HP Trinity APU Sleekbook available 20 June @ $599

[WR2]

HP Airs $599 AMD Trinity Sleekbook, $999 Intel Ivy Bridge Ultrabook

HP Envy SleekBook (15.6-inches): June 20 launch
Price: $599
CPU: AMD Trinity APU
Weight: 4 lb
Thickness: ~19.8 mm
Screen: 15.6-inch 1366x768 pixel
Memory: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Storage: 320 GB HDD
Connectivity: 802.11a/g/n, gigabit ethernet
Ports: HDMI, USB 3.0 x2, USB 2.0 x1, SD card reader
Extras: Beats Audio

 

[jaguarskx]

Kinda disappointing that the 15.6" Sleekbooks and Ultrabooks only have a 1366x768 resolution screen.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Kinda disappointing that the 15.6" Sleekbooks and Ultrabooks only have a 1366x768 resolution screen.

Why is it disappointing? As far as I know, 15.6" laptops have almost always had 1366x768 resolutions and they've always been more than good enough. Remember, the key attributes to a sleekbook are size, weight and battery life. You start upping the resolution (especially to 1920x1080) and you can expect battery life to fall dramatically because that would use more power from the GPU side of the Trinity APU.

 

[jaguarskx]

I find 1366x768 a bit too limiting. My 14" Lenovo Y470 has that resolution and it's a bit annoying moving several windows around to get at information I am looking for or just trying to view several sources of information at the same time. It crimps my multi-tasking / productivity style.

I'm considering replacing my Y470 next year when Intel's mobile Haswell CPUs are launched with a laptop that has higher resolution, but I don't want it to be more than 15.6" otherwise there's no real point in having a laptop. 1600x900 would be ideal for a 15.6" laptop. For a 14" laptop that resolution will likely make things a little harder to read since 1600x900 has 37% more pixels than 1366x768, but I would need to see such a laptop to determine that though.

 

[Wisecracker]

Kinda disappointing that the 15.6" Sleekbooks and Ultrabooks only have a 1366x768 resolution screen.

Not fer me [:lutfij:4] I like it

I auto-hide the Windows task bar on the left side of the screen ... beats Alt-Tab'n for the most part, too.

If 1080p is a necessity, hook one up to the HDMI-out

I just hope that Trinity Slick-Book will take an OCZ 60GB SSD. That'll boogie.

 

[jaguarskx]

No thanks. I don't want to carry a 24" monitor around with me.

 

[WR2]

I'd like to have some choices. Like; 14" / 1600x900 / matte anti-glare screen.
Paying extra for those options is a better choice than going without, IMO.

 

[WR2]

And don't get me started on IPS screens.

 

[jaguarskx]

And don't get me started on IPS screens.

How about taking a step back and revive passive TN panels?