HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display<\/h3>\nHP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for Missy Elliot\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Better,\u201d I noticed that the pink laser lights didn\u2019t pop the way they should, while the view from an underwater scene looked gray instead of crystal blue. Still, \u00a0the 1080p panel wais sharp enough that I could see individual glitter flakes in Missy\u2019s makeup and the grout tiling in the floor in the background of the pool scene.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/hp-envy-x360-m6-2017-w-g09.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
Readings taken with our colorimeter revealed that the x360\u2019s screen reproduces only 62 percent of the sRGB spectrum. That\u2019s tied with the Inspiron 15 (62 percent), but paltry compared with the Yoga 710 (101 percent), the Aspire R (109 percent) and the mainstream-notebook average (91 percent).<\/p>\n
The Envy\u2019s display wasn\u2019t terribly accurate, scoring a 5.8 on the Delta-E test (lower is better). That\u2019s worse than the results from the Aspire (4), the Inspiron 15 (0.9), the Yoga (0.8) and the average for mainstream notebooks (2.6).<\/p>\n
I knew the HP convertible\u2019s panel was dim, but I wasn\u2019t expecting it to measure so low on our brightness test. The panel \u00a0emitted only 200 nits (an average of brightness). That falls short of the Aspire (310 nits), the Inspiron 15 (244 nits), the Yoga (322 nits) and the mainstream notebook average (267 nits).<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Keyboard, Touch Screen, Touchpad<\/h3>\nThe Envy x360 m6\u2019s full-size backlit keyboard needs a little more depth. When I tested it out on the 10fastfingers.com typing test, I click-clacked my way to 77 words per minute, a notch below my 80-wpm average. My performance fell because its keys were too shallow, which led my fingertips to bottom out, hitting the deck, which became painful over time. Our subsequent keyboard measurements (1.3 millimeters of travel and a required 60 grams of actuation force) proved that travel is the problem, as we prefer between 1.5 and 2.0 mm.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/hp-envy-x360-m6-2017-w-g10.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
The convertible\u2019s touch-screen display accurately tracked my input as I navigated the desktop. It also had no trouble keeping up with my finger as I speedily doodled in Paint.<\/p>\n
The Envy\u2019s 4.6 x 2.5-inch buttonless touchpad accepted my swipes and gestures smoothly, recognizing two-finger scrolling and three-digit app-switching. It also provided a solid feel with each click.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Audio<\/h3>\nThe Envy x360 m6 can kick out the tunes. The laptop\u2019s speakers filled a large conference room with a solid reproduction of Missy Elliott\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Better.\u201d The highs sounded sweet without being too sharp, vocals came through clearly and the bass actually kicked (a rarity considering what passes for bass in a lot of laptops).<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/audio.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
This convertible sounds so great, thanks to tuning from Bang & Olufsen. Keep it locked to the Music preset, as I heard no real benefit from using the Movies or Voice settings.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/h3>\nEquipped with an Intel Core i7-7500U CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 7,200-rpm 1TB hard drive, our review configuration of the Envy x360 m6 offers strong mainstream performance and multitasking. I didn\u2019t notice any lag even after I split my screen between 12 Chrome tabs (including Slack, TweetDeck and Google Docs) and a 1080p YouTube video. The system stayed responsive once I launched a full-system scan in Windows Defender.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/hp-envy-x360-m6-2017-w-g08.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
Thanks to its 7th-Gen Core i7 CPU, the Envy x360 m6 notched a solid score of 8,069 on the Geekbench 3 general performance test. Because of their less-powerful, older CPUs, the $649 \u00a0Acer Aspire R 15 (Core i5-6200U) (5,318), the $749 Inspiron 15 (Core i5-6200U) (6,499) and the $949 Yoga 710 (Core i7-6500U) had results of 5,318, 6,499 and 6,681, respectively.<\/p>\n
Targeted toward a price-conscious audience, the Envy x360 m6 uses a 1TB hard drive rather than a speedy, but smaller and more expensive SSD. As a result, HP\u2019s laptop completed our File transfer test in a modest time of 1 minute and 40 seconds, a transfer rate of 50.9 MBps. That might beat the 29.9 MBps drive (1TB, 5,400 rpm) in the Aspire R 15, but the 122.6 MBps SSD in the Inspiron 15 and the 164.2 MBps SSD in the Yoga 710 smoked it with their times, as does the 162.8 MBps average for mainstream notebooks.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/hp-envy-x360-m6-2017-w-g04.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
