The HP Chromebook 11 is another good choice in the category of Chrome portable two-in-ones, which is still a young one. There are a lot of types that can be used as tablets because the screen flips around to the back of the keyboard. But Chrome computers with keyboards that can be taken off are still not very common. That makes the Chromebook 11 stand out, but its premium appearance and features are also worth noticing. It has a long battery life and (slightly) better performance than the rivals. The biggest problem is that it costs a lot by itself. But in the short time it’s been around, both HP and Best Buy have offered big discounts, so if you’re interested, wait for one of those deals.
Even though the accessories are nice (you can find out more about them below), the tablet’s style and features are what you’d expect from a $600 device. The 2,160×1,440-pixel screen looks great and shows all the colors in the sRGB color space, which isn’t typical for a Chromebook. Neither is its brightness of 400 nits. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass, and the aluminum base should hold up well when traveling.
Specifications
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c compute platform (up to 2.4 GHz, 1 MB L3 cache, 8 cores, 8 threads)
- Graphics: Qualcomm Adreno 618 GPU
- RAM: 8GB LPDDR4x-2133 MHz RAM
- Screen: 11″ diagonal, 2K (2160 x 1440), multitouch-enabled, IPS, edge-to-edge glass, 400 nits, 100% sRGB
- Storage: 64GB eMMC Flash storage
- Ports: 2x SuperSpeed USB Type-C
- Connectivity: Qualcomm Atheros 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2×2) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 combo
- Camera: 5MP (front), 5MP (rear)
- Weight: 2.9 lbs (1.16 kg) tablet, keyboard and stand included
- Size (W x H x D): 9.94 x 6.95 x 0.29 in (252.5 x 176.6 x 7.5 mm)
- Battery: 2-cell, 32 Wh Li-ion polymer
Where to get HP Chromebook 11?
It’s great that HP gives the Best Buy model of the tablet a laptop cover, a kickstand cover, and a USI pen. But the extras aren’t all that great. The keyboard, for example, is said to be full-size, but we find the keys to be small. Some of the right-hand keys, like the delete key, are even smaller than usual.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c chip inside has, of course, turned out to be a very quick one. The HP Chromebook 11 might not be good for gaming or making content, but it can do more than one thing at once. We can have at least 20 Google Chrome tabs open at once, and five of them can be watching new shows like “The Eternals,” “Windfall,” and “The French Dispatch” on Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube without slowing down.