HP Envy 13 X360 (AMD) Review - My NEW Favorite $800 Laptop
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- This is my indepth review of the HP Envy 13 (AMD). Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!
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Never thought the head nodding was distracting! Just an endearing part of your genuine personality.
Here here
Agreed
Completely agree
I never really noticed it before as I was concentrating on listening to the review. But now I can't unsee it.
It didn't become distracting until he mentioned it.
Who was bothering you? Keep nodding your head like a boss!
Nahhh its really distracting.
I actually really don't mind it, it is just how he gets his point across and I'm cool with that
Man, I was gonna barge in here and start flaming people who were giving Josh $hit for nodding his head. Dude, it shows energy, and goddamnit, part of building rapport comes from being yourself. F Guillermo and anybody else who wants a soulless "I wonder what AI + video would look like" delivery. Fuuuuuuuuuuuck that.
exacly you have to be your selve keep doing it
I didn't notice it at all until he mentioned it. After that I couldn't think of anything else :-)
I like your nods. Feels like you agree with everything I think at the time.
Same
lmao - it shows a great deal enthusiasm imo
Who said that they're irritated by Josh nodding his head? I just want to talk to them
Yeah, who said this?!
@Jonas Schäfer Me too!
Seriously! Like that's such a ridiculous thing to complain about.
I watch all of Josh's videos and never noticed the bobbing/nodding before it was pointed out today. Not an issue.
yeah I don't get why it bothers people
I don't know what everyone is on about. I think the head nodding is a large part of what makes Josh's videos so mesmerizing!
I have an HP Envy that I bought in 2013 so I've had it for 8 years now. I still use it to this day. The only problem is the hinges which started to go bad after the 6th year of using the laptop. I'm not able to close the laptop anymore but uses two clips to hold the screen up. It is still fast and meets my needs (working on so many excel sheets, documents, Photoshop, etc.). Because my HP Envy laptop has served me so well, I'm looking to get a newer model of HP Envy with a Ryzen processor! Thank you Josh!
No probs Cheska
Again.... Why is this channel not bigger?
So professionally done
Mainly because he speaks his own truth. Instead of getting paid for to speak a script. If someone is promoting a certain business that business will pay for them to also be promoted at the same time
@@sirens367 some of the biggest tech channels are less entertaining.
Because the channel is not soo old. In youtube it takes soo much time and hardwork to grow your channel.... famous tech guys like linus tech tips or mkbhd opened their channel long back. Have patience😃
I never noticed the head nodding, some people seriously have issues, just keep doing your thing Josh.
love how you move your head, that's your style bro, keep it!!
This channel is starting to be one of my go to, just like when Dave2D started :)
Ditto
Honestly, I never really paid attention to the head nodding. I just assumed it was part of your natural body language emphasizing that you are being earnest. And now that you've mentioned it I can't focus on anything else! Oh well, win some lose some. I still really appreciate your work on the reviews.
Please don't feel pressured to change your mannerisms just because some people say they're "annoying". The vast majority of people don't mind, and many will say they're part of what makes you you, and your channel yours. On that note, the "head nodding" really isn't distracting.
Great video as always!
Agree
I like the head nodding 😂 I think it helps to stay focused
Nice review. I've had the 8-core variant of this laptop w/ 16GB memory, 400 nits display, and Wi-Fi 6 for about 3 months now and couldn't find anything to complain about. It's really fast for anything a casual user would throw at it. Highly recommend.
"I working on it"
He exclaims while exceedingly nodding
I'm kidding
This is soooo true though, Josh is an absolute legend
Sarcasm 💯
Nice ! I asked you to review this laptop a few weeks ago, because I wanted to buy it.
So thank you very much for doing a video on this laptop ! :)
I already bought the laptop in July and I have to say I love it !
It really works perfectly fine for :
- photo editing (luminar 3)
- video editing (davinici resolve)
- university (one note)
- media comsumptiom (UA-cam/Netflix)
I have to say I was especially surprised by the speakers because they make you feel as if the sound would be sourranding you!
