These radically changed the sound, but didn’t get me what I wanted. Within each preset, you can either customize the equalizer yourself or choose one of the 11 presets, like HP Optimized, Jazz or Rock. Like most HP laptops, this machine is packed with the Bang & Olufsen Audio Control app, which lets you choose from three audio presets (Music, Movie and Voice) and customize them. Most of it just sounded like empty noise. Meanwhile, the vocals were bold, but when the chorus kicked in, they overshadowed almost all of the instruments. The following percussion sounded crisp, but not very well-rounded. I heard the noisy sound effect that happens when subwoofers get too heavy. I listened to Raon Lee’s cover of “Hated by life itself,” and the opening piano was too bassy. The HP Envy 14’s bottom-firing speakers are loud, and while they decently present some instruments, others become muddled. Windows 10 gestures, like three-finger tabbing and two-finger scrolling, worked well. The 4.5 x 2.9-inch touchpad felt stickier than I anticipated, but the overall experience was smooth and it provided a satisfying pair of clickers. While it isn't a 2-in-1 laptop, the HP Envy 14's touchscreen panel worked well as my finger grazed against it to create the drawing of a disappointed-looking house (yes, the house looked disappointed in me). I dropped off a few words because the keyboard is smaller and more compact than a full-sized keyboard that you'd find on a 15-inch or larger laptop. I managed 73 words per minute on the typing test, which is below my 78-wpm average. The keys are a blend between punchy and clicky, and don't make much noise when you press them. My fingers whimsically danced across the keyboard and each key delivered deep, clicky feedback. However, it was brighter than the Acer Book RS (356 nits) and Lenovo Yoga 9i (334 nits). It surpassed the Acer Book RS (78.4%) and Lenovo Yoga 9i (76%), but was left in the dust by the Dell XPS 15 (93.7%).įor a glossy panel, the HP Envy 14 has to be brighter than most, but at 362 nits, it fell short of the 389-nit category average and the Dell XPS 15 (434 nits). Our colorimeter clocked the HP Envy 14’s display at 82.6% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which is only a few points away from the 85.3% premium laptop average. However, the screen was sharp enough to discern each strand of hair spiking out of Joel McHale’s head. In the scene where the protagonists are in their kitchen, the low light created dark shadows around their clothing, which made it difficult to discern detail especially since the panel is glossy. In the Happily trailer, the greenery that served as the backdrop for the rich people’s pool was bold and contrasted well against the crystal blue water.
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