New consumer Chromebooks are always nice, but HP is likely far more interested in the education and small to medium business market, where Google-flavored notebooks have a small, but solid foothold. To that end HP also introduced the Chromebook 14 G4 as a sole Silver model with enhanced VPN support, Citrix Receiver 1.8 for Chrome, and 16GB more onboard storage for a total of 32GB.
HP’s new Chromebooks are less colorful, but cheaper, starting price of $250 compared to 2014’s starting price of $300.
HP’s new Chromebooks dump the 2014 model’s Tegra K1 processor for Intel’s 2.16Ghz dual-core Celeron N2840. The rest of the specs remain relatively unchanged from last year. You get a 14-inch 1366-by-768 IPS display, 2GB RAM, 16GB of onboard storage, a microSD slot, one USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI connection, and a headphone jack. HP pavilion dv6 extended laptop battery life promises remain the same as last year, at 9.25 hours hp pavilion dv9500 battery life.
HP new Chromebook 14 line tones down the accent color spectrum to just a silver and light blue model—last year, HP offered four different colors and the year before that, three. And for those who need a little more resolution in their lives, HP will also roll out a “full HD” 1080p version of the Chromebook 14 starting at $280.
Beyond hardware, HP’s Chromebook packs Google’s usual offer of 100GB free Drive storage for two years. The package also comes with 12 free Gogo in-air Internet passes for U.S. domestic flights, three free Google Play movie rentals, and 90 days free of Google Play music.
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