![]() ![]() Standard USB chargers work too, though they will take longer to charge the battery. It comes with its own high-powered micro-USB mains charger, which can be used to charge pretty much anything with a micro USB slot including most smartphones and tablets. Instead of a traditional plug and power brick, the Chromebook 11 charges via a micro-USB cable. In that context, the Chromebook 11 is OK. More expensive laptops using Intel's new Haswell chip reckon they can get rather longer - nine hours for the 11in MacBook Air, but only six for the Asus Zenbook. ![]() The battery is rated for six hours of “active” use. Starting up the Chromebook 11 is pretty much instant, whether it has been powered down or was in "sleep" mode. Its low-power nature means that fans aren’t required for cooling, so it's completely silent in operation. Playing video or music or browsing complicated websites is fine. The dual-core Samsung Exynos 5250 processor handles most things well (though see below - that doesn't include everything). The HP Chromebook 11 runs an ARM processor, similar to those used in smartphones and tablets. The touch surface forms one big depressible button for left-clicking, while a right-click achieved through a two-finger tap. HP Chromebook 11: solid keyboard and good trackpad. The keys feel solid and have a satisfying amount of travel when pressed. There's absolutely no flex in the keyboard’s frame while typing. The keyboard, something that often suffers on budget computers, has a spacious chiclet-style separated key layout. ![]() The internal speakers sit under the keyboard and are both loud and clear, but like most other laptop speakers lack bass. Viewing angles are wide, so you can easily show off your videos or photos. The screen is 11.6in with a 1,366 x 768 resolution (standard for this screen size), which is bright and sharp enough to make text on websites and documents easily legible. (An 11in MacBook Air, for comparison, weighs 1.08kg and is up to 1.7cm thick.) It comes in two different colours in the UK: black or white with blue accents. (Hence Google described it as “like Wolverine”.) It feels premium: it weighs 1.04kg, and is 1.8cm thick. The Chromebook has an internal magnesium frame supporting the glossy, smooth plastic, which is thermally bonded with no sharp edges or joins. HP Chromebook 11 comes in white with blue accents and black. ![]()
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