HP - 13.3" Chromebook - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 32GB eMMC Flash Memory - Silver
Model: W0S99UT#ABA
SKU: 5373400
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Customers recognize the 13.3" Chromebook's lightweight and slim design as a significant advantage. Many appreciate its portability, describing it as thin and light, perfect for those on the go. There were no reported negative customer comments about this product.
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I have an iffy relationship with Chromebooks, because I really want to like them and the convenience that they allow but I can't get over the proprietary OS issue. I had used Crouton on this but it doesn't leave all of the memory for the Ubuntu distro that I was using and Crouton only allows 12.04 (I may be wrong but I had issues with installing other applications because of the age of the distro). This has/had the potential to be a really good lightweight Linux machine, but the work for it is just too much to warrant trying with the added highly likely possibility that you will brick the machine. I did really like the form factor of this one, I usually don't like the plastic nature of Chromebooks and did like that this one was metal but not as expensive as a Google Pixel. I think this would be great if: 1. you want a higher end Chromebook that isn't made of plastic, OR 2. you know how to erase the Chrome OS and load Linux on it which involves taking off the back, removing a screw, and changing the firmwear, but all of those things will void the warranty (of course).
Posted by Jennifer
Overall, good laptop! Very light and fast (sometimes). At times it takes a long time to connect to wifi. Love the backlit keyboard. Although it has many nice features - I don't believe it is worth the listed price.
Posted by Kiowau
Tired of microsoft and all their constant changes. Chromebook is exactly what i need for my web browsing, etc. Perfect size and speed.
Posted by Happy