Tech Advisor – October 2019

62 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

BUYING GUIDE

HP also includes a USB-C adaptor. It’s a little

breakout cable with an HDMI socket. There’s even a

webcam ‘kill switch’ on the side, handy if you’re worried

about hackers accessing the Envy 13 camera. It’s worth

notingthattheUSB-CportdoessupportThunderbolt

3 though, which is a shame.

The HP Envy 13 speakers are Bang & Olufsen

branded,likethoseofseveralotherHPlaptops.This

isno guarantee of quality, but we’re fairly happy with

the results here.

There’s a hint of bass to give kick drums actual

representation, solid mid-range presence and perfectly

respectable volume on tap. At high volumes there’s a

little mid distortion with some content, but considering

this is not a ‘money no object’ laptop we’re just happy

these speakers make movie soundtracks listenable.

Battery life

HP also seems to have improved battery life a little

with this generation. We found the last Envy 13 lasted

The HP has decent

connectivity options