The HP convertible matched 20,000 names to addresses in our OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro test in 3 minutes and 35 seconds. That\u2019s faster than the times posted by the Aspire R 15 (4:59), the Inspiron 15 (4:47)and \u00a0the Yoga 710 (4:02), as well as the average for mainstream notebooks (4:21).<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t be able to play anything close to a demanding game on this notebook, as it could only run the Dirt 3 racer (set to 1920\u00d71080 and medium graphics) at 22 frames per second. That\u2019s \u00a0below our 30 fps playability threshold.<\/p>\n
Games with more modest requirements should run smoothly on the Intel HD 620 Graphics-powered Envy x360 m6, which scored a 74,705 on the Ice Storm Unlimited graphics benchmark test. That beats the Intel HD 520-equipped Aspire R 15 (49,995) and Inspiron 15 (64,067), but it\u2019s behind the average for mainstream notebooks (82,322) and the Nvidia GeForce 940 MX-based Yoga 710 (84,670).<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\nMainstream 15-inch notebooks aren\u2019t really known for great battery life, and the Envy x360 m6 won\u2019t change that perception. It lasted only 6 hours and 15 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (web-surfing over Wi-Fi at 100 nits of brightness), which is near the average for mainstream portables (6:31) and longer than the Aspire R 15 (5:20). The Inspiron 15 \u00a0and the Yoga 710 get more out of a full charge at 6:55 and 9:19, respectively.<\/p>\n
Webcam<\/h3>\nThe Envy\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy, but color-accurate photos. When I shot a selfie in our office, it correctly captured the red of a wall and the dark, dark blue of my shirt. However, the overaching blotchiness took out any sort of detail.<\/p>\n
Heat<\/h3>\nThis HP convertible is one cool customer. After we streamed 15 minutes of full-screen HD video on the notebook, our heat gun captured temperatures of 81 degrees Fahrenheit on its touchpad, 83 degrees on the G&H keys \u00a0and 89 degrees along the underside. Those temperatures were well beneath our 95 degree comfort threshold.<\/p>\n
Software<\/h3>\nWe\u2019re used to seeing notebooks come with bloatware such as Candy Crush Saga and Netflix preloaded, but HP throws in a link to Priceline.com and an Amazon shopping app. Buying a new computer shouldn\u2019t require any digital house-cleaning on day one, but that\u2019s what you\u2019ll be doing after that initial boot.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/software.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
HP also tosses in a few proprietary apps, including JumpStart, which walks you through Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and system customization. There\u2019s also Recovery Manager, which provides maintenance options, and Audio Switch, which makes it simpler to manage audio input and output.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Configuration options<\/h3>\nThe entry-level 15-inch Envy x360 m6 is sold by HP for $629 and includes a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive. HP also sells it with a Core i7-7500 CPU, 16GB of memory and that same 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive for $729.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.laptopmag.com\/images\/uploads\/ppress\/45302\/hp-envy-x360-m6-2017-w-g12.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Readings taken with our colorimeter revealed that the x360\u2019s screen reproduces only 62 percent of the sRGB spectrum. That\u2019s tied with the Inspiron 15 (62 percent), but paltry compared with the Yoga 710 (101 percent), the Aspire R (109 percent) and the mainstream-notebook average (91 percent).<\/p>\nThe Envy x360 m6\u2019s full-size backlit keyboard needs a little more depth. When I tested it out on the 10fastfingers.com typing test, I click-clacked my way to 77 words per minute, a notch below my 80-wpm average. My performance fell because its keys were too shallow, which led my fingertips to bottom out, hitting the deck, which became painful over time. Our subsequent keyboard measurements (1.3 millimeters of travel and a required 60 grams of actuation force) proved that travel is the problem, as we prefer between 1.5 and 2.0 mm.<\/p>\n
The convertible\u2019s touch-screen display accurately tracked my input as I navigated the desktop. It also had no trouble keeping up with my finger as I speedily doodled in Paint.<\/p>\n
