HP and Google have rolled out an intriguing Chromebook, the 11-inch HP Chromebook 11.
Chromebooks, as you may recall, run Google's web-centric Chrome Operating System consisting mainly of a web browser and promising simplicity and security.
For example, if you spend all your time in a web browser and don't want to spend much on a typical computer, a Chromebook would be worth a closer look. You get the idea. They make for good secondary machines or as main machines for basic web browsing.
There's been a tradeoff between price, Chromebooks start at around $200 and specs, but HP's latest offering sets it apart from earlier Chromebooks in a few ways. While many other cheap Chromebooks feature so-so screens, HP's model sports a nice-ish IPS (in-plane switching) screen for better viewing angles and more vivid color reproduction.
Secondly, the Chromebook can be charged with a micro-USB cable the same kind used for most non-Apple smartphones. If you've a got an Android phone, for instance, you could get away with packing a single charger before you leave the house. And finally, there will be a model available later this year with a built-in 4G/LTE cellular connection. with the exception of the $1,300-and-up Chromebook Pixel, previous Chromebooks have only had a cellular option that used aging 3G networks.
The design-wise HP Chromebook 11 sports similar internal specs to an earlier $250 Samsung model; both feature a mobile processor more commonly found in smartphones and tablets than portable computers. The idea is to offer better battery life, but there's an associated performance tradeoff. The machine has a 16-gigabyte solid state drive, two gigabytes of memory and HP claims battery life will last up to six hours. Weight is 2.3 pounds.
HP's Chromebook is available now in a Wi-Fi-only version for $279 (which is approximately N44,514.45).It is said that the 4G/LTE model will be available later this year.
That's the one I'm most interested in for use, a mobile reporting computer.
Chromebooks, as you may recall, run Google's web-centric Chrome Operating System consisting mainly of a web browser and promising simplicity and security.
For example, if you spend all your time in a web browser and don't want to spend much on a typical computer, a Chromebook would be worth a closer look. You get the idea. They make for good secondary machines or as main machines for basic web browsing.
There's been a tradeoff between price, Chromebooks start at around $200 and specs, but HP's latest offering sets it apart from earlier Chromebooks in a few ways. While many other cheap Chromebooks feature so-so screens, HP's model sports a nice-ish IPS (in-plane switching) screen for better viewing angles and more vivid color reproduction.
Secondly, the Chromebook can be charged with a micro-USB cable the same kind used for most non-Apple smartphones. If you've a got an Android phone, for instance, you could get away with packing a single charger before you leave the house. And finally, there will be a model available later this year with a built-in 4G/LTE cellular connection. with the exception of the $1,300-and-up Chromebook Pixel, previous Chromebooks have only had a cellular option that used aging 3G networks.
The design-wise HP Chromebook 11 sports similar internal specs to an earlier $250 Samsung model; both feature a mobile processor more commonly found in smartphones and tablets than portable computers. The idea is to offer better battery life, but there's an associated performance tradeoff. The machine has a 16-gigabyte solid state drive, two gigabytes of memory and HP claims battery life will last up to six hours. Weight is 2.3 pounds.
HP's Chromebook is available now in a Wi-Fi-only version for $279 (which is approximately N44,514.45).It is said that the 4G/LTE model will be available later this year.
That's the one I'm most interested in for use, a mobile reporting computer.
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