SEPTEMBER 2020 PCWorld 4310-plus hours of run time in our test. While
that doesn’t touch the 14-hour range of its
Intel-based rivals, it’s closer than AMD-based
laptops have reached in prior generations.
BOTTOM LINE
The HP Envy x360 13 is one of only a
handful of Ryzen 4000-based laptops we’ve
reviewed, but it reinforces a sea change
we’re seeing in performance available
to consumers.
You are literally getting premium CPU and
graphics performance that would typically
cost you two to
three hundred
dollars more with
an Intel CPU. For
example, last year’s
Intel-based Envy
x360 13 (go.
pcworld.com/
ev19) with 8GB
RAM and 256GB
storage cost
roughly the same
$800 as this current
Ryzen-based
model, but the
newer model far
outstrips the older
in CPU
performance.
You’re also getting
a laptop that hits
many right notes in fit and finish. It’s not
perfect by far, but this is overall an impressive
laptop at a great price.HP Envy x360 15
PROS- Solid build.
- Ryzen 5 4500U performs on a par with or better
than comparable Core i7. - Decent speakers.
CONS - SSD is disappointingly slow.
- Screen could be brighter.