The Envy\u2019s 4.6 x 2.5-inch buttonless touchpad accepted my swipes and gestures smoothly, recognizing two-finger scrolling and three-digit app-switching. It also provided a solid feel with each click.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Audio<\/h3>\nThe Envy x360 m6 can kick out the tunes. The laptop\u2019s speakers filled a large conference room with a solid reproduction of Missy Elliott\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Better.\u201d The highs sounded sweet without being too sharp, vocals came through clearly and the bass actually kicked (a rarity considering what passes for bass in a lot of laptops).<\/p>\n
This convertible sounds so great, thanks to tuning from Bang & Olufsen. Keep it locked to the Music preset, as I heard no real benefit from using the Movies or Voice settings.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/h3>\nEquipped with an Intel Core i7-7500U CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 7,200-rpm 1TB hard drive, our review configuration of the Envy x360 m6 offers strong mainstream performance and multitasking. I didn\u2019t notice any lag even after I split my screen between 12 Chrome tabs (including Slack, TweetDeck and Google Docs) and a 1080p YouTube video. The system stayed responsive once I launched a full-system scan in Windows Defender.<\/p>\n
Thanks to its 7th-Gen Core i7 CPU, the Envy x360 m6 notched a solid score of 8,069 on the Geekbench 3 general performance test. Because of their less-powerful, older CPUs, the $649 \u00a0Acer Aspire R 15 (Core i5-6200U) (5,318), the $749 Inspiron 15 (Core i5-6200U) (6,499) and the $949 Yoga 710 (Core i7-6500U) had results of 5,318, 6,499 and 6,681, respectively.<\/p>\n
Targeted toward a price-conscious audience, the Envy x360 m6 uses a 1TB hard drive rather than a speedy, but smaller and more expensive SSD. As a result, HP\u2019s laptop completed our File transfer test in a modest time of 1 minute and 40 seconds, a transfer rate of 50.9 MBps. That might beat the 29.9 MBps drive (1TB, 5,400 rpm) in the Aspire R 15, but the 122.6 MBps SSD in the Inspiron 15 and the 164.2 MBps SSD in the Yoga 710 smoked it with their times, as does the 162.8 MBps average for mainstream notebooks.<\/p>\n
The HP convertible matched 20,000 names to addresses in our OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro test in 3 minutes and 35 seconds. That\u2019s faster than the times posted by the Aspire R 15 (4:59), the Inspiron 15 (4:47)and \u00a0the Yoga 710 (4:02), as well as the average for mainstream notebooks (4:21).<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t be able to play anything close to a demanding game on this notebook, as it could only run the Dirt 3 racer (set to 1920\u00d71080 and medium graphics) at 22 frames per second. That\u2019s \u00a0below our 30 fps playability threshold.<\/p>\n
Games with more modest requirements should run smoothly on the Intel HD 620 Graphics-powered Envy x360 m6, which scored a 74,705 on the Ice Storm Unlimited graphics benchmark test. That beats the Intel HD 520-equipped Aspire R 15 (49,995) and Inspiron 15 (64,067), but it\u2019s behind the average for mainstream notebooks (82,322) and the Nvidia GeForce 940 MX-based Yoga 710 (84,670).<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\nMainstream 15-inch notebooks aren\u2019t really known for great battery life, and the Envy x360 m6 won\u2019t change that perception. It lasted only 6 hours and 15 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (web-surfing over Wi-Fi at 100 nits of brightness), which is near the average for mainstream portables (6:31) and longer than the Aspire R 15 (5:20). The Inspiron 15 \u00a0and the Yoga 710 get more out of a full charge at 6:55 and 9:19, respectively.<\/p>\n
Webcam<\/h3>\nThe Envy\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy, but color-accurate photos. When I shot a selfie in our office, it correctly captured the red of a wall and the dark, dark blue of my shirt. However, the overaching blotchiness took out any sort of detail.<\/p>\n
Heat<\/h3>\nThis HP convertible is one cool customer. After we streamed 15 minutes of full-screen HD video on the notebook, our heat gun captured temperatures of 81 degrees Fahrenheit on its touchpad, 83 degrees on the G&H keys \u00a0and 89 degrees along the underside. Those temperatures were well beneath our 95 degree comfort threshold.<\/p>\n
Software<\/h3>\nWe\u2019re used to seeing notebooks come with bloatware such as Candy Crush Saga and Netflix preloaded, but HP throws in a link to Priceline.com and an Amazon shopping app. Buying a new computer shouldn\u2019t require any digital house-cleaning on day one, but that\u2019s what you\u2019ll be doing after that initial boot.<\/p>\n
