And the generously sized trackpad has worked flawlessly for me as well. Key travel is good and I didn’t feel cramped typing on this laptop. The darker Mineral Silver color contrasts nicely with the lit keys. The backlit keyboard is great to type on and looks fantastic in dim lighting environments. It’s a trade-off: You can have a light laptop with more plastic or a heavier one with more metal. I find it very comfortable to hold if a little heavy at 3.66 pounds. Still, the HP Chromebook x360 14c is well built with a rounded edge design all around. The keyboard frame and display cover are metal, but not the base. In terms of the chassis, you’re getting a mix of aluminum and plastic here. Google Cursive still needs some work while Google Keep isn’t too bad. Again, some apps will work better than others I recommend installing the Squid app for Android to get the lowest latency for taking notes. The pen is charged over USB but magnetically attaches to the right side of the chassis.įolding the display over and using the USI stylus is very similar to the same experience on the Lenovo Duet 5 Chromebook. My review unit also came with an optional HP USI Stylus for drawing or note-taking in tablet mode. A small LED next to the camera signifies when the camera is off, but only when you’re in an app or browser tab that has access to the camera. That’s to disable the webcam, which does work. On the left, you can see a little toggle switch. If you need any more or want to transfer data, there’s a microSD card slot on the right. You also get a quick NVMe SSD drive with a generous 256 GB of storage capacity. Either can be used to charge the 58 WHr internal battery. There’s also an ample supply of inputs and ports, with a USB Type-C on both sides. Plus, the B&O-tuned, upward-firing speakers are better than most Chromebooks I’ve used. Viewing angles are quite good though and I enjoy looking at this display. The screen brightness is fine for indoor usage but gets washed out under bright lights or outdoors. This helps keep the overall footprint similar to a 13.3-inch laptop rather than one that’s 14-inches. HP calls it an “edge-to-edge” design and it’s pretty close to that.
The 14-inch 1080p touch display has fairly small bezels around all four sides. I’ll get back to why both of these choices matter when discussing performance in a bit. The CPU is paired with 8 GB of memory but not DDR4x it’s DDR4 RAM running at 3200 MHz. Many mid-range Chromebooks are, but HP chose to use a quad-core processor, in lieu of the dual-core i3 found in competing devices. On the inside, this Chromebook is powered by an 11th-generation Intel Core i3 CPU. Since I mentioned the price, let’s start with what you’re getting for your money. What you get for $699 with the HP Chromebook x360 14c Good performance and features but not the best value.
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