HP - 11.6" Touch-Screen Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 4GB Memory - 16GB eMMC Flash Memory - Ash gray
Model: 11-V011DX
SKU: 5618124
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Customers consistently note the 11.6" Touch-Screen Chromebook's ease of use and enjoyable touch screen. Its compact size and light weight are also frequently praised, making it ideal for portability. Positive feedback also highlights the Chromebook's acceptable battery life and performance for its price point. While some aspects of performance were mentioned, there were no negative customer comments reported.
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My son in 2nd grade ended to bring a laptop for school. They recommended a Chromebook. I researched a few different ones but this was by far the best. The touch screen is really convenient for him. It's super lightweight and it instantly turns on just like a cellphone. The battery life is really really great and the quality of the screen is fabulous. Keep in mind it's limited and not a heavy duty laptop. But for grade school students that have limited needs and mostly will use it for Internet and Google Docs it's perfect and I'd highly recommend it.
Posted by earlyretirement
This Chromebook is absolutely amazing! Touchscreen, quick charging, VERY long lasting battery life, and it cannot catch Viruses. Oddly, there is no Caps Lock on the Keyboard, but don't let that effect your decision to purchase this computer. It's small and compact, and perfect for simple schoolwork. It uses everything Google (Docs, Sheets, Hangouts etc.) so if you prefer Microsoft Office then don't chose this computer, but it is truly worth it. I love it.
Posted by Jasmine
My daughters, ages 7 and 9, had an iMac in their shared bedroom for the last few years; It became obvious to me that something wasn't right when the machine got almost NO use for the past year. Since they're separating soon to their own rooms anyway, I thought it was time to assess their needs and sell the iMac (because they have excellent resell value and wasn't being used at all) and look into more portable replacements... Kids these days - In addition to snowy uphill-both-ways commutes to school, back in my day we had a SINGLE desktop computer for the entire house! and the Internet made a screechy/scratchy sound when you got on at 14kbps!! - Now only laptop/2-in-1 form factors prevail for anywhere, anytime use. On a separate front, the obvious choice of Macs over PCs to stay aligned to their student experience at school has been disrupted by Google. Their ChromeOS is dominating the education environments and this new(er) operating system is extremely manageable, secure, and containerized, giving both parents AND educators peace-of-mind that their kids/students are focused on tasks at hand and not susceptible to viruses or other malware/privacy invasions, but also at literally pennies on the dollar compared to comparable Apple devices. Then this year, Google gave all of us in the Consumer world something to want... These cheap Chrome devices, which were getting nicer in form factor and build quality while prices stayed relatively flat, would soon start supporting Google Play applications from the Android ecosystem! This was the breakthrough! The million-app Android ecos with the affordable and extensible ChromeOS, now on touch-enabled devices gives all of the advantages of both desktop and mobile experiences - They must be doing this as a response to Windows 10, which offers desktop and mobile modes (though ChromeOS always operates in a desktop mode just offering you to run Android apps in horizontal or vertical orientation in windowed or full-screen modes. (Please note: As of the writing of this review, March 2017, this Chromebook only supports Google Play and Android App functionality via the Chrome OS Dev and Beta channels, as production/release Google Play/Android functionality is planned for a future release of ChromeOS that this Chromebook is slated to get as soon as it is released. All of this generation's Chromebooks will get Google Play features, but previous generations of HP Chromebook and other manufacturer's models may have limits on which are supported with the new platform, You can check compatibility and status of each Chromebook model at the Google Dev site at https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps ). As an IT professional by trade, I knew HP was coming a long way in build quality across their lines, and they always made a VERY nice Chromebook (Their EE Education Editions are a standard in our local school district - The reason my kids prefer Chrome devices now.) The new G5 Chromebook is the first 11-incher to support touch in their Chromebook line. It has a very textured, neutral body color with good industrial design and nice metallic/silver styling cues inside around the black keyboard and silver glass touchpad. The screen is Gorilla Glass, which seems to have the industry locked-in for high quality, durable glass touch surfaces. The only thing that could have improved the device would be a "360" hinge to turn it into a 2-in-1 (which HP hadn't released at the time, but now offers a Chromebook 11 360 strictly to the EDUCATION market at the time of this review). I have had several premium Chromebooks and own several HP laptops and MacBooks, so I would love to see a backlit keyboard, but at this price point, you can't expect those features and getting touchscreens with a beautiful IPS display is already pushing the cost envelope while keeping the SRP around $250 USD. The build quality and fit/finish is fantastic for this price range. The device is light but packs excellent battery life, while sometimes parts of the machine can feel a bit hollow, I never feel like my 9, 7, or 2-year-olds could do any damage to the device, without deliberately trying. This is also one of the FEW Chromebooks that came out in 2016 that offered 4GB RAM. The newer devices are catching up and going back to the 4GB standard which is plenty for lots of Chrome tabs or several Android apps running, but I'd expect to see 6 and/.or 8GB standards within the next 2 years as Android apps proliferate the platform. For now, 4GB is an ample amount and should NOT be considered a limitation for this class of device. 2GB is the standard, but 4GB is the premium tier for most Chromebooks. My only other small gripe is that this device, released in late 2016/early 2017 still didn't include USB Type-C charging, though almost ALL competing 2017 models offer this standard. HP even uses the standard on most of their existing Spectre, ENVY and EliteBook ultraportable models, and on their other Chromebook, the HP Chromebook 13 G1. Not including this seems like an oversight, especially considering that there's no special licensing for the tech, the power cords are already produced and models with the same wattage are available (I assume) for the same BOM cost. I even have the same charger from this notebook (a round DIN charge connector) and one from my Chromebook 13 (a USB Type-C) with the same basic brick, just different output cable ends. This can't be a financial decision... Also the new Chromebook 11 X360 (with the cool hinge) has USB Type-C charging and connectivity, modernizing the experience. Beyond some standards issues that laptop collectors like me have (I have 2 of these units for my daughters, plus 5 other USB Type-C charging devices for myself, including MacBooks, HP laptops/Chromebooks and Android Phones), this is a durable, well designed, attractive, thin and light notebook with lots of features and lots to look forward to from Google. My kids also LOVE that they have personal notebooks like the ones they use at school that can connect to and run the same educational games/apps from their school experience.
Posted by Gadgetguy2014