01-07-2016, 11:27 AM
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Amazon.com: Michael J. Wood's review of HP ENVY 34-a010 34-Inch All-in-One Desktop...
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[W]hat the heck were they thinking? It is a very slow and awkward drive. This computer, especially considering the size constraints of an All-in-One configuration, should have a lighting fast Solid State Drive (SSD). You can get a 1TB SSD, but if cost was a huge concern they should have at least had a 256MB or 500MB SSD with the 1 TB mechanical drive. SSDs work so much faster, and would have matched the visual aesthetic of the computer much better. This seems like it would have been such a no-brainer, you really wonder what they were thinking.
The computer has no optical drive, contrary to what some of the conflicting specs on Amazon say. This makes no sense. This is a visual machine, and a 21:9 aspect ratio begs for movies to be played on it. No DVD or BluRay player means that youâ??re stuck streaming over the internet, and again relying on your processor speed in part to get those videos showing. Seems an odd choice for how the machine is marketed.
"An exceptionally rich audio experience" from the Bang and Olufsen speakers is promised, but again, you get solid but mediocre performance. Itâ??s not bad..but itâ??s not great either. Iâ??ll be hooking up my Bose Companion 5 external speakers for better sound.
At the end of the day, my ASUS G-751JY laptop outperforms the HP Envy in every way, except screen size and overall looks. Itâ??s a Ferrari engine in a Lexus body, if you will. The HP Envy looks amazing and will take your breath away, causing Envy in everyone who sees your beautiful machine, looks like a Ferrariâ?¦but once you start to use it you find youâ??re driving a VW. Nothing wrong with that, but the frustration of seeing the potential of this beautiful machine will turn your Envy into anger. ..
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