Tech Advisor – October 2019

OCTOBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 57

BUYING GUIDE

This colour ability is clear more-or-less from the

moment you bring up the Windows 10 Start menu.

The red of the Microsoft News icon looks extremely

vivid and punchy, to an extent that may even seem

oversaturated if you’re used to a less colour-rich screen.

Contrast has improved hugely, too. We recorded

1700:1 ANSI contrast, another excellent result at any

price, let alone £899. Last year’s version only managed

867:1. Brightness is perhaps the most important

improvement if you plan to use the Envy 13 while out

ofthehouse.Itsmaximumbrightnessis 377cd/m^2.

Yetagain, you wouldn’t grumble at this at twice the

price. The 2018 Envy 13 managed 281cd/m^2. A 35

percent increase in brightness makes the laptop much

easier to use on bright days.

Right from first boot-up we
could tell this is a higher
grade of screen than we
saw in the 2018 version