I choose to buy this laptop because I needed a Convertible for University, but I wanted to have a colour accurate panel for photo editing, too.
This convertible is the only 2 in 1 laptop with a good colour accurate panel under 1000€ to this date.
I purchased the variant with amd 4700u and 16gb ram for future proofing 🤷♂️
Edit:
In my opinion the ssd is really fast - it takes 10seconds to boot and log in via finger print - very convenient !
I dont have any other laptops with ssds to compare it with , though...🤷♂️
No issue with Resolve ? Didn't try since, but I was having glitchy video during edt and output when I tried
@@kt1gumpert I will jhave a look some time and answer you then ;)
Hi, where did you purchased a 16gb variant? Can't find it anywhere. Thanks in advance!
Yes please share the link for 15.6inc screen...
@@daseinne I purchased the laptop in july.
I really wanted to get this laptop as it ticked all the boxes for me, but the hinges on the previous models seem to fail after a year or so. The hinges on these have some QC issues as well I think. Went with the ThinkPad E14 instead.
You are hands down the best laptop reviewer on the platform. The content, your delivery, everything is top notch really. Keep on keeping on!
How is the E14 going for you?
@@94josema Solid device so far! I went for the version with the Full HD IPS display and upgraded the RAM to 16GB. Very happy with my purchase.
I absolutely love the head nodding, I think it's part of what makes your videos so special...
Great review as always, don't mind head movement at all, never even fount it noticeable until you mentioned it
Who on earth is complaining about Josh head nod? Lol that is madness i actually find that it makes me pay more attention to what he is saying.
Probably Karen
Excellent review man! The nodding is not distracting. I think is more evident because you don't move your hands when speaking to the camera. Keep the good work!
I was interested in buying the Laptop for a few weeks and decided to buy it. I love EVERYTHING about it, but my only regret is that I bought the 8GB RAM version (The 16GB RAM one is $400 outside of my budget :( ). Other than that, It's great, I use it for programming, school, doodling, and watching Netflix. I also bought a 3-year warranty as you recommended. Without your videos, I would've never found another great laptop at such a good price. Thank You!
Bought one of these a couple of weeks ago for enthusiast photo editing. More than happy with my purchase replacing an 8 year old desktop.
is it good for photo editing or graphic designing (like coreldraw)?
The way Josh said “the webcam is the usual garbage” with a straight face caught me unexpectedly LOL 8:39
I’m making sure I watch all your videos before buying a new laptop today. Your reviews are so in depth and exceptionally honest to the core!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I’m starting to like your channel. Clear information - straight to point - no time wasting.
It's amazing how in depth your reviews are! 👏
Let people have their own personality and traits. At the date, have been really hard for me to find a UA-cam channel with such a good reviews, explained in a clear and clean way. It's such a mix of knowledge and communications skills that I dare to say it's nearly unmatched. Of course, there are channels like Linux, but those are different, they have their own personalities and if you see one of his videos you expect something different, but with Josh, it's kind of a minimalistic video, showing only what is important and relevant for the common user (0 bullshit). Thanks Josh for such review, it was quite good. HP seems to be quite serius about AMD processors, I would like to see a review of the HP ProBook series from you, due those are laptops that seems to be more oriented to professionals than to no-professional user.
Josh can't wait till you get your hands on some tiger-lake stuff! I always rate your opinion super highly. And screw the haters mate, you're a blood legend.
I wouldn't even had notice the nodding. We should all just appreciate your wonderful work honestly. So thank you so much. I purchased this.
Hi Josh,
A very genuine review. To the point, precise, clutter free and covered the most significant aspects.
Thank you :)
This is by far the best deal you can get with Ryzen inside. There always seems to be a compromise with Ryzen laptops. Whether it is the screen, the looks or the components inside. Not with this device. It looks amazing, performs well and costs way less than its Intel counterparts. The only issue is the availability. I've been trying to get my hands on the Ryzen 7 4700U/16GB RAM/512GB SSD version of this device for ridiculously long time here in Czechia and only succeeded last week when one (yes, literally the only onedevice in the entire country) became available in one of local eshops. It's such a shame, because this is genuinely incredible device.
