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I'm Dan Akron and we are here taking a look at the HP Envy row 20 this is another entry in the rapidly growing category that I call tabletop pcs and what that means is this looks like an all-in-one it's got a big screen right here it's got a keyboard and a mouse but unlike other all-in-ones there's no power plug plugging this thing in because it actually has a battery built into the screen itself which means that like other tabletop PCs you can fold it back and then pick it up and carry it around with you like it's a gigantic 20 inch tablet which is essentially what this is and then when you're tired of carrying it around because it weighs 12 pounds you hit a little switch in the back and a kickstand comes out and then you can lift it up to just about any angle the kickstand is probably the cleverest thing about it this is as high up as it gets but then any angle in between you move them back a little bit it stays moving back some more it stays you move it back up it stays I love that this kickstand will pretty much stay at any angle and you can even just move it with one finger and and it's balanced and weighted perfectly so that it'll stay exactly where you want it too unlike some of the other tabletop pcs we've looked at even though this is a big 20 inch screen it's only got a 1600 by 900 resolution which is less than the 1920 by 1080 the full 1080p HD screens that we've seen on a few other tabletop pcs and frankly most other bigger screens it's also got a core i3 CPU not the faster I 5 or i7 that we've seen again in other versions of the same type of computer from other PC makers in its defense the robe is a little bit less expensive that core i3 configuration with a full one terabyte hard drive it is $8.99 maybe a little bit less if it's on sale you would pay at least $100 more for something from another manufacturer that's comparable my big complaint of course is that it is really thick and really heavy again it weighs 12 pounds and I'm mystified by that because Dell manages to make an 18 inch version this is a 20 inch screen this is an 18 inch screen but this thing is about five pounds and it's so much thinner and so much lighter this one has a core i5 in it and a full 1080p screen again starts at $100 more and goes up from there but the weight difference is is pretty fantastic if you mean to keep your PC sitting still most of the time and just pick it up and carry it on occasionally or you want to fold it down and maybe play some chess another tabletop game then you can certainly save a few bucks and get this version right here I'm Dan Ackerman and that is the HP Envy Rove 20