All-in-one computers typically aren't that exciting, not when we've got ultra-thin laptops hogging the spotlight. Simply HP's new Green-eyed 32 All-in-Ane might brand you rethink what'southward possible with a large table-top PC. It'southward a multimedia powerhouse, with a 31.5-inch 4K HDR screen, powerful Bang & Olufsen speakers, and NVIDIA graphics. While it's non quite as inventive as Microsoft'southward Surface Studio, the Envy 32 shows there'south still plenty of room for all-in-ane PCs to meliorate without getting obscenely expensive.

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Envy 32

Pros

  • Gorgeous and large screen
  • Fantabulous Blindside & Olufsen speakers
  • Powerful CPU and GPU
  • Elegant blueprint
  • Thoughtful features like wireless charging

Cons

  • Mouse and keyboard feel clumsily cheap
  • No touchscreen support like Surface Studio

All it takes is one look to run into what the stars of the show are with the Green-eyed 32: that enormous screen and beefy speaker bar. The brandish is larger than the contest, which typically max out at 28 inches, and it'south likewise the starting time all-in-one screen to support HDR at 600 nits of brightness. Information technology feels absolutely towering when yous're sitting in front end of information technology. The display also covers 98 percentage of the DCI-P3 standard with 10 bits of color depth, making it useful for creators who demand screens with the utmost accuracy.

The Envy 32's speaker setup, meanwhile, is made upwards of two tweeters, 2 medium drivers, a woofer and ii passive radiators. You lot'll detect similar hardware in dwelling house theater soundbars, simply the Envy likewise pushes beyond those with more depression end performance. The speaker is draped in an acoustically transparent cloth covering, giving information technology an elegant look overall. A leather Bang & Olufsen tag makes information technology clear this isn't your typical PC speaker, but actually you lot could probably tell that from its sheer size. The Envy 32'south speaker bar juts out several inches from the lesser of the screen, making its presence known. That'southward a good thing, since you'll never go decent sound from thin and tiny speakers.

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Together, the Envy 32 All-in-I'due south display and speaker bar deliver an incredibly immersive entertainment experience. It doesn't matter if I'thou just listening to some Gorillaz and browsing the spider web, or binging Netflix. The Envy 32 just demands your attending. The screen is bright and colorful, making it ideal for editing photos or communicable up on your favorite testify. And if yous're sitting up close, like many PC users, you'll really find the extra detail in 4K video.

The Blindside & Olufsen speakers don't disappoint either, delivering clear vocals, vibrant mid-range and some table-shaking bass. Sure, you'll go thumpier deep notes if there was a subwoofer (which the Envy unfortunately doesn't support), but for music that'southward non always platonic. The speakers worked well for all types of tunes, from Hans Zimmer's orchestral soundtracks to Bjork's classic Post album. Most impressively, I could crank up the sound incredibly loud without hearing any baloney. At l per centum volume, it'southward loud plenty to fill up a medium sized room. Like many smaller speaker arrangements though, y'all lose plenty of detail if you're not sitting straight in front end of them.

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HP didn't try to brand the info await as sleek as the Surface Studio or iMac, only that's not necessarily a bad thing. Information technology yet gives off the air of beingness for professionals, with its thin screen borders, elegant acoustic fabric and angular example. Information technology'south a nice looking machine, though some of the design choices are a bit baffling (does there actually demand to be a wood grain finish?). Withal, there are some thoughtful touches I appreciated, similar the ability to wirelessly charge your phone from the base. The keyboard too has a helpful notch for a telephone and tablet, and information technology can quickly connect to those devices likewise for easy multitasking.

HP Envy 32 All in One

While I was impressed by the Envy 32 All-in-1's overall build quality, it's strange how HP cheaped out with its accessories. The keyboard looks very expensive, just the keys are mushy, typing on information technology is unpleasant and there's no real feedback. The mouse, meanwhile, simply feels like deal bin plastic. Information technology's not ergonomic at all, and pressing the buttons is oddly awkward. I worried I was going to intermission the bombardment covers for both devices because they were then flimsy. Rather than throw in half baked accessories, I'd dear to see companies similar HP only include better options from third parties like Logitech. Stick with what you're good at, right?

