HP Chromebook 11 Is a Laptop With Focus

The Chromebook is a curious beast. The idea of a bare-bones laptop centered around the Google Chrome browser has merit: It could be very efficient at a few key tasks, such as email, web browsing and watching videos. And since it's "powered by the cloud," the machine wouldn't get slowed down by the multiple apps that creep onto our PCs and Macs.

However, we already have a device for convenient consumption of media and shooting off quick messages — it's called a tablet. The Chromebook can only justify its existence if it's good at other stuff, namely, doing actual work. Fortunately, that's exactly what the Chromebook's keyboard and productivity-facing Google apps enable. The only thing in question is how fast this thing can go. Read more...