HP Envy 23 d160qd user reviews

Pros Fast, versatile, economical, easy to set up and use. Reasonably large screen.

Cons As with almost all new computers, lots of bloatware to get rid of. Windows 8 takes some getting used to. Skimpy documentation.

Summary Found it on the HP website for $1149.99. i7 3.1 processor, 8gb RAM, blu-ray player, no graphics card (extra cost option), wireless keyboard and mouse. After looking at your report and examining the graphs, I saw that there is not much difference between the HP and the Dell. Plus: Why do your reviewers assume that all users are gamers and want huge screens? 23" fits nicely in my space and is easy to manipulate the touch screen. I do a good deal of word processing and photo editing and watch an occasional disk or Netflix stream. I was astounded at the quality of image and sound on this set. The heart of my home theater is a Pioneer Kuro t.v., so I have a good standard of comparison. The movies play perfectly--no hesitation of artifacts. My photos look so much better than they did on my last monitor--a 24" Dell. I load and edit RAW image files in Adobe Photoshop Elements speedily with no hangups or slowdowns. For a user with moderate demands I can't think of a better computer that this. Highly recommended.