Hewlett- Packard's new Chromebook 11 is a laptop at heart, but it's light and portable enough to work well in places where you'd normally prefer a tablet.
The Chromebook is small enough to rest comfortably on your lap and easy to carry when you need to pick up and go.
The drawback is it relies heavily on the internet to run various services, so you'll need to plan ahead if you're looking to write that great masterpiece without access to Wi-Fi. That's because Chromebook doesn't run Windows or Mac OS, like the majority of laptops. Rather, it uses Google's Chrome OS system, which needs a steady internet connection.
Although it's possible to use apps while offline, Chromebooks are really designed for offline use. Many apps don't work fully or at all without internet connection, or they need to be configured while you still have the connection to work offline. It's not as simple as installing a program and expecting it to work wherever you are. In addition, Chromebooks have little storage on the devices; Google steers you toward its online storage service, Drive, for your documents, photos, music and movies.
Chromebook aren't meant for graphic designers who use sophisticated software, such as Adobe's Photoshop, or business executives who rely on Microsoft's PowerPoint slides. These notebooks are for people who primarily use Google's online services, including search, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps and Google's players for music and video. That includes schoolchildren who need a computer for homework and merchants who want something small next to a cash register.
The Chromebook 11 takes just a few seconds to power up, as Chrome OS doesn't have a lot to load on the device itself.
chrome OS notebooks are also cheap. The chromebook 11 cost just $199 model from acer. But the new chromebook has many high-end feature inspired by a much pricier model the $1,299 chromebook pixel designed and made by Google through contract factories in Asia. The new chromebook's speakers are underneath the keyboard, so sound projects out at you. Its outer shell is sleek and smooth . It doesn't have the pixel's metal exterior, but there's magnesium underneath the plastic to keep the laptop study. The chromebook 11 has no sharp edges or corners or even screw holes. There's no either, which keeps the device quiet and light- at just 2.3 pounds (1 kilogram).
The Chrome has 11.6 inch screen , measured diagonally.The Chromebook has a low resolution but it promises a battery life of up to 6 hours. 100 Gb of storage through Google Drive for two years.
That's not an issue if you're online most of time. The days of one device per person in, let alone per household, I have seen Chromebook 11 a great secondary computer for many people who want it just for internet purpose and those who have ready access to Wi-Fi connection.