One thing I'd like to add to the review: The fan noise can be noticable when it's charging and performing heavy tasks. That being said, when I'm only doing some light work and/or when I'm on battery, the fan usually completely stops. That's a huge change for me as i previously had a laptop with i7 6700HQ which was incredibly loud even when it was doing literally nothing. Funnily enough, this little device with Ryzen is way more powerful.
I'd also recommend you to get the HP Rechargeable MPP2.0 Tilt Pen. Mine was included with the laptop and it truly unlocks the potential of the touchscreen. It also magnetically attaches to few different positions around the screen so you don't have to worry you lose it :)
Which laptop exactly did you buy please? Ryzen or core i and what numbers please?
Hey Josh! Firstly imo you are the best laptop reviewer on YT, the attention to detail is unrivalled so enormous respect for that. I have a question though I'm currently in a buying dillema between the envy x360 and the yoga slim 7, in my country they're about the same price for the same specs so which one would you pick in this scenario? Kind regards
Watched your older videos before Josh and I'm amazed on how much you've grown since those videos. Good job! 😁👍
I think your head nodding is a part of your sincere and genuine personality! I don't think you need to worry about it at all. To be honest I come back your channel because how genuine your demeanour is, and your knowledge about laptops.
Just to note; whilst your ideapad 5 probably doesn't have great screen in your unit you can get one with 100% srgb coverage. Looks great!
Don't get me wrong, I find your reviews extremely well done, but it would help a lot to segment the different topics of the reviews by topic, as it would make the digestion of multiple videos way easier. Like, imagine someone is undecided between 2 laptops, and needs to quickly compare how those 2 they fare in 2 or more different categories
I've never seen any other channel covering from programmers perspectives and their needs in such details
Kudos to that 👍👍👍
Great video. I don’t ever get distracted by the nodding and find your overall way of talking very engaging and professional! On a side note, what would you recommend to an engineer who performs lots of simulations (Matlab/R/LTspice/CAD)? I see a lot of people recommending gaming style laptops, but I would like something in smaller form factor like the zen books, XPS, MacBooks, etc
This is my first comment ever since I sign up on UA-cam, almost 10 years ago now, And I want to say that I really like your content, keep the good work man, All love .
thankyou for this review. I am buying the 4700U version of this with a broken screen for 40$. it is also missing the charger so I was about to buy a new one. Your review is the only one to mention that you Can use the usb C to charge it. You just saved me 20$
Good review Josh very helpful and don't worry about the head nodding it is involving more than annoying.
Josh you're facial gestures along with your pleasant tone feels so satisfying even if ,I'm not gonna buying one but feels good to watch you're content, and yes a shoutout to you're glasses😀😀😀
Don’t worry about your head nods! You’re videos are straight fire and that’s all that matters! Keep up the genuine reviews and thanks for all the effort you put into your videos!
Thumbs up purely because you weighed the charger with the laptop giving a more real world practical assessment of what owning the laptop would be like.
Love your reviews , Josh ! Don’t ever lose that nodding. It’s endearing and reflects your genuineness :)
Thanks mate!!
I have the 15 inch version of this. I don't know if you know this but the 13 and 15 inch versions seems to have issues when video chatting (zoom, TEAMS, etc.). For me, audio and mic would cut off DURING the meeting. I hope you address this. PEOPLE BEWARE BEFORE PURCHASING! TEST OUT VIDEO CHATTING WITH SOMEONE QUICKLY. I made the mistake of not actually testing out a video conference until after my return period of best buy. I hope you address this Josh, because you would be doing everyone a disservice if not.
Hope they fixed this for the 14
Hey Josh! Discovered you channel recently. Love your reviws and thanks for your the super suggestions
Who told you head nodding was distracting? Never thought of it. Keep doing what you do, we're here for your helpful reviews. Love them!
