Digital Home Thoughts: For HP, Envy is a 13 inch Notebook

"Intentional or not it bears more in resemblance with Apple's lineup than its own predecessors, it's part of the very first wave of computers with Windows 7 pre-installed, it places a large emphasis on battery life but still manages great performance, and it's a "luxury" PC that actually provides some pretty good excuses for its inflated pricetag. We've spent a nice solid week with the laptop, so find out if the Envy 13 can live up to its promise after the break."

HP has been a busy boy. In the past couple of months, it has released the HP Mini 311, dm3 and now for its premium line of ultra-portables, we have the Envy 13. It is pretty. It does perform well. It also comes with an optional battery slice to give you that all day computing. But none of these really make the Envy 13 stand out. The only new thing that it can really trumpet is that it uses Windows 7. I am trying hard to come out with something to say that makes the Envy 13 a must buy, especially something to justify the $1700 price tag, but I cannot. Can anyone think of why someone would pay the price of several netbooks for this?