Hp Blend Wood with Metal in New Envy Laptops

HP introduced new additions to its Personal Systems portfolio targeted at enabling more intuitive experiences across work and life at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. HP is once again breaking the boundaries of laptop design with daring new ultrabooks. Following up on the genuine-leather bonded Spectre Folio, the company unveiled yesterday (28th May) new Envy laptops with authentic wood materials.

What HP is calling the Wood Series consists of a new Envy 13, Envy x360 13, Envy x360 15 and Envy 17. These specific models will be available alongside the previously announced aluminum versions when they go on sale in the Fall.  Pricing will be determined closer to launch.

Elite x2 G4 becomes the world’s first business detachable with a leather keyboard folio, integrated dual-camera privacy shutters and privacy screen. Along with the EliteBook x360 1030 G4, and EliteBook x360 1040 G6, it redefines mobility with best-in-class battery life. In fact, the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 is the world’s smallest and lightest business convertible. It also makes sure you stay connected with Gigabit Class 4G LTE [4], Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 and up to 24 hours of battery life.

The ZBook 15 G6, ZBook 17 G6 and VR Backpack give creators and designers powerful options. For architects, product developers and creative professionals who require high-performance computing and expandability, HP introduces powerful entry workstations – HP Z1 Entry Tower G5, HP Z2 Mini G4, HP Z2 Small Form Factor G4 and HP Z2 Tower G4.
The new HP Z2 Tower has been redesigned to provide two times the graphics power and 41 percent more processing power over the previous generation. This enables creators to confidently tackle complex workloads like rendering photo-realistic 3D models and scenes with full performance and whisper-quiet acoustics.

Pricing and Availability

• The HP Elite x2 G4 is expected to be available in August for a starting price of $1,499.
• The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 is expected to be available in July for a starting price of $1,449.
• The HP EliteBook x360 1040 G6 is expected to be available in July for a starting price of $1,499.
• The HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Desktop Mini is expected to be available in July for a starting price of $924.
• The HP Active Pen G3 is expected to be available later this summer for a starting price of $99.
• The HP VR Backpack is expected to be available this summer for a starting price of $3,299.
• The HP Z1 Desktop Entry Tower is expected to be available in July. Pricing will be shared closer to availability.
• The HP Z2 Desktop portfolio is expected to be available in August. Pricing will be shared closer to availability.
• The HP ENVY Wood Series portfolio is expected to be available fall 2019. Pricing will be shared closer to availability

Design

First leather, now wood. Each of these new Envy laptops features an authentic wooden inlay that runs across the palm rest and touchpad. The rest part is made of aluminum.
The Wood Series laptops come in several different color variants. The Envy 13 sports a Nightfall black aluminum with walnut wood as well as a ceramic white with white birch wood while the x360 version comes only in the black/walnut finish.
Along with the black/walnut, the Envy 15 x360 will also be available in natural silver with Pale birch, which is the only variant offered on the Envy 17.
We've seen all sorts of wooden gadgets in the past few years, but the material hasn't found its way onto laptops. Thus, the wooden panel on these Envy laptops gives them a distinctive appearance compared to anything else on the market. Also, the Envy touchpads will come with Precision drivers, so you can execute Windows 10 gestures just as you could on any other laptop.

Performance and specs

HP didn't reveal much else about the new Envy laptops beyond their design. However, we do know that the Envy 13, Envy 13 x360 and Envy 15 x360 will be powered by "next-gen Intel CPUs" and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen chips, while the Envy 17 will only be available with Intel processors.
Memory on these machines can be configured to up to 16GB while SSD storage tops out at 1TB. For graphics, the Envy 17, Envy x360 15 and Envy 13 will come with up to an Nvidia GeForce MX250 GPU, which should provide solid performance for casual gamers.

Display

For displays, HP will offer a 1080p and 4K display on each of these laptops except for the Envy 17, which is limited to FHD resolution. If you want the best picture quality, then go with the Intel version of the Envy x360 15, which will come with an optional OLED panel. Although, these specs are subject to change between now and launch.
Other confirmed features including Amazon Alexa support, a fingerprint reader, wake-on-voice, and security methods for protecting your privacy, including a physical webcam kill switch and an optional Sure View display.