The HP Envy 13 comes with Windows 10 Home, and that feels quick and responsive when in use. That amount of RAM and powerful quad-core processor means multitasking isn’t an issue – you can easily have plenty of apps open at once, and swapping between them all is fast and fluid. This is an 8th generation Intel processor, which means its showing its age a bit, but it’s still a formidable CPU that offers plenty of power for a laptop.Ĭoupled with the 16GB of RAM, and this configuration is a powerful little laptop that will breeze through day-to-day tasks. The HP Envy 13 that we got in for review comes with an Intel Core i7-8565U processor. (Image credit: Future) HP Envy 13 review: Power and performance Despite the older processor, this is the best configuration for digital creatives thanks to the additional RAM and storage space.
You can also get a model with an Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor and double the SSD storage space for £999, which again is worth considering if you want more power, and that extra storage space will be welcome for anyone who works with large files (such as photographers).įinally, there’s a version (which is the one we have tested here) which comes with an Intel Core i7-8565U processor, 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage for £1,049. You don’t get the discrete Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics card with this model, but that doesn’t really matter as the integrated graphics of the Intel processor are much improved. In our opinion, getting the newer processor is worth the extra money, as you’re getting a decent performance boost. That graphics card is a nice bonus in a laptop of this price (which usually use lower-powered integrated graphics), and while it’s not much use for gaming, it gives the laptop a bit more oomph when it comes to graphic-intensive tasks.Īs is often the case with HP’s laptops, there are various different configurations, so if you have a bigger budget and want something a bit more powerful, there’s likely a HP Envy 13 for you.įor example, the next model up comes with a new Intel Core 15-1035G1 processor for £899. For the price, you get an Intel Core i5 8265U processor, 1.3-inch full-HD display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and an Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics card.
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