Hands-on review: HP Chromebook 13

Hands-on review: HP Chromebook 13

By Joe Osborne

Hands-on review: HP Chromebook 13

The Chromebook Pixel just met its first worthy rival that’s actually another Chromebook, the HP Chromebook 13. Rather, I should say “frenemy”, as HP and Google collaborated quite closely to bring forth one of the most pristine and productive Chromebooks to market.

What you see before you is a 13-inch, full-metal machine packing some serious power and versatility. Driven by Intel’s Core m series of processors and not one, but two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt, the laptop can drive up to two Full HD (or one 4K) displays at once.

While Google has made huge headway in the past year or so in making Chromebooks close to 100% viable for the office, HP aims to herald in the sea change with one gorgeous vessel.

hp chromebook 13

Design and display

Wrapped almost entirely in anodized, brushed aluminum (the bottom is coated in a soft-touch plastic), the HP Chromebook 13 oozes style from every angle. Naturally, that’s helped by a slick HP logo in chrome (teehee) smack in the center of the lid and a grayed “Chrome” logo where it is on every other Chromebook.

Supported by a cylindrical hinge that’s also donned in chrome – see a theme here? – the Chromebook …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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