The HP ENVY 4 Ultrabook | Click photo to enlarge.
With the fall semester rapidly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about back to school shopping. And whether you’re attending college for the first time or returning for another year, there’s no back-to-school purchase more important than a good computer.
To celebrate back-to-school season, our fabulous friends at HP let us test drive one of their hottest notebooks, the HP ENVY 4, and we’re officially smitten.
Read on to learn all about this stylish back-to-school essential AND enter to win one of your very own!
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All About the HP ENVY 4 Ultrabook
Here at CF, we’re pretty discerning notebook shoppers: We not only want a computer that’s fast, powerful, and lightweight, but we want it to be stylish, too. (If we’re staring at it for hours a day, it better look good!) Suffice to say that most laptops we’ve tested have not fit the bill.
But as soon as we saw the HP ENVY 4, we knew this was an exception. Not only does this computer exceed our tech requirements, but it more than fulfills the style quotient. Let’s break it down:
Tech Specs:
Let’s face it: the perfect computer for college needs to perform. Whether you’re editing a presentation, typing your thesis, or just browsing Facebook, your laptop needs to handle it all with ease.
Unlike other ultra-thin laptops we’ve tested, the ENVY 4 is incredibly responsive. Boasting an Intel® Core™ i5-3317U 1.7 GHz processor and 4 GB of RAM (upgradable to 16 GB), it can handle anything. Plus, with a 500 GB hard drive, there’s more than enough space for your notes, music, photos, and more.
Design:
As mentioned earlier, we expect our gadgets to be as stylish as they are functional. And the ENVY 4 is total eye-candy: With a gorgeous, shiny brushed metal design, backlit keyboard, and ultra thin (.78 in) profile, it’s incredibly chic. While we prefer the sparkle of the silver model (above), the ENVY 4 also comes in Louboutin-esque black and red, if that’s more your style.
Special Features:
Finally, the ENVY 4 is packed with features that make it perfect for college students. Here’s a quick sampling:
- Equipped with Beats Audio™, dual speakers, and a subwoofer – music sounds amazing on the ENVY 4.
- Weighing just 3.86 lbs, and with over 7 hours of battery life, it’s ideal for toting around campus.
- Equipped with HP ProtectSmart, which senses motion and secures your data, so you won’t lose everything if you accidentally drop it.
- HP CoolSense technology automatically adjusts your notebook’s temperature based on usage and conditions – no more overheating or burnt legs while wearing shorts! (The latter has happened to us.)
Enter to Win an HP ENVY 4!
Now that you know the HP ENVY 4, here’s your chance to snag one: One lucky CF reader will win an HP ENVY 4 in Black/Silver, pictured above.
Entering is easy – just leave a comment on this post and tell us… What’s on your back-to-school shopping list? Be specific! Are you seeking out the perfect pair of leopard flats? New dresses, perhaps? Furniture for your dorm room? The perfect black leather tote? Anything goes, so have fun and tell us what you’re coveting for back-to-campus!
Make sure to include your real email address in the “email” section of the form so we can contact you if you win.
Giveaway Rules & Eligiblity
This giveaway is open to CF readers in the U.S. only. Only one entry per person/computer, please. Those who try to enter more than once will have all their entries deleted.
You have until Monday, August 20th at 10:00 AM Eastern to enter, at which time we’ll randomly choose a winner from all eligible entries and announce their name on our Facebook page and Twitter.
Thanks to our friends at HP for their generosity and best of luck!
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by HP. The opinions, as always, are our own. For more information, see our disclosure page.
I will be getting lots of cute flats, and wedges. And lots of printed skinny jeans.
I’m searching for the comfiest and yet still not completely unflattering scrubs to wear for nursing school!! Wish me luck 🙂
I have been desperately searching for the perfect black leather motorcycle jacket for years.
1: a cute bright colored fitted sweatshirt
2: a pair of loafers, love them!
3: a pretty sturdy tote big enough to carry my laptop and my books.
A laptop like this is #1 on my back to school shopping list!
