I have similar model given by the company. Build quality wise is okay (although mine have some creaking sound). Keyboard is good. Display is good. Battery life not so good (could be due to OneDrive syncing). Take the SSD option as the normal hard drive seems to be on the slow side (in comparison to my personal laptop using SSD). The trackpad is good too. If you're using Excel a lot then perhaps check online reviews as well for better understanding. My personal use wise, it does struggle when a few Excel files are opened simultaneously but again it could be due to traditional hard drive rather than SSD.

Edit: mine is using 8th Gen Intel i7 processor

This post has been edited by rai_fuzz: Feb 18 2018, 08:02 AM

Perhaps if the programs run from SSD it will not face any slow down. The 1TB HDD is of lower speed so you can feel the difference. I think your Envy might seem tad faster too. I was using HP ProBook 440 G2 before the motherboard gave out.

Though old, Envy is different class of laptop and Pavilion, sadly is more of an entry level laptop which is why from personal usage view, I believe it underperforms. Especially when starting up. Given the price point as well, perhaps you want to compare with similar offering from Dell or Lenovo.

Yeah, in the end it comes down to your personal preference + budget. As a normal work laptop, perhaps the Pavilion will serve good. The graphic cards, in my opinion, doesn't serve much purpose unless you are into gaming or do graphic intensive work, which again, might not be as superior to other higher level laptop. For normal users, onboard graphic should be sufficient.

Go with what you prefer bro