That's kind of what I think the new HP Envy 16 is for. This laptop, the successor to last year's HP Envy 15.6, is aimed at creators such as video editors or photographers. Still, it packs a little bit of everything anyone could want in a laptop for gaming, productivity, and content consumption.
It's all about the amazing specs that HP has designed for the Envy 16 review unit. It's the latest 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700-H processor, 16GB of RAM, Nvidia graphics RTX 3060 and 1TB SSD. On top of all that, I can't forget the amazing 16-inch 3840 x 2400 OLED touch screen.
Despite some significant improvements such as a better 5MP webcam and a switch to a 16:10 aspect ratio display, there are also minor flaws. These include below-average battery life, and a system that sounds very noisy under heavy loads. But it's been one of the best HP Envy laptops in recent times, and a significant generational change that's worth buying for some of HP's best laptops.
The model HP sent me normally costs $1,809, but it's currently on sale for $1,700. As I mentioned at the top of the review, this includes a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700-H processor, 16GB of RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics, and a 1TB SSD. The display is also upgraded to an OLED resolution of 3840 x 2400 in my case.
If you really need more power, you can bump this model up to a Core i9-12900H processor, along with Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics, 32GB of RAM, a 2TB SSD, and a single 120Hz WQXGA panel. This will net you $2,600 or $2,380 in sales.
Overall, this is a capable machine, but all that power comes with poor battery life. I only got about 4.5 hours of battery life in my test run during my workday of video calls, web browsing, watching YouTube, and other productivity tasks. Put in the monitor, which is down to 3 hours. The OLED screen has a lot of passion. With the display reduced to 38% brightness and Windows set to Balanced, I only stayed from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm and had to reconnect at the end of the day. You don't have to, this is a laptop where you'll want to be close to the charger. Another bad thing is the fan noise. Although the fan blades are 33% lighter this year and HP has added 6 blades over last year's model, they are still very audible. For long-term use under constant load. the fans are turned on to cool the keyboard and parts of the laptop. It's not loud, but it's still annoying. You will definitely notice this when playing at high resolution and at high settings when starting at near maximum speed.
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