Here’s some interesting news for music lovers. They are now in for some real treat as HP and Beats Electronics, LLC have announced an alliance to attain higher-quality sound from digital music through technology innovation. The limited edition notebook PC with included Beats Audio surfaced from close partnership between legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine, and HP engineers.
The HP Envy 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC is the latest edition to HP’s flagship Envy line and features a smooth, piano black, high-gloss finish and signature Beats design as seen in the Beats by Dr. Dre line of headphones. It incorporates the high-performance Beats Audio solution and software popular among professional and would-be DJs. Influential music producers and artists who provided their knowledge to the project comprise of Will.i.am, Timbaland, Polow Da Don and Pharrell.
Iovine commented, “When Dre and I got together on Beats, it was about an idea which was to improve the transmission of sound between the record makers and the consumers. We realized that with the digital revolution, what went terribly wrong was the degradation of sound, which is the heartbeat of music. We found that most PCs downgrade sound to unacceptable levels and when you reduce it further to a limited platform, like an mp3, the music doesn’t stand a chance. If music is an emotion, if it sounds better, then the emotion is better. With HP, we found a partner willing to take the steps to improve the overall sound in the PC and to bring it up to the level that musicians hear in the studio.â€
Dr. Dre commented, “Beats is about sound. That’s all it’s ever been about, starting with the headphones and now moving to the Beats Envy computer we’re doing with HP. The laptop is the new stereo for a lot of people and that’s why we’re putting out this computer with incredible sound.â€
The sound of the notebook is supposed to be great while the high-performance BeatsAudio solution provides one of the best sound feel when playing music or audio through headphones or external speakers. The headphones, when combined with the sound optimized HP Envy 15 Beats limited edition, supposedly provides a clear and crisp audio feel.
One can even mix music with the HP Envy 15 Beats limited edition as it comes with Native Instruments’ Traktor LE software and Audio 2 DJ. Traktor LE software with Audio 2 DJ multichannel splitter facilitates flawless mixing through a PC. Traktor LE supplies all the fundamentals of modern DJ software. Built on Native Instruments’ long-time associations with performance test DJs, Traktor offers striking sound quality, an innovative user interface optimized for live performance and creative freedom.
Audio 2 DJ is claimed to be one of the world’s smallest interfaces for DJs and possesses two stereo outputs and the ultraloud output level and professional sound quality required to rock the world’s largest clubs.Premium performance The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition joins superb audio with full throttle graphics and quad-core processing performance in an ultrathin design starting at around 5.19 pounds and is 1-inch thick, and also features the Intel Core i7 mobile processor.
For extraordinary brightness and bright colors, the notebook features an option of two 15.6-inch HP BrightView high-resolution LED backlit displays, counting the full high-definition LED HP Ultra BrightView Widescreen Display. A Nightvision VGA webcam is said to enhance effectiveness of low-light conditions. It also has an optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery, so the users can have 7 hours of battery life and an external optical drive.
The HP Envy 15 Beats limited edition is anticipated to be available in the United States on Oct 22, 2009 with a preliminary price of $2,299.