HP also tosses in a few proprietary apps, including JumpStart, which walks you through Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and system customization. There\u2019s also Recovery Manager, which provides maintenance options, and Audio Switch, which makes it simpler to manage audio input and output.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Configuration options<\/h3>\nThe entry-level 15-inch Envy x360 m6 is sold by HP for $629 and includes a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive. HP also sells it with a Core i7-7500 CPU, 16GB of memory and that same 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive for $729.<\/p>\n
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This convertible sounds so great, thanks to tuning from Bang & Olufsen. Keep it locked to the Music preset, as I heard no real benefit from using the Movies or Voice settings.<\/p>\nEquipped with an Intel Core i7-7500U CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 7,200-rpm 1TB hard drive, our review configuration of the Envy x360 m6 offers strong mainstream performance and multitasking. I didn\u2019t notice any lag even after I split my screen between 12 Chrome tabs (including Slack, TweetDeck and Google Docs) and a 1080p YouTube video. The system stayed responsive once I launched a full-system scan in Windows Defender.<\/p>\n
Thanks to its 7th-Gen Core i7 CPU, the Envy x360 m6 notched a solid score of 8,069 on the Geekbench 3 general performance test. Because of their less-powerful, older CPUs, the $649 \u00a0Acer Aspire R 15 (Core i5-6200U) (5,318), the $749 Inspiron 15 (Core i5-6200U) (6,499) and the $949 Yoga 710 (Core i7-6500U) had results of 5,318, 6,499 and 6,681, respectively.<\/p>\n
Targeted toward a price-conscious audience, the Envy x360 m6 uses a 1TB hard drive rather than a speedy, but smaller and more expensive SSD. As a result, HP\u2019s laptop completed our File transfer test in a modest time of 1 minute and 40 seconds, a transfer rate of 50.9 MBps. That might beat the 29.9 MBps drive (1TB, 5,400 rpm) in the Aspire R 15, but the 122.6 MBps SSD in the Inspiron 15 and the 164.2 MBps SSD in the Yoga 710 smoked it with their times, as does the 162.8 MBps average for mainstream notebooks.<\/p>\n
The HP convertible matched 20,000 names to addresses in our OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro test in 3 minutes and 35 seconds. That\u2019s faster than the times posted by the Aspire R 15 (4:59), the Inspiron 15 (4:47)and \u00a0the Yoga 710 (4:02), as well as the average for mainstream notebooks (4:21).<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t be able to play anything close to a demanding game on this notebook, as it could only run the Dirt 3 racer (set to 1920\u00d71080 and medium graphics) at 22 frames per second. That\u2019s \u00a0below our 30 fps playability threshold.<\/p>\n
Games with more modest requirements should run smoothly on the Intel HD 620 Graphics-powered Envy x360 m6, which scored a 74,705 on the Ice Storm Unlimited graphics benchmark test. That beats the Intel HD 520-equipped Aspire R 15 (49,995) and Inspiron 15 (64,067), but it\u2019s behind the average for mainstream notebooks (82,322) and the Nvidia GeForce 940 MX-based Yoga 710 (84,670).<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\nMainstream 15-inch notebooks aren\u2019t really known for great battery life, and the Envy x360 m6 won\u2019t change that perception. It lasted only 6 hours and 15 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (web-surfing over Wi-Fi at 100 nits of brightness), which is near the average for mainstream portables (6:31) and longer than the Aspire R 15 (5:20). The Inspiron 15 \u00a0and the Yoga 710 get more out of a full charge at 6:55 and 9:19, respectively.<\/p>\n
Webcam<\/h3>\nThe Envy\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy, but color-accurate photos. When I shot a selfie in our office, it correctly captured the red of a wall and the dark, dark blue of my shirt. However, the overaching blotchiness took out any sort of detail.<\/p>\n
Heat<\/h3>\nThis HP convertible is one cool customer. After we streamed 15 minutes of full-screen HD video on the notebook, our heat gun captured temperatures of 81 degrees Fahrenheit on its touchpad, 83 degrees on the G&H keys \u00a0and 89 degrees along the underside. Those temperatures were well beneath our 95 degree comfort threshold.<\/p>\n
Software<\/h3>\nWe\u2019re used to seeing notebooks come with bloatware such as Candy Crush Saga and Netflix preloaded, but HP throws in a link to Priceline.com and an Amazon shopping app. Buying a new computer shouldn\u2019t require any digital house-cleaning on day one, but that\u2019s what you\u2019ll be doing after that initial boot.<\/p>\n
