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2022 HP ENVY 17 vs. M2 Mac mini: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2022 HP ENVY 17 and M2 Mac mini specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2022 HP ENVY 17 Pros

Reasons that 2022 HP ENVY 17 is better than M2 Mac mini.

The 2022 HP ENVY 17 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M2 Mac mini since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR5

The 2022 HP ENVY 17 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

M2 Mac mini Pros

Reasons that M2 Mac mini is better than 2022 HP ENVY 17.

2023 vs. 2022

Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) inside M2 Mac mini has a 62% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1260P inside 2022 HP ENVY 17.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G)

14,899

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)

14,899

2022 HP ENVY 17 - Intel Core i7-1260P

9,170

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 Mac mini weighed 2.6 pounds, 53% lighter than the 5.49 pounds 2022 HP ENVY 17.

Weight	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Pound	5.49 lbs.	2.6 lbs.
Kilogram	2.49 kg	1.18 kg

M2 Mac mini has more ports and slots count than the 2022 HP ENVY 17. It has ten versus eight amount of ports and slots on the 2022 HP ENVY 17.

Ports	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	Yes x4
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes x2
Total	8	10

M2 Mac mini has better versatile I/O connectivity than the 2022 HP ENVY 17. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the 2022 HP ENVY 17.

Ports	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2022 HP ENVY 17 and M2 Mac mini.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

2022 HP ENVY 17

32 GB

M2 Mac mini

32 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2022 HP ENVY 17 Price
	HP Envy 17T 2022 Laptop, i7-1260P 12th gen, 16GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, 17.3" FHD Touch, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 PRO, WiFi 6E, B&O Audio, Intel Xe Graphics, Silver, 64GB Tech Warehouse Flashdrive By HP $1,099.00	See at Amazon
	HP Envy 17-cr1087nr 17.3" FHD Touchscreen Laptop Intel Core i7-13700H 2.4GHz 16GB RAM 512GB SSD WiFi BT Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By HP $699.99	See at Amazon
	HP Envy 17T Laptop, i7-1Intel® Core™ i7-13700H 13th gen 14 cores, 32GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, 17.3" FHD Touch, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 PRO, WiFi 6, Intel Xe Graphics, 64GB Tech Warehouse Flashdrive By HP $1,309.00	See at Amazon
M2 Mac mini Price
	Apple 2023 Mac Mini Desktop Computer M2 chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Gigabit Ethernet. Works with iPhone/iPad By Apple $499.00 $599.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	2023 Apple Mac with Apple M2 Chip with 8-core CPU (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $479.00	See at Amazon
	Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer, M2 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, 16GB Memory, 512GB SSD, Early 2023 By Apple $999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Released	2022	2023
Release Date	Announced on May 19, 2022. Available on May 19, 2022.	Announced on January 17, 2023. Available on January 24, 2023.
Pricing	Starting at $1,099.99	$599 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 256GB $799 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 512GB $1,299 M2 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,999 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 512GB $2,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $2,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $3,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $4,399 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB $4,499 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB, 10GbE
Applicable Models	HP ENVY Laptop 17t-cr000 2022 HP ENVY Laptop 17t 2022 HP ENVY Laptop 17.3-inch HP ENVY Laptop 17 (12th Gen Intel P28-Series Processors)	-
Generations	-	2023 M2 Mac mini 2020 M1 Mac mini

Exterior	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Dimensions	15.68 x 10.20 x 0.77 in	7.75” x 7.75” x 1.41” (197 mm x 197 mm x 35.8 mm)
Weight	5.49 lbs.	2.6 lbs. (1.18 kg) M2 2.8 lbs. (1.28 kg) M2 Pro
Colors	Natural silver	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Full-size island-style backlit keyboard Trackpad Precision Touchpad Support	-

Display	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Size	17.3 Inches	-
Info	17.3” FHD 16:9, 1920 x 1080, IPS, 300 nits, non-touch, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, 86.5% screen-to-body ratio. 17.3” FHD with Touch 16:9, 1920 x 1080, IPS, 300 nits, supports touch, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, 86.25% screen-to-body ratio. 17.3” 4K UHD with Touch 16:9, 3840 x 2160, IPS, 400 nits, non-touch, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, 86.25% screen-to-body ratio.	-

Ports	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Image Source: HP Left (4) 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.1 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery, HP Sleep and Charge 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), HP Sleep and Charge 1 x full-size SD card slot	Image Source: Apple Back (10) 1 x power port 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Configurable to 10 Gbps 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery, M2 Pro only, Optional 1 x HDMI v2.0 on M2, v2.1 on M2 Pro 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	Memory Info Slots: 2 x SODIMM Slots Type: DDR4-3200 MHz Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4	8GB 16GB unified memory. Configurable to 32GB
Storage	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot Storage Configurations 512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 8TB

Connectivity	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Wi-Fi	MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 (2x2) Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2)	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6E wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth® 5.2	Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
Ethernet	-	10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) Configuration up to 10 Gbs

Battery	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Size	55Wh 4-cell Li-ion polymer.	-
Battery Life	EPEAT® Silver registered	-
Power Supply	90W Smart AC power adapter Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 30 minutes	150W built-in power supply M2 185W built-in power supply M2 Pro

Software	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	Shipped with macOS Ventura
Built-in Apps	McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial offer	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Camera	HP True Vision 5MP IR camera with camera shutter	-
Audio	Audio by Bang & Olufsen 2 speakers HP Audio Boost Integrated dual array digital microphone.	Built-in speaker 3.5mm headphone jack HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

Misc	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
Security	Camera Shutter IR Camera for Windows Hello	-
In the box	HP ENVY 17.3 inch Laptop AC Adapter	Mac mini Power cord
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty.	Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	M2 Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI 2.0 display video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz M2 Pro Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to three displays: Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI display video output Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz

Key Features	2022 HP ENVY 17	M2 Mac mini
At Glance	Released in Mid 2022 16:9 4K UHD 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 5.49 lb 2.49 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-1260P 12C/16T, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,680 Single Core Geekbench 5 9,170 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4	Released in Early 2023 Weight 2.6 lb 1.18 kg Up to Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12C/12T, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,943 Single Core Geekbench 5 14,899 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 32GB LPDDR5 Memory