Review: HP’s Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is the cream of the ChromeOS crop

Enlarge / HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.

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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