HP Chromebook 11
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White and blue HP Chromebook 11 is a smart system in a compact package with nice features at a great price. It is very easy to set up as it comes with the pre-installed user friendly Chrome operating system, you can start using everything pretty much instantly. There is no waiting around as it starts very quickly. It is one of the rare laptops you'll come across that uses the same charger as Android phones.
Dual core ARM processor at 1.7GHz speed, 2GB (4x4Gbit) DDR3 SDRAM memory and 16GB Solid State Drive are all sufficient for optimal performance. You will also get 100 GB cloud based Google Drive storage free for two years. As Chromebook is designed to update itself automatically, it won't get slower by time like the other computers.
Very bright (max brightness of 342cd/m2) and brilliant 11.6 inch 60% color gamut 300 nit IPS screen at 1366 x 768 pixel resolution with 16:9 aspect cinematic ratio offers very wide- 176 degree viewing angles. Picture quality and viewing angles also set it apart from the previous cheap Chromebooks. Audio system / speakers are rather interesting as the sound comes up through the keyboard, it is loud and clear with the digitally-tuned speakers.
It comes with a nice Chrome style keyboard with a good size clickable touchpad. 30 Wh battery gives you up to 6 hours of battery life. Many useful Google applications come preinstalled on the HP Chromebook 11 and you can find many others for free on the Chrome Web Store if you need to. Chrome OS operating system is quick and efficient and updates itself automatically for you to always have its latest version, without having to do anything manually.
White with a blue accent color, magnesium chassis Chromebook weighs only 2.29lbs and is 0.69 inch thick. You won't find any visible vents, fans, speakers or screws on it and it works quietly.
Dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 2.0 ports, MicroUSB for 15.75W charging and SlimPort video output, combined headphone / microphone jack, VGA Webcam are what is offered for connectivity.
Conclusion: HP Chromebook 11 is an entry level capable and compact system that is a great alternative to the budget Windows 8 notebooks. You can work on your daily computing tasks on it without any problems. It is not an extremely powerful performance super star and you probably wouldn't expect it at its price range, but a great little highly portable system that can be a great help in most things you do. It feels solid and looks good too with its white color and the blueness around its keyboard.
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