HP Googlebook 14 evaluation: Attractive {hardware}, Google-sized complications

I additionally suppose Googlebooks are a reasonably area of interest product to start with as a result of they lean so closely on Android telephone integration. Not everyone has–or desires (hello!)–an Android telephone. Additionally, it could be good if that integration labored correctly… however I’ll get to that later.

HP Googlebook 14: Specs

• Mannequin: HP Googlebook 14
• OS: Googlebook OS
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
• Graphics: Built-in Qualcomm Adreno GPU
• Reminiscence: 16GB LPDDR5X
• Storage: 512GB SSD
• Show: 14-inch 2800×1800 OLED touchscreen, as much as 120Hz
• Brightness: As much as 500 nits
• Digicam: 5MP IR digicam with facial recognition and guide privateness shutter
• Audio: Quad audio system with HP Audio Increase 2.0
• Battery: 70Wh
• Charger: 65W USB-C GaN adapter
• Weight: 2.74 kilos
• Worth: $1,199.99 beginning MSRP on HP.com

HP Googlebook 14: Design, construct high quality

Having simply reviewed the Acer Googlebook 14 final week, I had slightly deja vu when unboxing the HP Googlebook 14. The 2 machines have related builds, however I a lot want HP’s design.

First, the HP emblem sits in the midst of the lid. I just like the symmetry of it–I believe it appears to be like each sharp and clear. On the Acer, the emblem sits off to the precise nook. This most likely wouldn’t trouble most individuals, however I simply suppose the emblem appears to be like higher within the middle.

I like HP’s colorway extra, too. The producer calls it “Atmospheric Blue” and it’s delicate but subtle. The deeper blue colour is extra attention-grabbing to have a look at (in my humble opinion) than the Acer’s gray colorway. That mentioned, that is purely subjective. What I like isn’t going to be what you want. 

The construct high quality is sort of good, which is what I’ve come to anticipate from these explicit machines. Googlebooks are a step up from Chromebooks, their largely plastic brethren, and you may really feel the distinction as quickly as you decide one up.

The HP Googlebook 14 has an aluminum chassis with a sandblasted end–so there’s no mistaking the premium high quality right here. Not like the Acer Googlebook 14, the HP Googlebook 14 is a conventional clamshell laptop computer fairly than a convertible. You received’t get the pill performance of a 2-in-1, however this laptop computer continues to be constructed to really feel sturdy.