The Beats by Dre Team of Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and MONSTER have been working Hewlett-Packard for some time on a not-so-secret set of laptops and desktops infused Beats Audio technology.  The goal was to be the first set of computers to make digital sound quality a focus as opposed to an afterthought all without losing computing portability.

“An entire generation has been brought up on bad sound,” Iovine told Billboard via e-mail. “Dre and I are working to repair the transmission of sound, to restore the sound and emotion to what was recorded in the studio and bring that experience to consumers.  Artists pour themselves into their records, spending hundreds of hours in the studio to get the sound, the emotion of the music just right.”

Today’s popular music format, the Mp3 compresses music files and the audio quality that Iovine and Dre argue robs the music of the emotion the artist and producer are trying to convey.  The new line of computers will essentially deliver better sound quality brings fans closer to the artist by allowing a person to experience music as it was meant to be heard.

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition is a laptop designed specifically by HP and Beats By Dr. Dre and the Audio Technology will will be included on all HP Envy laptops in addition to the HP Pavilion dv7, HP TouchSmart 600 and HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition.  But its gonna run you some dough.

The Envy 14 Beats Edition starts at $1,249.99. It features an attractive and edgy soft-aluminum design and Beats By Dre’s red-and-black color scheme (including a red backlit keyboard that is actually quite stunning). Each laptop comes with Beats Solo headphones ($199.95 retail) and Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere Elements 8 software for photo and video editing.  All great features but if you’re a serious DJ, Producer or Musician but is it practical for the Everyman?

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