HP ENVY 6-1010us Sleekbook 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

PROS: this laptop looks great, feels great, and at the beginning...worked great. It is very light and sleek, which I loved!CONS: I made the mistake of not reading all of the reviews before buying this laptop and now I GREATLY REGRET that!!!! So first the shift key became harder to press, then before long it would randomly freeze and there was nothing to do to fix it, then left hinge on the laptop broke so the only thing on that was connecting the left side together was a FEW WIRES!!! Now you couldn't really shut the laptop and the laptop was crooked!!! Also, I thought I should state for the record that I take VERY good care of my things and the reason my laptop was falling apart WASN'T my doing!!! So because it was broken I sent it back and HP said it would take a WHILE before they could fix my laptop so they said I could pick out a new laptop....so after days and days of talking to HP I found one I liked and they said they had in stock....however they just informed me that it is no longer in stock (even though I supposedly ordered it through one of their managers a few days ago!!!!!!). I am so incredibly disappointed with the HP envy laptop and the company HP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an excellent computer for the price point, especially being an "ultrabook." Technically it is called a sleekbook because it uses and AMD processor and not an Intel.I removed most of the bloatware with the exception of the HP power monitoring program. It's not necessary to keep, but it's easy to use.I won't go into too long of a review, but I'll try to cover some points that I feel that are important to note.Pros:-Light weight-Excellent battery life and charges very quickly-Quick start up-Able to play a few games after upgrading the ram to 8gb. I have played a few games through Steam like Portal 2, The Walking Dead, and Plants vs. Zombies. And they all play flawlessly with out having to adjust any settings.Cons:-Flimsy screen. I understand that this is an ultra thin computer, so I didn't expect it to hold up the same as a super thick standard laptop. But I expected it to withstand a little bit of abuse from going in and out of a case and on occasion, my 13 pound cat deciding to sleep on it when I'm not looking. All my previous non-ultrabook laptops have been abused much, much more and never had the screen crack and I have had some pretty cheap to moderately priced Acer and Toshiba laptops. So I am currently in the process of having a new screen replaced. Which brings me to another note for anyone who ever needs to replace the screen: HP wants $269 for parts, labor, and shipping. You can have this done for half the price and in a single day at a computer repair shop near you.-The beats audio software seems to eat up a TON of the ram and CPU usage. Turning it off makes a difference, but then when you want to listen to something it sounds HORRIBLE. So on it stays.- The touch pad is a little finicky and drives me up the wall at times. I'm fairly tech savvy, but I cannot for the life of me truly understand how the scrolling and zoom works with it. Also, right clicking is a little weird on it too. Its not awful, but can be annoying if you aren't looking down at the pad when you are clicking away.-Lack of the 10 key pad. For a computer this wide, you would think it would have one. It's not something I require in a laptop, but definitely nice to have if you know how to use a 10 key pad efficiently.-Cursor jumping. HUGELY ANNOYING!!!I definitely recommend this laptop to anyone looking for an "ultrabook." For the price and what you get, I do not think you could do any better. The only thing is, you really should upgrade the RAM from 4 to 8 gb. It makes a world a difference on this laptop. A warning though, getting the bottom off requires a little finesse and getting the RAM to seat properly was a little bit of a challenge due to the tight space.Update 2/17/2013:This laptop is garbage. I was seriously impressed with it at first. Unfortunately after having this computer for less than six months, I want to go "Office Space" on it (up know, the part were they beat up the printer.)I had to send it back to HP to have them replace the hard drive after it getting corrupted AND now the screen bezel separated from the lid, separating everything that has been protecting the screen. Apparently this is a common issues with "ultrabooks." The innerds of the lid are made of plastic vs the MacBook Air, where they are made up of metal that can better support the lid and doesn't fall apart so easily.I am over ultrabooks and I am over HP. I am SO SORRY that I eeeever gave this computer a good review. Only time could tell :(

Not good. I purchased three of these for myself and two employees. Within a month, one model had a hinge break and mess up the monitor. It still worked, but you could no longer open or close the screen. When I spoke with HP they said it was a "common issue" and that they would replace it under warranty. They did, but it took 4 weeks to get the replacement.Then it happened to a second computer. Unfortunately that one was purchased from Officemax and under their warranty, they did NOT replace the hinge. they simply sent me a refund, but did NOT REFUND the $130 extended 3-year warranty I had purchased RIPOFF!Now a THIRD one has had a hinge break (and it's only 7 months old.) So I'm dealing with HP to get that fixed.DO NOT BUY THIS COMPUTER!Did I mention i also had one that had a keyboard failure that had to be replaced by HP? The technician said, "yeah we've had a few keyboards fail on that model. It's a common problem." And that took 3 weeks to get the replacement.DO NOT BUY THIS COMPUTER!It looks like, but it's built so flimsy it won't last. Fortunately it's a company so we have extra computers that we can use while these are getting replaced. I can't imagine if it was my only computer and I had to wait weeks for the replacement. Shame on HP for selling a model that breaks so often.