HP Envy 32 All in One

I thing yous might non notice at first is a webcam. That's considering HP hid information technology away in a drop down compartment in a higher place the monitor. That's keen for privacy, but information technology besides helps to streamline the look of the Green-eyed. In that location'southward an infrared camera for fast confront authentication with Windows Hello besides.

Equally you'd look for something so large, the Envy 32 has a ton of connectivity options. Around the back, you lot've got two USB-C connections (i of which supports Thunderbolt 3), iii USB Type A ports, HDMI input and output, and a gigabit Ethernet connection. On the right side, there's another USB Type A near the power button, and on the left in that location's an SD card slot and a headphone jack. You lot'll likewise need to exit enough of room for the enormous 300-watt power adapter, which is practically every bit big every bit a mini-PC in its ain right.

Under the hood, the Envy 32 is powered by Intel'south latest 9th Gen desktop processors, going all the style upward to the powerful 8-cadre i7 S-series chip. You can also stuff in upwardly to 32GB of RAM and a ane TB SSD, in addition to a secondary storage drive. And like I mentioned before, at that place'south NVIDIA graphics, starting with the GTX 1060 and going up to the RTX 2060. You lot can spec this thing upwards into a truly bulky machine, ane that'll exist good for both a bit of gaming and some heavy-duty content creation.

PCMark 8 (Creative Accelerated) PC Mark 10 3DMark (Heaven Diver) ATTO (top reads/writes)
HP Envy 32 All-in-one (Cadre i7-9700, NVIDIA RTX 2060) 5,354 5,018 31,310 1.i GB/s / i.1 GB/s
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Cadre i7 7820HQ, GTX 1070) vii,201 Northward/A 29,259 2.9 GB/southward / 920 MB/s
Dell XPS 15 (2019, i9-9980HK, GTX 1660) v,203 5,193 22,455 ii GB/s / ane.1 GB/s
Surface Laptop 3 15" (AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Surface Edition, Radeon Vega RX11) 5,321 4,124 9,909 1.nine GB/s / 801 MB/south

Our review unit, which included the Core i7-9700 CPU, 32GB of RAM and NVIDIA'south RTX 2060, flew through Windows like a dream. It didn't have whatsoever trouble with my usual workflow, juggling dozens of browser tabs, Spotify, Netflix, Slack and photo editing apps. With Handbrake, it managed to transcode a two-minute 4K clip into 1080p in merely 58 seconds with the CPU, and 42 seconds with the NVIDIA encoder. And, plain, there was enough power to play Overwatch and plenty of other modern titles in 1080p above 60FPS. You won't have much gamble of actually rendering games in 4K for the Envy 32's sharp screen, merely they'll still wait decent upscaled from 1080p or 1440p.

Then who needs the Envy 32 All-in-One? I could run across it being useful for a media professional who needs an part or home machine without much clutter. Patently, a desktop setup gives you more than flexibility, but not everyone wants to oversupply their workspace with cables and giant PC towers. The Envy 32 can besides piece of work equally a secondary monitor, so you can plug in a gaming console if you'd like.

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It's not exactly cheap, starting at $1800 with a Core i5 processor, 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1650 GPU. But it does offer a much larger screen, along with more storage and retentiveness than a 27-inch iMac at the same price. The Green-eyed 32 is as well much cheaper than the Surface Studio 2, which starts at $iii,500, merely of course the beauty of that machine is its enormous touchscreen. The Envy 32's display is larger, simply it won't do anything (other than collect fingerprints) when you poke it.

HP Envy 32 All in One

While its appeal may be express, HP deserves credit for delivering an all-in-one PC that's actually lust-worthy. Information technology has a gorgeous Tv set-sized screen, and some of the best computer speakers we've always heard on a desktop. And it doesn't skimp on ability either. On the whole, it has simply well-nigh everything we'd want in a tabletop rig. Simply be certain to save a scrap extra to replace those accessories.