Hey Josh, just dropping! Hello from Sydney, not irritated at all by your head nods. It's your own cute idiosyncrasy. I recommended this laptop to my sister last month and she picked up from amazon for under 900$. She is working from home, and using this laptop to do zoom calls, spreadsheets, word docs, browsing and chatting. She is delighted with the laptop and how it's performing.
Hey Josh!
Maybe I did not fully understand everything you said.
But I got a question. Why would you suggest this HP over the Lenovo Ideapad 5 with the same speccs?
You said the screen was better and other minor things, but the lenovo has a bigger screen and ist a lot cheaper than the HP with the same cpu and ssd. (I'm not quite familiar with the US prices of the Lenovo is 550€ which equals 650$USD so it would be 150$ less for an equally good device)
Maybe I overheard something you said on this or I did not see some signaficantly differences between those two devices, because Im not an expert like you on that topic.
Would love to hear an answer and I wish you a nice day
Also wanted to say you that you are by far the most sympathetic tech youtuber and that I highly respect the work you do for us for free !
Keep up the great work!
Greetings from Germany
Your videos are natural. Head nodding is ok. Please make a video on laptops below $500. In December sale. I did follow your advise and brought ryzen 15.6 with 400 nit screen. My friends are awestruck with brightness of this laptop. Thanks and keep doing your good work
Hey, I have almost the same envy right now. It is recommended to change term paste because the one which is used is not very good. After putting new termopaste laptop is much cooler. If you want to open it, you need to unglue both rubber strap - it is easy, there are hidden additional about 6 screws
Hi Josh, I love your reviews. I would love to see you do some quick comments on best laptop for running MS Flight Sim 2020. No one else seems to be doing this?
Great video Josh, On that head nod I suggest you move your arms a bit or wave them . I've been in your shoes and I can confidently say that helped my social communication a lot.
Very good review, especially advice about screen size and resolution for productivity work
Managed to snag this great laptop in the 4700U 16GB RAM spec here in the UK a couple months ago , this spec is now sold out everywhere here 😮
Watching this from that exact laptop. Its great!!
getting mine 2moro
@@johnmurphy5161 Hey, can you just tell me what's the peak capacity of your battery? From the HP Support app, coz mine one is showing 93% in just 4 months of casual usage!
You are right about the screen, As a professional software developer I hate the 16:9 aspect ratio on smaller device, however somehow the 16:10 aspect ratio on macbook pro 13 feels pretty good to me.
Been waiting for you review for a while. I'm looking to buy the 300 nits variant along with the Ryzen 7 4700U.
Thanks for the review, Josh. HP has done great work refining these models over the last couple years. I've personally owned 3 (13 r5-2500u, 15 r7-2700u, 15 r7-3700u) and that trackpad looks to be them fixing the last of the real problems.
Awesome detailed review!!! Everything is put thru real world situations.
Great Review, I find 13" small to do multi tasking and coding, nothing can beat a 15". !5 inches laptops are lighter nowadays that it doesn't justify getting a 13". I have a XPS 13 and I truly regret getting it. I am about to get a 15" Omen thanks to you. It sucks the lack of ports as well, and support for 3-4 monitors.
Keep it up
Never understood why HP laptops are more expensive in the UK. $800 for that is a steal, had to drop 1000 on a previous gen equivalent which I ended up returning because of how poor the screen ghosting was. Wish we had those prices over here 🥺
Thanks for the excellent review.
Such a high quality channel
Thank you my man for the good reviews!!
I like your reviews, practical and honest. Keep it up!
Less than 100k subs should be on 10 million subs what a legend
I just discovered you last night and quickly subscribed. I love the way you explain things. It hurts my heart when you are so hard on yourself because you're literally perfect! Your head nodding is not distracting. Screw the haters lol 😆
Ha thanks!!!
Great review. Definitely subbed!
You're one of the best tech reviewer in the platform. Just be who you are, you're doing a great job.
