http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
I had one of the first SONY VAIOs that was less then 1" thick and could easily fit in a manilla envelop at least a decade before the Mac Book Air. Its "Magnesium" unibody case wore too easily and over time became literally thinner and thinner.

But it did survive unbelievably well, stuck in a NY subway door and skidded under a taxi cab.

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The similarities are too crazy, but best of luck to HP. It seems they're on the right track so far.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
Apple has been so far ahead in notebook design aesthetics for so many years it's not funny anymore. hp has correctly adopted the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy which, until they can come up with something better, is the right one.

Would I buy an hp branded macbook running W7 with no odd connectors or proprietary shit? I might just...]]>Sep 29th 2009 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
It even copies the Macbook Pro Silver/Black motif.

Wow. How many companies does Johnny Ive work for???]]>Sep 29th 2009 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
You can't patent the aesthetic qualities of a product. You can register the design itself, but that is very specific and quite easy to get around, merely by changing one aspect of the design.]]>Sep 30th 2009 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
Sounds about right.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
Dude, you've been drinking the Kool Aid. Apple's battery technology is the same as everybody else's. From the testing I've seen in fact Windows is *slightly* better at power management all else being equal. And the actual batteries are the same other than their size and shape.

"How about a custom designed motherboard."

Every laptop uses a custom designed motherboard. In fact the circuit board inside my Microsoft Mouse is a custom-designed board, as is the one inside my WD external USB drive, and the one in my 3G router and ...

"Show me another laptop that has a Unibody chassis, no this one doesn't."

This is actually true. And yes, I'm sure the Powerbooks are stiffer as a result, meaning better for the weight and thickness. ]]>Sep 30th 2009 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
Show me where a unibody affects functionality and I'll start to care.]]>Sep 30th 2009 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 30th 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 30th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
It's just other manufacturers had them months before.

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AND BOY IS THAT THING FAST! Really fast. And much lighter and thinner than you would expect a desktop-replacement to be.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
Oh stop it. You're embarrassing yourself.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
To be a MacBook killer it would have to be similarly spec'd to the MacBook or better and a lot cheaper, something I doubt HP is going to do with this. Seems more likely it'll be positioned as a premium product from HP and will be slightly cheaper as per usual for PCs vs. Macs. But not enough to make lots of people change their mind about the whole Mac vs. PC thing. ]]>Sep 30th 2009 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 30th 2009 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/=D]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
I applaud the use of magnesium. It is both stronger and lighter than aluminum.
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And it's actually called Envy? I appreciate the honesty.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/Sep 29th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/ The ctrl should always be the most bottom left button.

Feh, you non-UNIX weenie. :-) Ctrl should be next to the letter 'A'! And CapsLock. . . eliminated!

But I agree about the extra keys - at least separate them from the main keyboard, ala a Sun keyboard. It looks like there is room, maybe.]]>Sep 29th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/hp-envy-15-fcc-filing-reveals-magnesium-casing-linux-options/
I'd love to have a laptop with a trackpad and buttons, a non-glossy screen, and an enormous external battery. Just to shake things up.]]>Sep 29th 2009 6:27PM