The 1366 x 768 screen displays up to 82 percent of the color gamut, and has a max brightness of 350 nits. Like the Pavilion dv5t, HP opted for a new 14.5-inch widescreen, which provides a pretty good balance between extra screen real estate and portability. Two-finger scrolling was spotty, and when pinching to shrink an object, we had to remember that our thumb could not start out in the area where the buttons were. Multitouch gestures worked fairly well, but not as smoothly as the glass touchpad on the MacBook. Historically with all non-Apple touchpads that use the pad for clicking, those who use two hands to navigate will find that the cursor moves abruptly when they click this was less of an issue on the Envy 14, though it still happened on occasion. Overall, navigating the desktop was easy-as it should be. We wish it was moved slightly more to the left, but we didn't encounter the problems we had with the Envy 15-namely, our palm accidentally moving the cursor. We appreciated the quick access keys for adjusting the volume and brightness.Īs before, HP integrated the mouse buttons into the touchpad, which is a spacious 4.25 x 2.5 inches. While typing, we liked the smooth surface of the keys and the lack of flex, but we sometimes had to press slightly harder than usual. And the red on this special edition just adds another layer of cool. New, though, is backlighting: While it only has two settings (on or off, as opposed to the gradient lighting on MacBook Pros), it's a nice addition. Like previous Envys, the Envy 14 Beats Edition features a black island-style keyboard.

The heat by the vent reached an unpleasant 107 degrees. After playing a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, the touchpad measured 87 degrees, the space between the G and H keys was 91, and the middle of the underside was a somewhat uncomfortable 101 degrees, compared to the Envy 14's measurements of 81, 82, and 98 in these respective areas. Thankfully, the Envy 14 Beats Edition is not as toasty. One of the biggest problems we had with the original Envy 15 was its poor heat dissipation that notebook's quad-core CPU raised the touchpad to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wrist rest to 103 degrees.

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