HP also tosses in a few proprietary apps, including JumpStart, which walks you through Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and system customization. There\u2019s also Recovery Manager, which provides maintenance options, and Audio Switch, which makes it simpler to manage audio input and output.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Configuration options<\/h3>\nThe entry-level 15-inch Envy x360 m6 is sold by HP for $629 and includes a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive. HP also sells it with a Core i7-7500 CPU, 16GB of memory and that same 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive for $729.<\/p>\n
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Envy\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy, but color-accurate photos. When I shot a selfie in our office, it correctly captured the red of a wall and the dark, dark blue of my shirt. However, the overaching blotchiness took out any sort of detail.<\/p>\n
Heat<\/h3>\nThis HP convertible is one cool customer. After we streamed 15 minutes of full-screen HD video on the notebook, our heat gun captured temperatures of 81 degrees Fahrenheit on its touchpad, 83 degrees on the G&H keys \u00a0and 89 degrees along the underside. Those temperatures were well beneath our 95 degree comfort threshold.<\/p>\n
Software<\/h3>\nWe\u2019re used to seeing notebooks come with bloatware such as Candy Crush Saga and Netflix preloaded, but HP throws in a link to Priceline.com and an Amazon shopping app. Buying a new computer shouldn\u2019t require any digital house-cleaning on day one, but that\u2019s what you\u2019ll be doing after that initial boot.<\/p>\n
HP also tosses in a few proprietary apps, including JumpStart, which walks you through Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and system customization. There\u2019s also Recovery Manager, which provides maintenance options, and Audio Switch, which makes it simpler to manage audio input and output.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Configuration options<\/h3>\nThe entry-level 15-inch Envy x360 m6 is sold by HP for $629 and includes a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive. HP also sells it with a Core i7-7500 CPU, 16GB of memory and that same 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive for $729.<\/p>\n
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
We\u2019re used to seeing notebooks come with bloatware such as Candy Crush Saga and Netflix preloaded, but HP throws in a link to Priceline.com and an Amazon shopping app. Buying a new computer shouldn\u2019t require any digital house-cleaning on day one, but that\u2019s what you\u2019ll be doing after that initial boot.<\/p>\n
HP also tosses in a few proprietary apps, including JumpStart, which walks you through Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and system customization. There\u2019s also Recovery Manager, which provides maintenance options, and Audio Switch, which makes it simpler to manage audio input and output.<\/p>\n
HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Configuration options<\/h3>\nThe entry-level 15-inch Envy x360 m6 is sold by HP for $629 and includes a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive. HP also sells it with a Core i7-7500 CPU, 16GB of memory and that same 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive for $729.<\/p>\n
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The $899 Best Buy-exclusive model we tested is almost the same as the above $729 model, but it has a faster hard drive (1TB 7,200 rpm). It\u2019s clearly not worth a $170 premium just to go from a 5,400-rpm drive to a slightly faster one. A better, albeit pricier version is the $949 model sold by HP that packs both a 1TB 7,200-rpm drive and a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\nThe HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a sexy, speedy 2-in-1 that thrives when it\u2019s doing tons of multitasking at the office and blasting tunes after-hours. Although the $899 configuration we tested is a bit pricey for a laptop with a mediocre screen and a mechanical hard drive, the $730 or $629 models offer good value for the money.<\/p>\n
However, if you\u2019re looking for an affordable 15-inch 2-in-1, the Acer Aspire R 15<\/strong> provides decent performance and a bright display for only $550. And if you can spend a full $949, the speedy 15-inch Lenovo Yoga 710<\/strong> offers a great keyboard, speedy SSD and long battery life. However, if you want a good balance between performance, style and price, the HP Envy x360 m6 \u00a0is a worthy choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HP Envy x360 m6 Review, Display HP Envy x360 m6 Review,\u00a0The Envy x360 m6\u2019s 15.6-inch display is crisp, but it suffers from dim, muted colors. When I watched the music video for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}