Is your Chromebook on the fritz? All hope may not be lost. There are good options for a cheap or even free Chromebook out there, but for those of us who have a bit more money to spend, there is one that’s worth every penny. HP’s new Elite Dragonfly Chromebook promises the best of ChromeOS without all of the usual sacrifices you make by going “upmarket.” But does it deliver? Read on and find out.
An affordable laptop, like all computers, will come with its own particular set of compromises. For many Chromebook models, that means sacrificing battery life or raw performance in order to keep costs low; this limits many users’ choices when they want an everyday computer they can take everywhere with them. The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook, however, is an affordable laptop (starting at $329/£349) that doesn’t sacrifice as much as others.
What makes the HP Chromebook stand out from the rest of the Chromebook herd is its design: it’s made specifically to be a laptop, rather than a convertable or tablet like most of its competitors. At 1.3 kg it’s heavy and not meant to be carried around all day; it’s a computer for putting on your desk and getting work done. And that’s what makes the HP Elite Dragonfly special: you know exactly what you’re getting, with no surprises.
The base model comes with an Intel Celeron processor (1.1GHz) and 2 GB of RAM, enough to comfortably handle most tasks without hiccups. The Chromebook runs on Chrome OS, Google’s own operating system that is specifically geared towards the web. It includes applications such as a fully-featured web browser, a taskbar with quick access to your favourite sites like Gmail or Google Docs, and an app store with more than 1,000 apps to use.
As far as specifications go the HP Chromebook is pretty basic; it doesn’t have an SD card slot or USB 3.0 ports like some other models provide. You can still expand it via USB 2.
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