New HP all-in-ones: high-end dreams, big-screen value

HP's new Envy 23 all-in-one will have a hard time standing out.

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You'd be forgiven for feeling puzzled by the branding of HP's newly announced Envy 23 all-in-one. Not because it's strange that HP might want to expand the Envy line to a desktop. It's just unclear why it's this desktop, rather than its 27-inch Omni all-in-one, that inspired HP to extend the generally well-regarded Envy moniker.

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The Omni 27, which debuted at CES 2012, was the first 27-inch Windows all-in-one. This Envy is just another home entertainment-focused 23-incher.

You get the usual options in the non-touch, 1,920x1,080 pixel Envy 23; third generation "Ivy Bridge" Intel... [Read more]