HP Envy X360 15.6 or HP Envy 13.3

[XDroidie626]

Hi All

So I am looking at getting a new laptop and the two above are the ones I like.

So while the 15.6 has an 8th gen processor I am liking the 13.3 because of the size, although that is still running on a i5 7200u instead of a 8250u.

I will be doing university work on this (documents, java programming, hooked up to external display) also netflix 4k (again external monitors) and older gaming like Fallout 3, 90s/2000s games.

Is there any point in spending more on the 15.6 or just get the 13.3, I am thinking also the 13.3 will be good for when I travel due to the size.

Thoughts?

 

Many Thanks

[genexis_x]

There are differences like display quality, battery life etc. Envy 13 has KBL-R model.

 

Where are you from? Budget? Any special requirements?

[XDroidie626]

7 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

There are differences like display quality, battery life etc. Envy 13 has KBL-R model.

 

Where are you from? Budget? Any special requirements?

Hi there

from the uk and £900 and not really, just light and portable, as stated usage is rather light.

can 7th gen do 4K hdr via external display? I believe both Nvidia and intel have the decoding hardware

[genexis_x]

I've selected a few good options for you, all with KBL-R CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 (with MX150 10W)

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 UHD

Lenovo Yoga 720 13

Asus UX330UA WQHD

Asus UX430UA

Asus UX310UA

Asus UX410UA

Acer Spin 5 13

Acer Swift 5 14 (touchscreen IPS with low max brightness, very light, OKish battery life)

Dell Inspiron 7373/7370 (mediocre battery life)

 

If you don't mind entry level IPS:

Acer Swift 3 14 (SF314-54 or SF314-52)

Acer Swift 3 14 (with MX150)

 

Business laptops:

HP Elitebook 840 G5

Dell Latitude 7390/5490 (make sure they have IPS panel)

Lenovo Thinkpad L380 Yoga/L380/L480/E480

HP Probook 430/440 G5

Dell Vostro 5370/5471 (make sure they have IPS panel, mediocre battery life)

 

Since you need portability, I would not include 15 inch models since most of them are heavier

42 minutes ago, XDroidie626 said:

can 7th gen do 4K hdr via external display? I believe both Nvidia and intel have the decoding hardware

Yes. But why go for older hardware when you can get newer hardware without paying extra price?

[XDroidie626]

On 07/06/2018 at 1:53 PM, ZM Fong said:

I've selected a few good options for you, all with KBL-R CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 (with MX150 10W)

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 UHD

Lenovo Yoga 720 13

Asus UX330UA WQHD

Asus UX430UA

Asus UX310UA

Asus UX410UA

Acer Spin 5 13

Acer Swift 5 14 (touchscreen IPS with low max brightness, very light, OKish battery life)

Dell Inspiron 7373/7370 (mediocre battery life)

 

If you don't mind entry level IPS:

Acer Swift 3 14 (SF314-54 or SF314-52)

Acer Swift 3 14 (with MX150)

 

Business laptops:

HP Elitebook 840 G5

Dell Latitude 7390/5490 (make sure they have IPS panel)

Lenovo Thinkpad L380 Yoga/L380/L480/E480

HP Probook 430/440 G5

Dell Vostro 5370/5471 (make sure they have IPS panel, mediocre battery life)

 

Since you need portability, I would not include 15 inch models since most of them are heavier

Yes. But why go for older hardware when you can get newer hardware without paying extra price?

Sorry about the slow reply,

I looked at a few of the suggestions, and settled on the Acer Swift 3 14 (with MX150) thankfully a local store had one in and viewable and it was cheaper than the devices I was looking at, just got to set it up now.

 

Many thanks again!