Great Gift Idea- AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop

“Man, I don’t know what to do without my computer. What am I supposed to do about gaming?” my son asked me Friday night, after I had taken the computer in for repair, only to discover a fried motherboard. I gave him a list of things he could do, including chores, which he seemed less than thrilled about. Instead, he decided to research his replacement computer, as the Geek Squad told him, although they would check on repairs, he would probably have to purchase a new one. While we were at Best Buy, my son decided to browse through the computer section to see his options and stumbled upon the new AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop, designed to provide extreme performance of AMD’s most powerful mobile processor  and deliver an exceptional Gaming and Entertainment experience.  I’ll be honest, I wanted him to have an excellent laptop because he uses it for school work. He’s also going away to college in the fall and needed a dependable laptop.   Plus, I have an HP Envy and love it.
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Here’s what I like about the new HP Envy:

The AMD FX series processor lets me quickly stream Youtube videos, meaning more time spent singing aloud to my family.  (I’m not sure they consider this a plus, although the processor provides great video quality  and award winning graphics for gaming, making it a win in my son’s eyes.)
TouchSmart Technology makes it easy to find any programs we need quickly, allowing us mega-multitasking ability!
The new FX APU powered notebook has  the processing power of 10 compute cores (4 CPU + 6 GPU)**! I’m not sure what this means, but my son, the PC gamer extraordinaire, assures me this is what I want.

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You can pick this up in store, or order online, where you will receive free shipping on orders over $35, or pick up in store. Now that I think of it, maybe I need the new computer instead of my son? Works for me! I can hint I need this for Mother’s Day.  Do you know someone in your life who needs an AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop?  

33 Comments

  1. I love my HP products. My last HP laptop lasted for years. I will have to check out the Envy Touchsmart Laptop.

  2. Perfect… perfect gift for ME. I would love this.

  3. I would love to give this to myself for Mother’s Day. LOL. I guess that’s not the point of gifts, right? I love the idea of a keyboard and touchscreen.

  4. This looks like the perfect laptop for me. I love the touch screen. I will have to go to the store to try one out.

  5. Wohoa, I so want this laptop. It has amazing features and love the colors

  6. I love laptops and this one looks like it has all the bells and whistles!

  7. What was the price on this? I may need a new laptop soon, and have had several HP computers. If the price is right, I think this one would be a good one.

  8. I am loving those touchscreen laptops. That is a snazzy piece of technology!

    • Robin (Masshole Mommy)

      I have been intrigued by the touchscreen laptops too! I just think they are a little expensive right now.

  9. I’ve had my eye on this laptop for a while now. I love how compact and sleek it is to take when I travel.

  10. <—This girl right here needs a new laptop. The HP Touch Envy looks amazing!

  11. I am a gadget girl and would love to have this laptop.

  12. Children today need their own for school. This laptop looks like a great one too.

  13. A brand new lap top would make anybody happy, I could really use one myself and this one looks really great!

  14. I’m in the market for a new laptop and I’ve really been considering this one! I love HP products generally!

  15. Robin {Masshole Mommy}

    That sounds like a great computer. I will have to check it out next time I shop for one.

  16. Hi Pam, The Envy Touchsmart Laptop – looks light, streamline, and a great price – I’ll be looking for something like this soon, I hope – and this is also great for your son to take to college! Thx for the review 🙂
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  17. This would be a great gift for me. Perhaps it could be a birthday present or a just because present.

  18. I think this would be a great gift for anyone, especially for me. I would love to have this for traveling.

  19. I like that it’s touchscreen . light enough to carry around and comes equipped with the necessary functions.

  20. I’ve seen this in person and it really is a great lap top.

  21. Next years income tax I am going to be getting myself a transformer. So yes I am on the hunt for a new Laptop Hp products are great.

  22. This laptop definitely sounds cool to me! I love the new windows OS and it would be cool to try it out on the touch screen.

  23. We really could use a new laptop in our house. I’ll have to check this one out.

  24. My son needs a computer for middle school I might have to look at this option for him.

  25. This looks like such a nice machine! I really want to check this out for myself! It looks and sounds pretty fabulous!

  26. That looks great! This would be an amazing gadget to blog on home or out!

  27. My hubby looked at one of these recently! I though it was pretty cool!

  28. My daughter just bought one of these. She loves it and loves all the features it provides.

  29. I am not a laptop person but this really looks like a good one. My sister is in the market for one right now, so I’ll forward this information to her. Thanks!

  30. that looks like something a windows mom would love

  31. This looks like a great laptop with a lot of fantastic features. Will have to check it out.