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HP has just refreshed their Envy line-up and that includes the 15, 17, and 17 3D. They'll be available starting on December 7th for $1,100, $1,250, and $1,600, respectively, so you better have some moolah ready. The notebooks all look better this time around and hopefully that trackpad's been improved a bit.

The Envy 15 and 17 feature a Core i5-2430M CPU along with 6GB of RAM, Bluetooth, a DVD burner, AMD graphics, and WiDi support. The Envy 15 comes with a standard 15.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution (with a 500GB HDD), while the Envy 17 steps it up with a 17.3-inch display with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. The Envy 17 and 17 3D both pack a 750GB HDD and the 3D model also has 8GB of RAM along with a Blu-ray player which is great if you need it.

HP didn't stop there though. They've also unveiled the Folio 13 which we got a peek of yesterday. This ultrabook packs a 13.3-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, a Core i5-2467M CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, a 6-cell battery (that should last 9 hours), HDMI / USB 2.0 / 3.0 ports, a memory card slot, a backlit keyboard, and the company's CoolSense tech. The notebook weighs 3.3 pounds and it's 0.7-inches thick. This one will be available on December 7th starting at $900 if you're interested.
HP: Engadget
HP Folio 13: Engadget

Apparently, HP looks to refresh their Envy 15 and Envy 17 notebooks with Intel's new and upcoming Intel Core i5-450M, Core i7-740QM, and Core i7-840QM CPUs in the future. The dual-core Core i5-450M will be clocked at 2.40GHz with 3MP of L3 cache and you'll be able to crank up that speed to 2.93GHz. The Core i7 models will, of course, be much faster than that. The Core i7-740QM will be a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.73GHz / 2.93GHz and it'll have 6MB of L3 cache; the Core i7-840QM is also a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.86GHz / 3.20GHz and it'll have 8MB of L3 cache. Who knows when this refresh will actually take place, so we'll have to wait for them.

Both of these Core i7 models are faster than the ones found in the new MacBook Pros. That MacBook Pro refresh is starting to look obsolete already...

[Engadget]

A whole lot of notebooks and netbooks are becoming available to pre-order with Windows 7 pre-installed - since the launch is this Thursday, October 22. So far you can check out HP's desktops here, notebooks here, and their Envy line-up here. If only I had around $2,000 USD to spend on the Envy 15.

The Dell Mini 10v netbook is available here and the Windows 7 Starter Edition costs an extra $30 USD. The Dell Inspiron 11z netbook is available here and the upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium costs an extra $30 USD and it's $130 USD for Windows 7 Professional.

On Amazon Germany's website here, they are now taking pre-orders for the Asus Eee PC T91 tablet netbook for €506 ($754 USD).

On Amazon US' website you can check out the Toshiba Satellite T115, the Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810T, and the AS1810TZ notebooks here, here, and here, respectively. They are also going for $479.99 USD, $599.99 USD, and $549.99 USD, respectively. All three of these notebooks come equipped with Intel ULV CPUs.

HP Line-Up For Pre-Orders: Engadget
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Netbook For Pre-Orders: Netbooked
Asus Eee PC T91 Tablet Netbook For Pre-Orders: Netbooked
Intel ULV-Packed Toshiba Satellite T115 and Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T For Pre-Orders: Netbooked

The very sexy and very MacBook Pro-like HP Envy 15 has just passed the FCC and it spills a little bit more detail about this notebook. The body is said to be made of magnesium, it has a "buttonless glass multitouch trackpad", a Core i7 CPU, and Linux OS options as well. Check out the PDF here.

[Engadget]

It was only a couple of days ago that we got our first look at the MacBook Pro-like HP Envy 15. Well now we're hearing that Dr. Dre and HP are teaming up to make a limited edition black model to this notebook and I think it looks sexy. There's not much to say here, so just enjoy the picture above and check out the link below if you want to see a couple more pictures.

[Engadget]

Here's another HP notebook that looks like a MacBook Pro. This morning we saw the HP Envy 13 and this is the HP Envy 15. This notebook has: a 15-inch display, a 1.6GHz Intel Core i7 720QM CPU, a 320GB HDD, 4GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 graphics, a chiclet keyboard, a night vision webcam, WiFi 802.11 a/g/n, three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI / eSATA port, audio jacks, Bluetooth support, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a 6-cell battery. You can check it out at this link here.

Update on September 15th: According to Gizmodo, this notebook will be available for $1,799 USD.

[Engadget]