HP Kills Envy 13 Ultraportable, Expects Envy 14 To Pick Up The Slack
The problem, like many others that tried, was the price. At around $1700 (or over $2000 with an SSD), the machine was destined to be a niche product from the start. Just like the Alienware M11x, there's simply not a huge, huge market out there for hardcore gamers willing to pay a premium for a tiny machine. And now, HP has confirmed that the Envy 13 is dead. What's taking its place? Sadly, not a second revision of the Envy 13. Instead, the Envy 14 will live on, but that's an entirely different machine. It's heavier, thicker and a number higher!
Kidding aside, the Envy 13 will definitely be missed. Who knows if this experiment proved that there's just not a large enough market out there to support this class of machine, but we get the feeling that AMD's new Fusion platform would be perfect for something like this, and it could enable these high-power, ultraportable machines to get cheaper (and thus, more attractive).
We'll try not to shed any tears, but if you've been trying to locate an Envy 13, now isn't the time to dawdle. We suspect the clearance units will be out of stores in no time.