The internal magnesium frame helps reduce flex, and I’m happy to say that the result is one solid feeling device. Like last year’s model, it’s not the fastest computer ever, nor the best-designed, nor the most capable. Just by virtue of its form factor, the Chromebook 11 is better than a tablet for a lot of things, but the specs here don’t add up to anything special. And if you’re trying to trade Battlefield 4 and Grand Theft Auto V for Running Fred and Bouncy Mouse, well, I’m sorry.

With the exception of the Chromebook Pixel, Google has done a great job of curating excellent low-cost hardware that runs Chrome OS. I used the CrXPRT benchmarking tool by Principled Technologies to test this Chromebook’s overall performance. The Acer has 4GB of RAM, which is useful if you have the habit of keeping open a large number of tabs, but the 2GB RAM in the HP is OK if like most people you don't have a large number of tabs open or try to play more than one movie at a time. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Overall, the speakers are decent, but you’re better off using headphones for watching YouTube or to stream music.

It used to be that you’d have to spend tons of money to get a notebook with a good keyboard, Google seems devoted to fixing that. Sound comes out of the keyboard, providing surprisingly loud and full audio for such a small laptop without needing any unsightly speaker grilles. Please note that Business Finance, Pay in 3 instalments and Pay in 30 days agreements are not regulated by the FCA. These models are much more robust and have more memory, faster processors, and bigger and higher-resolution screens.The Exynos 5250 SoC is passively cooled (just like it would be in a tablet), which reduces the need for any large vents.

For the more enterprising users, the Chromebook 11 can just as easily be rebooted into developer mode by hitting esc + switch (F5) + power, then hitting Ctrl + D when prompted/at every subsequent boot. allows charging of the device it is on from a USB socket on another device, but since the HP already has a MicroUSB socket, this function is redundant. At only a bit over 1 kg, the HP 11 Chromebook is super-lightweight and mobile, so that you can easily slip it into your bag. It yielded a great amount of light, didn’t have the overly grainy or foggy look of other webcams, and produced accurate colors and skin tones—though with a bit of an airbrushed effect. And because little things make a big difference, we've included sustainable materials like ocean-bound plastic 7 and post-consumer recycled plastic 8 in the design.Running Chrome OS, the HP 11a-na0502sa Chromebook lets you enjoy a simple computing experience that prioritises Internet and app use – just like a smartphone.