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The HP Essential Chromebook is a 14-inch budget laptop running Chrome OS on an Intel Celeron N4120 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. Its 1366x768 non-touch display, two USB-A ports, USB-C, HDMI and a headphone jack cover the basics for web browsing, email, documents and streaming. At 3.35 lbs and 0.72 inches thick it is portable, though heavier than premium Chromebooks. Against rivals it trades performance and screen quality for simplicity: the Celeron and 4GB of RAM handle light browser tabs but slow down with many open, and the eMMC storage is small and not upgradable. It suits students and light home or travel use, not heavy multitasking or local storage.
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Lowest price we've seen: $220.98 on Nov 12 at Amazon. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 12.
Owners of HP's entry Chromebooks generally describe them as fine for basic web tasks and schoolwork, with fast startup and a comfortable keyboard. Complaints center on the 4GB of RAM and slow eMMC storage once several tabs are open, and on the dim, low-resolution screen.
The HP Essential Chromebook is a 14-inch laptop that runs Chrome OS. It has a 14-inch HD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768. The screen is not a touchscreen.
It uses an Intel Celeron N4120 processor with 4 cores and 4 threads. The clock speed is 1.1GHz, with a turbo speed of up to 2.6GHz. Graphics are handled by Intel UHD Graphics.
Storage is up to 64GB eMMC, and memory is up to 4GB DDR4 RAM. The laptop has two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port, an HDMI port and a headphone/microphone combo jack. It connects wirelessly over Wi-Fi.
