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Specs at a glance: HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook
Worst
Best
As reviewed
Screen
13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen
13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen
13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 IPS touchscreen
OS
Chrome OS
CPU
Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i7-1265U vPro
Intel Core i5-1245U vPro
RAM
8GB LPDDR4-4266
32GB LPDDR4-4266
8GB LPDDR4-4266
Storage
128GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
512GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
256GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
GPU
Intel Iris Xe
Networking
WiFi-6E, Bluetooth 5.2
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-A,1x HDMI 2.0, 1x 3.5 mm jack, 1x MicroSD card reader
Size
11.59 x 8.73 x 0.65 inches
(294.38 x 221.74 x 16.51 mm)
Weight
Starts at 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg)
Battery
50 Wh
Warranty
1 year
Price (MSRP)
$980
$1,800
$1,709 when configured on HP.com
Other
N/A
4G optional
Chromebooks are tired of being treated like second-class citizens.
Over the last decade, the developers of ChromeOS have attempted to evolve the operating system with features that could put it more on par with macOS and Windows. Google has been pushing Chromebooks as business machines, touting the purported simplicity and security benefits of their pared down operating system.
HP’s new Elite Dragonfly Chromebook represents a ChromeOS device pushed to the limits, from its appearance to its components.
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