[tlug] HP Envy 15 first impressions

[Jonathan Byrne <jonathan@example.com>]

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