The HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is a laptop dedicated to content creation with a large screen and significant performance power. With a 16-inch widescreen 16:10 ratio, people working in the media industry or general office work have enough space to work.
1. HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA design review: All silver is silver!
The HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA has a very special design. The machine is finished with aluminum but is covered in silver on all details, from the lid, keyboard to keycap and bottom. With the appearance of the HP logo and minimalist design details, this laptop looks very suitable for office work.
The distinctive HP logo is placed in the middle of the lid and below the display, while the Envy logo is placed on the keyboard and the back edge of the display lid. There’s also Bang & Olufsen branding on the keyboard to confirm the refined sound of the four speakers on board.
The HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9P’s appearance is very suitable for office work, but the design is a bit boring (Photo: PCWorld).
At just 19.9mm thick, the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA has a compact design for such a large-screen laptop. It is certainly more compact than other gaming laptops and high-end models. However, this appearance can be misleading because the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is much heavier than that. It weighs around 2.37kg, making it one of the heaviest 16-inch laptops on the market.
Next up is the good news about the keyboard. The HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA keyboard has removed the numpad row, so the keys will be more spacious, with reasonable spacing, providing a more comfortable typing experience. In addition, the keyboard layout is also aligned in the middle, providing a better overall look. Although there is no numeric keypad, the keyboard still has useful function keys, such as the Page-Up, Page-Down, Home and End keys on the right edge. In addition, on the function key row, there are two highly appreciated keys: a key to mute the microphone and a convenient webcam shortcut key. Both keys have small LEDs so we can know when they are activated.
The keyboard on the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9P has poor contrast and is difficult to see (Photo: PCWorld).
However, there are also some negative points about this keyboard. That is, HP continues to use a strange color scheme, which makes the keyboard’s contrast very low. The silver keys with gray printed keycaps are very difficult to see, although there is backlighting but it does not improve much. If the company applied the common color scheme, white letters on a black background, it would probably be rated higher.
The touchpad on the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is large enough to not feel cramped. The surface is very smooth and responds accurately to gestures. The click response is perfect with high sensitivity and quiet sound.
The laptop has a decent number of ports for all your needs. It has two USB-C ports that support Thunderbolt 4 and two more USB-A ports for peripheral expansion. There’s also an HDMI port and a microSD card reader.
Full connectivity for the intended use (Photo: PCWorld).
The HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is equipped with an IPS LCD screen with WQXGA resolution (2560 x 1600 pixels) with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate. The images displayed on the screen, although not as sharp and with unparalleled contrast as on the 4K OLED version, are still more than good enough for everyday tasks.
In addition, the device has a maximum brightness of 400 nits, 100% sRGB color coverage to display content with vivid, true-to-life color shades. The 16-inch size with a 16:10 aspect ratio makes the screen feel much wider than a 15.6-inch 16:9 screen, with it, you absolutely do not need an additional external monitor unless the job requires it.
The screen displays all content beautifully, and the high refresh rate supports good productivity (Photo: PCWorld).
On the other hand, this 120Hz IPS display of the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA has a huge advantage in terms of use for content creation and gaming.
The webcam on the machine offers two important features: 1080p resolution and IR. With 1080p, it shows a sharp image, much better balanced than the blurry image of the 720p camera. And with IR, the webcam works with Windows Hello to log in with facial recognition, which is easier and more secure than typing a password. And although there is no physical security, you can turn off the webcam using the function key on the keyboard as mentioned above.
With four speakers, the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA produces powerful sound. There are two speakers that come from above the keyboard and two speakers that come from below the curved bottom edge. The sound is very powerful with clear highs, separated from the mids and a bit of bass in the bottom. We can use the speakers to watch Netflix movies and Youtube videos without the need for headphones.
3. Powerful hardware performance
HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is equipped with a configuration including Intel Core i9-12900H processor, Nvidia GeForce 3060 6GB discrete card, 16GB DDR5 RAM bus 4800MHz and 512GB NVMe TLC M.2 SSD.
On paper, the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is a fast laptop, especially with its thicker chassis and upgraded thermal design with dual fans and a vapor chamber. And in benchmark tests, its single-core performance is better than its multi-core performance. This reflects that creative work that tends to be multi-threaded won’t benefit much from the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA’s fast single-core performance.
But in reality, the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is also a powerful device for creative users. It can handle high-productivity workflows with ease.
HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9P is suitable for jobs related to content creation (Photo: PCWorld).
With the RTX 3060 CPU, playing some games on the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is also a given. We can play all the popular online games today and many AAA titles with high graphics settings at 1080p.
With a large screen, high resolution and high-performance CPU, it seems that the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA will have a bit of trouble providing long-lasting use. But no, HP has been smart in equipping the machine with a large 6-cell 83Wh battery, allowing the machine to operate for more than 11 hours with productivity tasks. This is a very impressive result for a high-performance 16-inch laptop.
4. Conclusion
With an Intel Core i9-12900H, RTX 3060, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD configuration, the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA is priced at around VND 48.9 million. It has left the familiar mid-range segment that HP positioned the Envy line and stepped one foot into the world of the high-end Spectre line.
The design of the machine is nothing to complain about, but overall, it feels a bit disappointing for this price. The heavy chassis, the uncomfortable keyboard with little contrast, and the plain silver design make the machine look bland. However, strong performance is the main highlight of the HP Envy 16-h0033TX 6K7F9PA. For those who work related to content creation, this is also one of the products worth considering.
