HP Envy 14 Beats Edition review

Juice box
HP Envy 14	Average watts per hour
Off (60%)	0.88
Sleep (10%)	1.16
Idle (25%)	16.48
Load (05%)	55.02
Raw kWh Number	65.83
Annual power consumption cost	$7.47

The HP Envy 14 ran for 3 hours and 20 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included eight-cell battery. That's very good for a midsize laptop, especially one with a decent CPU/GPU combo.

HP includes an industry-standard one-year parts and labor warranty with the system. Upgrading to a three-year plan starts at $399, but includes accidental damage protection and on-site service. Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, and a well-maintained online knowledge base and driver downloads.

Unreal Tournament III (in fps)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

1280x768, 0X AA, 0X AF

1366x768, 4X AA, 8X AF

Asus N82JV-X1

125.1 

98.1 

Toshiba Satellite M645-S4055

117.9 

105.4 

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition

90.3 

72.3 

Gateway ID49C08u

80.4 

75.2 

HP Envy 14

92.6 

57.8 

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System configurations:

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M450; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz; 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm

Gateway ID49C08u
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M450; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 330M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Toshiba Satellite M645-S4055
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M450; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 330M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Toshiba 5,400rpm

Asus N82JV-X1
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M450; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 335M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Seagate 5,400rpm

HP Envy 14
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M450; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz; 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650; 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm