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[tlug] HP Envy 15 first impressions



Quick first impressions from booting a ~2 week old Ubuntu 12.04 beta DVD on the HP Envy 15 that just arrived:

-Display: 1920 x 1080, looks great
-Touchpad works out of the box. 2-finger scrolling works out of the box
-Screen brightness controls work out of the box
-Wireless works out of the box
-Sound controls work out of the box
-BIOS has options for Dynamic or Fixed graphics switch mode, but I need to find/read some documentation as to what exactly that means. Sounds potentially helpful for Linux.
-Very fast, even when running from a live DVD.

Overall impression: fully the equal, and in some ways the superior (display, price) of a 15" MacBook Pro. The only point of criticism I have is that the touchpad doesn't have the smooth, glossy feel that the MBP's has. I think I'm going to live with that one, though. This machine seems to work really well on Linux. I think HP has a winner here.

Jonathan


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