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Test hp chromebook 14 ocean turquoise: bigger and more successful than most Chromebook
By itself, the screen 14-inch Chromebook 14 is enough to make the difference between this laptop HP and most other Chromebook market.
It did not take much to our colleague Melissa Riofrio of PC World US to be impressed by the HP Chromebook 14 she had in her hands. According to her, apart from the beautiful Chromebook Pixel Google, almost unaffordable in terms of price ($ 1299 HT), most Chromebook marketed today are cheap machines with specifications disappointing, not to mention the poor quality their screens 11 inches. This is not the case Chromebook 14 HP, "almost cheap" and that, for $ 300 HT, offers a 14-inch screen. Also according to Melissa Riofrio, AC adapter, this model does not seem to suffer from overheating problems that ended in the marketing of Chromebook 11. "Too bad that things have taken this turn, because the Chromebook 11 was a beautiful little machine! "Commenting on our colleague. It says further include the low-cost strategy of most vendors Chromebook that want to attract students and casual users. But, she said, "the Chromebook 14 offers a better compromise: its price is reasonable and it makes a much better user experience."
HP offers 4 colors for its Chromebook 14
No risk, moreover, of confusing the Chromebook 14 with the Pavilion 14 Chromebook HP, delivered earlier this year. On the one hand, it is available only in black, and aside from its large screen, it is quite clumsy, flashy and very limited. Conversely, the Chromebook 14 comes in three colors: orange coral (a bright orange reddish), snow white and turquoise blue. Color covers the outer surfaces and the frame of the screen. The plastic is quite soft and comfortable to the touch, but it seems easily take fingerprints. The device weighs about 1.8 kg plus 300 grams for the power adapter. The keyboard panel is silver plastic.
A good keyboard
Keys, white plastic, are firm, but permit good hits without sound dry and slamming, very disturbing keyboards of most other Chromebook Pavilion 14 inclusive. Melissa Riofrio noted that, given the place occupied by the keyboard, it is somewhat disappointing that the important function keys and arrow keys are half the size, even if it leaves more room for the touchpad , large and responsive. In terms of connectivity, the Chromebook 14 is provided because it features two USB 3.0 ports and a USB 2.0 port, plus WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n and Bluetooth. It also has an HDMI port to connect an external display, and a Secure Digital slot. The two stereo speakers offer good sound. Finally, the Chromebook 14 shows a headphone and microphone port, plus a HD webcam. The screen is nothing special in itself: its resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels (as the screens of most Chromebook 11 inches). Vertical viewing angles are standard, but the side viewing angles are very good: two people can watch a whole movie without trouble. The real problem would rather glossy glass screen which takes much glare, especially in a bright environment.
According to PC World US tests, the Chromebook 14 proved effective in conventional tasks like streaming (which also depends on the quality of the connection). The machine is built around a processor an Intel Celeron 2955U (dual-core 1.4 GHz) integrated Intel HD Graphic chip and has 2 GB of RAM DDR3 / 1600. Our colleague found that his experience was fluid and smoothly. The Chromebook has a SATA SSD 16 GB, which can store a lot of things in addition to the 100 GB offered free for two years on Google Cloud Storage. The battery life is approximately 7 hours short of 9:00 announced by HP.
The Chromebook good at the moment?
In conclusion, the Chromebook 14 is a little better than most market Chromebook on a number of points, and its larger screen makes the difference. Finally, those who love the Chrome ecosystem will appreciate the user experience provided by this model.
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