A:AnswerIt has a speaker on each side. The grill on top of keyboard is not a speaker. Maybe ventilation, I don't know. But the audio driver fails on this model, I don't recommend you get this one at all.
A:AnswerI've owned my Envy for about three weeks and have yet to experience the problems you've questioned. The sound on Zoom is perfectly fine and I've yet to be aware of any fan noise. The Envy is very fast - boots in seconds, not minutes.
A:AnswerI would recommend the ENVY360. He will love it. I don't know what all it is capable of and what your boy may need but everyone in and out of the store comments on this one. I feel I made a great choice. I am pushing 60 and in college. I also write and take pictures. All my needs are being met with the ENVY.
A:AnswerThe Envy x360 model will be the better model for the two laptops. The Envy x360 is made of metal, it has a 1920 x 1080 display with a brighter screen, there is a USB C port that can be used for video 1 HDMI 2.0 port, a privacy webcam shutter, and lastly, there is a newer Wi-Fi Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5 combo (Supporting Gigabit file transfer speeds) installed. Here are the differences between the two processors: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (2.3 GHz base clock, up to 4.0 GHz max boost clock, 3 MB L2 cache, 6 cores) vs. Intel Core i5-1035G1 (1.0 GHz base frequency, up to 3.6 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 6 MB L3 cache, 4 cores).