Hi Josh! Thank you I love the way you explain the details. You really do a very good job with the way you share details with the users use examples. I really am hoping you will do a best 13 in to buy, I just canceled my order for the xps after watching so thanks for saving me from that but now what HELP
I have personally experienced problems with the hinges and unavailability of parts in my Hp envy x360 13 laptop. Most technicians tell users to change the entire screen panel of this pc and the unavailability of the part makes it even more tough . Josh I would really appreciate if you could shed some light on the same issue, and as it appears its a common problem with this one
I think it's great you finally found a dedicated space for filming videos but I feel like you should maybe spice it up a bit (lights or decorations or something).. Right now it feels a bit clinical, almost like a surgery with the empty white background. I really like Rene Ritchies background, very dynamic and adds a very nice visual dimension to the videos. It's not a big thing and I appreciate all your effort, but I just thought it was worth a mention
Absolutely. Place isn't done yet btw. I will definitely be imporving over time. I'll take a look at Rene's
@@JustJoshTech I appreciate the acknowledgement! Much love
Which one would you choose: HP Envy x360 15.6 or the Idea Pad Flex 5 15??
It is my perfect laptop since Black friday 2019,, and made it even better with a Del P2421DC monitor which also functions as a sort of docking station and loads the battery of my HP Envy
Am a fan of the head nods , it's charming , a quirky feature of josh's personality
Your videos are very easy to understand❤️
And that nod helps too...feels like there r gap to get everything thru my head😅❤️
Thank you very much
One of my favorite tech reviewer. Direct to the Point and has an alternative recommendation in case its not the one suitable for you. Hope this man gets more subs. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I watch your tech stuff mostly. GOD BLESS. 😇👍
Amigo, muchas gracias por tu dedicación, recién descubro tu canal. Tienes un nuevo suscriptor.
Really interested in this laptop. The only concern is the 8GB RAM, do you think it will keep up in, let's say, 3 years?
Thank youu for the honest review Josh!!
Very comprehensive. Much appreciated. Thank you
Hi, is the pen experience similar to the one we get on Surface Pro devices? How good is the included pen?
Told you it was good! :) Thanks for the good reviews, and happy I bought this beast a few months back!
I bought the 4700u version for photo editing and 1080p video editing and I love it! It's great!
I picked up this HP Envy 2013 for school as my last Lenovo crapped out on me. Ive had the HP envy for about 2 years now and it's been a wonderfully reliable device. It can handle several tabs open at once I have yet to see it lag and I tend to have 7-8 tabs open at a time (albiet mostly low demand journal articles). The 400 nit display is beautiful for taking study break to browse youtube or netflix. The ram on my 8gb model is fast enough to enjoy light gaming (Runescape and LOL are my games of choice), I have not tried to play any more demanding games so I cannot speak to other games. The fan noise is very quiet and not distracting whatesoever. Lastly I love the black matte look of it, and it feels more premium and more comfortable to the touch than some comparable metal laptops which tend to feel cold. Highly recommended for students and professionals who need a portable device!
How is the hinge holding up?
@@airrwalkerStill using it now! Working great, no issues.
Do a poll on head nodding, didn't even notice
The nodding is just part of your charm!!!
Aww I like the head nods! They keep me engaged and following along lol
damn never noticed until you mentioned about the head nodding :D but it's ok don't feel bad
YYEEEEES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR HIM TO REVIEW THIS LAPTOP. I knew he would love this laptop
Miss the old setup, but hope to see this in its full glory soon!
I promise you, it will improve over time!
Thanks for the best laptop reviews out there, Josh! Keep going!
Another excellent laptop review Josh! Keep them coming!
Love your honesty 👍🔥
I like your nods..!!...it's just like a humble teacher teaching us politely
Josh. Thanks for another excellent video. I m a data engineer I m stuck between choosing this Envy with (16GB, 512 ssd, AMD 7) vs Thinkpad T14 (AMD 7)
I think I'll stick to my Ideapad 5 15 Ryzen 5. Thanks Josh, I appreciate the insane amount of effort it takes to nod your head - Kidding you are too good to care about feedback like that lol.
Wow , so much information , great review mate , thank you .