HP TouchSmart 4-1103sa

8 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Design (4)
Keyboard (3)
Build quality (2)
Performance (2)
Value for money (2)

Negative
Screen (4)
Battery (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the build quality and value for money. The performance and keyboard also get good opinions. The sound and portability get mixed reviews, and some have doubts about the battery and screen.

design, keyboard, performance, value for money, build quality

screen, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the HP TouchSmart 4-1103sa is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Sean Hollister (theverge.com)

HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 review

To prepare for the Windows 8 onslaught, laptop manufacturers are trying all sorts of inventive touchscreen notebook designs. Some screens flip, some spin, some twist, and some can actually be detached from their keyboards so you can have a tablet for...

Excellent touch experience ; Few potential dealbreakers ; Decent array of ports

Uninspired design ; Ugly screen ; Unimpressive battery life

Patience, friends

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by: Sherri L. Smith (laptopmag.com)

HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4

HP's first Windows 8 notebook offers an attractive design and a touch-screen display, but skimps on the battery life.

Slick design; Solid performance; Fast boot time

Dim display; Mushy keyboard ; Below-average battery life

Click to EnlargeThe $904 HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is a good-looking notebook that serves up plenty of power with a blazing fast boot time, good audio, and a fairly responsive touch-screen display. Using the screen to navigate Windows 8 worked...

Oct, 2012

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Expert review by: Joshua Goldman (cnet.com)

HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4

Laptops with touch screens aren't new territory for HP. Windows 8 and its touch-friendly interface, however, gives consumers more of a reason to have one, even on traditional laptop designs like the HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 (4t-1100 series to be...

HP's Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is an attractive ultrabook with a respectable mix of components for its price, a responsive touch screen, and a backlit keyboard.

The Envy TouchSmart 4 isn't very configurable, so you can't make it too much more powerful than it already is. It's on the heavy side for an "ultrabook" (if you consider 4.5 pounds heavy). Its touch pad is jumpy at default settings.

The HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is a good gateway to the Windows 8 experience with a responsive touch screen in a traditional laptop body.

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: thrillticket (cnet.com)

"Perfect! 90% used on my lap in the bed. Even at night."

Very happy with this computer. Much lighter than what I previously had. Overall performance is great. I would definitely recommend this computer with the i5 CORE processor.

Light weight, keyboard lights up for night time use not to disturb the wife. Hp CoolSense keeps it running cooler than most, but I use a tilted cooling pad anyway. I also use a flex fan over the power button. The left side gets warm.

The touch screen is too sensitive on the right side to where as the function screen will pop out too often. Lately I have been having my screen freezing. Not sure why yet. The external Beats speakers sound HORRIBLE!

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: mr100percent (cnet.com)

"I already have this laptop for more than a mint (i5)"

-rather cheap

-Battery is not very strong.

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by: Jon L Jacobi (pcadvisor.co.uk)

HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 review

Our test laptop shipped with an Intel Core i5-3317U CPU, 4GB of system memory, Windows 8 and integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics - the product on sale in the UK comes with 8GB RAM, however, so expect an uplift in performance (you can never have too much...

The chief issue, as mentioned, with the Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook 4 is its weight. To be fair, HP is hardly alone - I've seen a number of Ultrabooks, including older, non-touch based systems come in at over four pounds. If the heft doesn't bother you,...

Nov, 2012