another model based on Intel Calpella Envy. This time it's a notebook with 14.5-inch display, HP Envy 14 Beats Edition.

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition sports a black color, in contrast to 3D Envy 17 silver, but is also project an aluminum case with laser engraved. The display-lid of the notebook is 14.5 inches instead of the red logo Beats Audio, suggesting the presence of an excellent integrated audio section, developed by HP and Beats by Dr. Dre. The keyboard is backlit with red LEDs and HP provides three screensavers signed Beats.

Autonomy announced is 6.30 hours or 13 hours with optional battery HP Slim Fit Extended-Life. Here are the technical specifications for the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, brought by the United States today from 1249.99 dollars.
Display: 14.5''WXGA HD BrightView Infinity LED backlight (1366 x 768 pixels, bright)
Processor: Intel Core i5-460M (2.53 GHz)
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1066MHz (8 GB), 2 slots
Hard drive: 640 GB 7200rpm
Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD5650 with 1GB DDR3 dedicated HyperMemory and up to 2.7 GB HD Intel GMA
Optical drive: Slot-in DVD burner
Audio: 2 x HP Beats Audio
Webcam: HP TrueVision HD (low brightness with microphone)
Networking: Wi-Fi a / b / g / n, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth
Interfaces: HDMI, mini DisplayPort, audio jack, 3 USB 2.0 (one e-SATA combo), Card Reader 2in1
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery: 59Whr 8-cell and
Autonomy announced: 6.30 hours
Dimensions: 356 x 237 x 29.5-30 mm
Weight: 2.6kg
Others: red backlit keyboard, touchpad with multitouch button on / off,
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 8 8

We stress that the user can switch from Mobility Radeon HD5650 dedicated graphics and HD Intel GMA integrated graphics subsystem in the processor. In this way, you can obtain the full graphics power with the first solution or to improve the autonomy of the system in the second case. Finally, except for the audio component of high quality and new designs are really few differences between HP and HP Beats Audio Envy 14 Envy 14 marketed in Europe.

You'll notice that the weight and thickness of the Beats Editon greater, a significant feature for a notebook. Regret the lack of USB 3.0 ports and an ExpressCard slot, not to mention an option for a higher resolution screen. However, HP has opted for a greater variety of processors, Clarksfield quad-core Core i7-720QM (1.6 GHz), Core i7-740QM (1.73 GHz) or Core i7-840QM (2.93 GHz), 256GB SSD, 6 / 8 GB DDR3 and also a high-capacity battery. At the moment we do not know if and when HP Envy 14 Beats Edition will be available on the Italian market.