HP Chromebook 14 Specifications
|HP Chromebook 14
Design
At certain angles, the HP Chromebook 14’s white plastic lid gives off a slight glimmer that reminds me of Formica countertops. The rest of the chassis, including the deck, sides, bezel, and bottom, are a light teal, which gives the laptop a Crest toothpaste aesthetic. The deck also has a neat matrix pattern. The solid feel of the HP Chromebook 14 suggests a reliable build quality, and its soft keyboard deck felt comfortable against my wrists. If you’re looking for a more premium design, check out the Dell Chromebook 13, which has a soft-touch carbon fiber finish and a sturdy magnesium-alloy design.
Display
The HP Chromebook 14’s 1080p screen may be sharp, but it’s on the dim side. When I watched the Star Wars: Rogue One trailer on the HP Chromebook 14, multiple scenes looked dark and muddied. The blue lasers were rendered green and the orange of rebel pilot jumpsuits failed to pop. I could see the scratches and other fine details of Forrest Whitaker’s armor, but the screen reproduced the Imperial Star Destroyer in a yellow hue that made it look like an old prop.
Performance
Armed with a 1.8-GHz Intel Celeron N2940 CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 16GB eMMC drive, the HP Chromebook 14 provides enough power for multitasking. When I split my screen between a dozen tabs and a streaming YouTube video and opened Cut The Rope and Google Keep, the system stayed speed, with no lag as I typed in a Google Doc and moved from the tab to tab.
Features and Specifications
- Operating system – Chrome OS™
- Processor – Intel® Celeron® N2840 with Intel HD Graphics (2.16 GHz, up to 2.58 GHz, 1 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Processor technology – Intel Turbo Boost Technology
- Graphics – Intel HD Graphics
- Display – 14 Inches
- Memory – 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard drive – 16 GB eMMC
- Wireless technology – 802.11ac (2×2) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo [7,8]
- Power supply – 45 W AC power adapter
- Battery – 3-cell 37 Wh Li-ion
- Battery life – Up to 9 hours and 15 minutes
- External I/O Ports – 1 USB 3.0; 2 USB 2.0; 1x HDMI; Headphone/microphone combo x1
- Expansion slots – 1 multi-format SD media card reader
- Energy efficiency – ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
- Webcam – HP TrueVision HD Webcam (front-facing) with integrated digital microphone [5]
- Audio – HD Audio; Stereo speakers
- Color – Turbo silver, snow white cover
- Pointing device – HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
- Keyboard – Full-size island-style
- Dimensions (W X D X H) – 13.54 x 9.45 x 0.7 in
- Weight – 3.74 lb
- Software included – Google Drive™ [14]
- Model number – 14-ak010nr