My back to school list / wish-list:
* A lighter laptop that does not overheat
* Curlformers & a new denman brush
* Printed ankle pants (floral print, polka dot, houndstooth)
* Flare jeans (basic denim & colored like red & burgundy)
* More skirts (maxi, knee length skirts, knee length pencil skirts)
* Hoodies from VS’s
* More cardigans
* More V-neck shirts & longline camis in a variety of colors
* More work appropriate blouses
1) New Bedding
2) Boat shoes
3) New flats
4) the perfect cardigan sweater
1. Canvas Rucksack backpack
2. Nude heels
3. The PERFECT black flats
4. Rainbow spotted rain boots
5. Cross body bag
6. Slouch beanie
7. Business casual suit for those interviews!
8. Vintage earrings and watch
9. As many headbands as I can find.
10. Heavy knit slouch sweater
11. Ankle button leggings
12. Large slippers for the dorm.
13. A nice RA 🙂
“Back to School”
Wardrobe Update Shopping List:
1). Maxi Skirts/ Maxi Dresses
2). Autumn toned nail polishes (like burnt orange, deep-deeep red)
3). Antique finish silver jewelry (delicate metalwork, not chunky)
4). Floral Patterned Keds (or other canvas shoe)
5). Colored Skinny Jeans! (autumn or faded colors, not too bright)
6). Sheer Boxy/ Loose Tops
7). High Heeled Black Boots, with lots of decorative buckles
8). Flat Black Leather Sandals with lots of buckled straps
9). Mac Eyeshadows, in autumn colors
10). A Brown Leather Jacket
The number one thing on my back to school shopping list is a denim vest!
I am looking for a lot of things this fall for back to school and somethings are…
-A room divider since I have to share a dorm room because I’d like to have some form of privacy
-A cute desk lamp maybe green, silver or white
-A tall lamp to have next to my bed
– A flashlight just in case the lights go out( one can never know)
-Acouple of printed bed sheets to match my vibrant personality
– A bright color rug to have near my bed so when I get up in the morning I don’t touch the cold floor
-ALOT of winter clothes because the jackets I have are only made for the hot climate( Leather and wool is what I looking for)
-Snow boots!( I’m gonna need that because the closest I have to that is UGGs which will get ruined in the snow)
-Knitted HATS!( Hopefully one size fit all type deal because I have a lot of hair)
-School supplies and LOTS of it( since I’ll be attending a design college I’m going to need materials for draping, flat pattern making and sewing. I’ll also need art supplies for my figure drawing classes and other art related courses.And I am going to need to buy books for my liberal arts courses.)
-Quick foods like progresso soup time mid day hunger or late night bites
-A nice soft pillow that won’t hurt my neck when I sleep on it
-A cute planner to manage my time but also one where I have enough space to write down all of my assignments.
-Some prisma markers to work on my illustrations
-Bathroom supplies!
-hopefully I find some $1 dollar filp flops
-A cute green basket to put all my bathroom needs in when I’m traveling from the bathroon to my dorm room.
-A chic modern hamper that doesnt cost too much
-Orange, red, brown, nude, pink lipstick because I want to make a statement in college
-black and brown eyliners for when I want to do a smokey eye
-A cute neon satchel and/or clutch… no BOTH!
On my list are:
Pretty, work-appropriate blouses
Dark wash bootcut jeans
Nude pumps
White and/or brightly colored blazer
Boyfriend blazer
Military style jacket
Heaven knows I won’t buy ALL of these this fall, but this is the list I’m working off of. 🙂
My back-to-school shopping list includes:
1. school supplies!
2. home decor for my apartment
3. clothes-jeans, jeans, jeans!
4. flats
5. nail polish
6. food!
7. some new music for the school year
8. more apartment things
😀
My back to school list:
1. New American Eagle “Artist” jeans, they’re my favorites
2. Running Shoes, preferably the Saucony Hurricane 14 shoes in HOT PINK! 🙂
3. new headphones
4. long sleeved shirts (because my college’s class rooms are FREEZING!)
5. Organic, fair trade, cruelty-free, natural mascara
6. TONS of healthy snacks for my dorm
7. my books for class…which I still need to order. Oops! 🙂
Back to school shopping list
– classic white button down blouse
– lots of fun printed fashion scarves
– bright colored or animal print flats
– dark wash jeggings
– fun nail polish
I would love to find these items
Thrift a few band t shirts (Portishead, Bauhaus, etc)
good quality black flats
lots of tights
more decoration for my room
all the components for my Halloween costume!