HP Envy 13-d014TU Notebook (P4Y42PA) (6th Gen Intel Core i7-6500U- 8GB RAM- 256GB SSD- 33.78 cm (13.3)- Windows 10)

Keyboard and Touchpad
The compact chiclet type keyboard offers a decent typing experience. The layout and key spacing is good enough but the key travel is shorter than I expected. This doesn't mean that it is bad, it is just that, it could have been better. If you are over enthusiastic while you type, you might also find a slight flex in the keyboard as well. Another likeable feature is that the keyboard is backlit and the function keys can be used directly. A few keys such as home, end, page up and page down are adjusted on the arrow keys which is fine on smaller laptops such as this.

Performance
The HP Envy 13 is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, to be precise the 6500U. Coupled with 8GB of RAM, the laptop churns out a good performance. I used the laptop for around a month and simply put, it is a joy to use. The processor is fast enough to handle almost anything you might want to throw at it — multiple chrome tabs in multiple windows, 8GB+ Full HD videos and even less demanding games such as Hotline Miami and Dota 2 ran surprisingly well at medium settings. Good thing is, it dosen’t get extremely hot during the mentioned tasks. The ideal average temperature remains around 32 degree celsius and under load, around 70 degree celsius. Both numbers are well below the normal threshold.

Adding to that, the 256GB Samsung made M.2 Sata III drive offers relatively fast boot times. The read and write speeds are quite good as well. The on-board fingerprint scanner is accurate and works 9 out of 10 times. The Envy comes with a 720p camera above the display which is acceptable at best.

The Bang and Olufsen stereo speaker setup is present across the Envy range and this is no different. The dual speaker setup offers good audio quality, but they are not that loud. Audio output via the headphones is also enhanced and can only be described as “one of the best in the market”.

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