HP Envy 14‑fa0013nd review

HP Envy 14-fa0013nd — a 2024 convertible on current-gen silicon with no weak axis

A 2024 convertible at $750 — more than double the $356 class median, a mid-tier premium. What the premium buys: a Ryzen 5 8640HS, 64GB of RAM, and the strongest integrated graphics in this batch's convertibles — 37.92 against a 3.84 class median (+888%). No top weakness registers at all.

Current-gen iGPU genuinely delivers

The 8640HS's integrated Radeon graphics clear recommended settings on Overwatch, GTA V, and Rainbow Six Siege, while Photoshop clears minimum — a capability set office convertibles simply don't usually have. With 64GB of RAM alongside, the machine handles light creative work, moderate gaming, and heavy multitasking in one quiet, fan-modest package.

The only trade is the price

The metrics register no weakness — the cost is the trade. At +111% over the class median, the buyer pays flagship-convertible money for mainstream-convertible brand positioning. The steep 13.87% annual decay (from a $1,500 base, projected $556 in two years, −26%) is the ongoing cost of that premium.

Price trajectory

From $1,500 to $750 today — exactly half its base value — with the curve continuing to a projected $556. Modern silicon depreciates fast; the buyer is paying for capability now, not value retention.

Against its neighbors

Both analogs undercut it: the Lenovo Yoga 7 14AHP9 ($652) and ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4 ($688). Neither carries this combination of current-generation CPU, 64GB, and this graphics level — but at $100 less, the Yoga 7 asks the right question of the premium.

Bottom line

The cleanest profile in the batch: no weak metric, current silicon, huge memory. For a buyer who wants one modern convertible to do everything moderately well, the $750 is defensible — just enter knowing the depreciation curve is the steepest trade on the page.