Hp Envy Notebook 6

Superb battery life, Nicely designed, Great value, Good usability

Average performance, Poor speakers

Fairly thin ; Reasonably light ; Screen is bright and clear ; Fast enough ; Lack of bloatware

Poor battery life ; Terrible trackpad ; Fingerprint/grease magnet ; SSD only for fast boot ; Low screen resolution

When we think of Ultrabooks, we tend to think of something like the Asus Zenbook UX32A, the Acer Aspire S5 or, of course, the Apple MacBook Air - all with small screen sizes, super-thin chassis and speedy SSD performance.

The HP Envy 6-1006ea Sleekbook scores the same as its Ultrabook counterpart. It's £100 cheaper but this comes with a sacrifice in raw performance. This laptop will suffice for basic tasks like web browsing but not much more.

Multi-tasking oomph ; Six-hour battery life ; Value for money

Compromised screen resolution ; Skinny but still weighty ; Underwhelming speakers

It's not strictly an Ultrabook, but HP's Sleekbook is both great value and great to use.

Beyond its streamlined looks the HP Envy Ultrabook 6-1010ea doesn't have a great deal to offer. It's no powerhouse, won't play games particularly well and there's no optical drive. But if your needs are modest and you need a more lightweight 15in...

In today’s mobile computing world, due to a myriad of reasons, consumers have begun demanding more while also making due with less. Build

HP’s attempt to tackle the Ultrabook for half the price is admirable, but its budget cuts are evident in several key areas: the screen mixes mediocre quality with a low resolution, good design and build quality is matched with iffy ergonomics, and the...

Processing power may not be the HP’s forte, but battery life is highly impressive for a 15.6in machine. In our light-use test the HP lasted for 7hrs 27mins before it ran out of juice, which isn’t far off the stamina we’ve seen from many Intel Ultrabooks.

Good configuration ; Well built ; Good input devices

Poor screen ; Single-band Wi-Fi ; Inconsistent performance

HP's Envy 6-1001tx is an Ultrabook that's large, but it just squeezes into Intel's requirements for thickness. It's a good model to consider if you want a thin and reasonably light notebook for gaming. You get a good configuration with lots of RAM,...