HP - 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Chromebook - Intel Pentium Silver - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC Flash Memory

Excellent device for our needs. This is going to replace an older Windows 10 desktop device used by my elderly father-in-law who's been the target of social engineering hackers 3 times over the past 9 months. IMO Chromebooks and ChromeOS is the very best way to begin to eliminate this problem. This device is perfect for him as 99% of his computer use is reading/responding to email and browsing the Web. Device startup is almost instantaneous, battery life is adequate for his use. We also moved him from an @comcast.net email account to a @gmail.com account which dramatically reduced the amount of spam he was receiving. So if you're situation is the same I would highly recommend migrating to the Google/Gmail account that you will need to create to use this device. When he's in his home office he prefers to use a large monitor, full keyboard, and house that he has at his desk so we purchased an adapter that the power, monitor, and wireless keyboard+mouse are plugged into (see pic). This makes it simple for him to attach those devices when he's in his office.

This Chromebook has some great internals, but I'm very disappointed by the screen. Pros: -The design of this Chromebook is lovely, the dual tones of the white lid and silver body is stunning. -The keys are satisfying to type on, responsive, and plenty clacky--which is always a plus for me as a writer, it's satisfying to hear progress being made. -The speakers are loud, not necessarily the best, but have plenty of volume. -The laptop has got some heft to it, which can either be a good thing or bad depend on your preference. I personally was surprised by how much it weighed when I took it out of the box -It's very easy and smooth to convert it into tablet or tent mode -Bluetooth connections are quick and powerful -It's fast -Chrome OS is pretty great Cons: -The screen. It looks washed out without any depths to hues and the viewing angles are TERRIBLE. Tip your screen back even slightly and suddenly you can't see anything. I felt like I had to have the screen tipped forward more than what was comfortable to even see what tab I was using. -The only way I've found to slightly improve this issue is to put the screen on full brightness, which is kind of like staring into the sun and will drain the battery faster. -The screen is also SUPER REFLECTIVE, any light source will make it even harder to see. I found myself working on my book in a dark room just to see the screen better--which is not an ideal setup for many reasons, one of which being my book is kind of spooky and I scare easily. XD -I'm not writing home about watching Netflix and YouTube on this Chromebook. The washed out colors make it lackluster, frame rates are frequently dropped, and there was some kind of glitch that caused the video to flicker which made it miserable to use. -The track pad...I don't know what to say. There's just something about it I don't like. Maybe it's the material coating it. Petty, I know, and if that was the only issue I was having, I'd overlook it. Despite how I may have made it sound, this is a good Chromebook, I just don't think it's for me. It costs upwards of $400 (for a poor starving writer, that's a lot of money) and I expected a better screen, but it's being outperformed in almost every way by the Acer Spin 11 I was upgrading from (which you can hopefully see in the comparison photo I added--the Acer is the smaller Chromebook on the left) I will most likely be returning the HP Chromebook and look for something with a screen I don't feel like I'm constantly at odds with.

I purchased this to support my college’s students (I am Director of Online Learning at my college). I’m used to working on high end PC’s and MacBooks. Our college deployed Chromebooks to our students. This is a bit higher end. It’s really not too bad. The touch screen is nice. I loaded a 256GB stick in it. If I need to grab something quick or test out our Lock Down Browser. The monitor isn’t bad. The keyboard is Ok. $400 bucks for a Chromebook is a bit high, but I can’t complain. You won’t be disappointed.

Due to covid, we had to quickly switch to online distance learning with our three kids. We got a great deal on these, and they have been so useful and fun! So SO glad we went with these! Highly recommend~

My pride and joy. I love my Lenovo Chromebook-ey baby. Good thing, I chose not to download a "call/text" app. I'd toss the phone, otherwise! Thanks Best Buy!

It is perfect for what I need it for. I purchased from the online photo and information. I was pleasantly surprised by how pretty this laptop is.

This is the first time for me to use a Chromebook. I bought this to use with OBDI2 devices for diagnosing automobile issues. It works well for that, but I'm impressed by the overall capabilities to do many other tasks. This version of Chromebook has a touch screen and converts to a tablet when flipping the screen all the way open. The quality of the screen is only fair to good. It's not super crisp and vibrant, but it meets my needs - being a large touch screen and the text is readable. So far I've been able to perform all the tasks needed - from using the Web, to working in OneNote. I installed Linux to learn more about the OS to round out my skills. It "casts" training videos to my 4K 52" TV using a Chromecast device. This is very useful for keeping up with ever changing technology. If the TV isn't available, using the built-in speakers work perfectly fine and are clear with enough volume to hear recordings with weak sound. Battery life is excellent - about 10 hours. Processing power is good with a 4 core Pentium silver N5000 and 6 GB RAM allows me to have a dozen tabs open with no problems. I would recommend this Chromebook. I would give 5 stars if the screen was a little sharper.

This is my first Google laptop so it's idiosyncrasies was something to get accustomed to, but it's amazing! It's as fast as any work supplied laptop I've used in the past and the touch screen option is fantastic. You can easily turn it into a tablet and it's still slim! I wish it had more than one USB port but I just ordered an extender and that works fine. The screen could be brighter, especially in a well lit room/ office, but it's a small issue that I can get over. Do not hesitate to buy this. You'll love it. Now, if only it came in rose gold, all would be perfect!