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three models use the same display and physical build.
With these high-end components, HP believes the Envy 32 can be a true one-
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content creation. The company goes so far as to call it a creative studio, and I’d
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need to draw or use a pen, thanks to their reclining touch screens.
One disadvantage compared with the iMac is that the Envy uses a sizable
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desk setup, that could be a slight annoyance or not even a consideration, but the
brick is bigger than your average laptop adapter. The HP also comes with a
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missed a few of my left-clicks thanks to its shape), but the latter has some
interesting features I’ll get to in a moment.
The system’s claim to being a do-everything desktop relies not only on the
components but also on the extras and other features, of which the Envy 32 has
plenty. That starts with the soundbar, the key feature after the display. With two
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much better than you’d expect—this system gets loud but still sounds great. The
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soundtrack. It blows away the usual puny built-in speakers on an AIO PC,
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