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hey there i'm josh goldman senior editor with CNET and this is a look at the HP Envy TouchSmart ultra book for now with a starting price of $7.99 the envy is a step down from the spectre xt TouchSmart which starts at thirteen ninety nine they look a lot alike though with a silver and black rush metal finish and a large keyboard and touchpad but the envy is thicker at nearly an inch and weighs just under five pounds the mb's 14 inch screen has a 1366 by 768 resolution instead of the 1920 by 1080 IPS panel on the specter but as their names imply they both have touchscreens for using the Windows 8 interface inside this envy is a Core i5 processor four gigs of memory and a 500 gig hybrid hard drive add in the backlit keyboard and the price for this configuration comes in a few bucks over $900 the port assortment is good too including two USB 3.0 ports but we're still testing it out so check back soon for a full review all in all though it looks like a pretty good option if you're looking for a regular Windows 8 laptop but with the benefits of a touch display I'm Josh Goldman and that's a quick look at the HP Envy touch smart Ultrabook for