The first detachable Chromebook promises an exciting
form factor
It is a versatile
device that is designed to impress you with performance and productivity
features
Now that we live
in a world where Chromebooks can run Android applications as natively as a
Google Pixel 2, it makes sense that we are starting to see detachable, hybrid
Chromebooks that double as tablets. Acer, for example, announced the first
Chrome OS tablet a few weeks ago.
Now HP is leading the charge in the 2-in-1 detachable
Chromebook space with its Chromebook x2. Like the HP Spectre x2 before it, the
HP Chromebook x2 is a thin and lightweight tablet that can be magnetically
hinged to and unhinged from its included keyboard at will. That’s where the
similarities end between the HP Chromebook x2 and its Windows-based
predecessor, however.
Priced at around $600, the HP Chromebook x2 is
designed to be affordable without compromising on looks. To no one’s surprise,
then, it comes equipped with a seventh-generation Intel Core m3 processor, and
a relatively skimpy 4GB of soldered RAM and 32GB of eMMC storage. A higher-end
model with 8GB of RAM will also be available.
HP is a little more generous with the display, a
12.3-inch, QHD+ (2,400X1,600) WLED-backlit touch panel with a 5MP HP Wide
Vision camera located above it. There’s also a 13MP rear camera devoted to the
mirror selfie loyalists.
Boasting a ‘sleek design’ that can be taken ‘from
room to room or on the road’, the Chromebook x2 weighs just 1.62 pounds in
tablet mode and 3.07 pounds when the keyboard is attached. It measures
12X2.72X17.68 inches (HWD).
The finish on the HP Chromebook x2 is ceramic white
anodized aluminium.
In addition to its forwardfacing orientation, the HP
Chromebook x2 can be positioned in the opposite direction as well. In doing so,
you can use the tablet in a number of different modes, including a tent mode
and a table-top display mode in which the keyboard essentially serves as a
kickstand.
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