HP Chromebook, 2-in-1, 14C-CA0053DX, i3-10110U, 8GB, 64GB, S

This is a fabulous chromebook. As one product reviewer wrote " HP got this chromebook (HP x360 model 14c-ca0053dx) nearly perfect.". I absolutely love it. This one is built solid and has all the features I wanted. Some examples of what I like include:Nice gorilla glass screen with very minimal bezelRuns Linux appsRuns Android appsType c connectors 2eaStandard USB 1eaBuilt in camera for video appsChrome OS is fastSD card Slot - I use 128GB cardBeautiful screen graphics & a touch screenCharges fastHeadphone jackBattery life I'd say is typical of what you see from any of these machines. It really depends on what you are doing. Simple browsing, typing, reading it seems to last most of the day. If you do heavy video work, you can run it down pretty fast, like 5-6 hours. The battery life is going to vary proportional to the type and amount of work you do on the machine. I'd say this chromebook can hold its own with the best of themOutstanding backlit keyboard which flips all the way back behind the display for tablet mode.In tablet mode it supports all the finger gestures my old reader tablet supportsIts thin and light compared to the really old laptop I was using.Google support until 2028Integrates very well with my Google Pixel 3 phoneI could go on and on. Great job HP and Google too! This one will last me a very long time.The downside, well not really...I found the touchpad to be sometimes just a little sluggish as far as responsiveness. That is to say sometimes it doesn't recognize my finger touch the first time. This is not a big deal for me and I can live with it, as it happens only occasionally. The touchpad gestured are really great.My other item is just a suggestion for HP. I purchased the 64GB memory option, which I'd recommend as minimal if you plan to use Linux and Android apps like I do. My suggestion would be that HP would make a 128GB option available, although the 64 GB has not been an issue for me yet. I am already using half of it.So my plan for this terrific machine was to replace my old android Samsung reader tablet with something more robust. This thing is so robust that it also replaces my old laptop that ran Ubuntu linux too. I like linux because its fast and has a ton of open source apps to rival anything windows can do. Well, the chromebook runs all the linux apps I need, and I can still play around in linux using the terminal command line interface. I also get the chrome apps, which are okay by comparison, and all the great apps in the Google play store. More importantly the chrome browser is fast, as is access to all the online Google stuff like GMail, calendar, Drive, docs... The online web experience is wonderful.I give this HP x369 an AAA++ rating in my book. I love it - best decision I could have made.I'll stop now 😀

OK so this is my positive/ negative list after a month of heavy use:Positives:-Starts up in <5s (Not unique to this Chromebook)-It feels and looks so damn premium, cold to touch, very stiff frame. Some people complain about it being too heavy; it makes it feel more premium to me.-The 10th gen i3 is more than enough for me; I generally have 10+ tabs open; many chrome extensions; Android app music streaming constantly without a stutter to date (Caveat: I am not a gamer)-Touchscreen is awesome; like really; it looks amazing and acts as a state of the art touchscreen should-Speakers do the job (Friends are impressed with the Bang & Olufson logo); I primarily use headphones anyway.-Can charge via USB-C from either side!-The hinge is solid-USB-B port for my wireless mouse (with a very premium looking "hide the USB slot" mechanism when not in use-Able to manually disconnect the webcam with a quaint little slider on the left side-The trackpad is large, nice and clickey, cool to touch, glass.-DID I MENTION THE BACKLIT KEYBOARD OMW-Fingerprint reader, I almost forgot about youNegatives:-64gb internal storage is making a statement; I would have been completely satisfied with a 256gb SSD. However the microSD slot supports up to 512gb so... I'm ok with it.-Viewing angles in portrait mode hurts my eyes especially with minor tilting movements-Screen brightness is juuuuust enough for well lit indoor use; outdoor not so much. My iPad 7 on max brightness looks like a holy figure next to this screen. The screen can go super dark though (much darker than my iPad)live with-Camera quality not the best; but at this price tag; it's more than enough-Structural anomaly on the left side of my laptop where back panel pops out just a little bit; have to pop it back; no functional compromise as far as I can see. Again, at this price this built in "bubble wrap feature" is something I can live with

For under $500, this is an excellent deal. It's plenty quick with the I-3 processor, and 8 GB of ram is not common on Chromebooks that cost under $500. It's also got a great screen for the the price. Battery life is good, if not outstanding. It does what I need it to do - it's powerful enough to run Linux VMs so I can have the apps I want (VLC works smoothly, as does The GIMP). The only downside is the camera - it's not great in low light, but it does the job for me for videoconferencing. If you need better, USB cameras are cheap.Recommended.

I waited for this, because it really is incredibly gorgeous (even sexy) solid, feels good, has a perfect weight and a magnet at the front, so you need a little effort to open it, the screen stays where ever you want it to be, it's nice and tight. I've never figured out the fingerprint. You still have to login with your password. The screen is gorgeous, I could never live without backlit, now that I have it. But I have a lot of trouble with Prime Video. I bought 147 videos on Prime, but have a lot of trouble downloading them, I left a review and hopefully that will get fixed. It used to work fine, it's all the updates that caused the problem. But I absolutely LOVE the Chromebook and the way the HP is somewhat artistic, it's 4 vertical lines without horizontal lines, you know it's HP and the lines are kind of chrome like, the color of the laptop is a wonderful grey "Mineral Silver" with darker keys. Even when I have a little trouble with it, I still LOVE IT. Highly recommended, if you love beautifully designed things! The volume could be a little higher, but I use ear plugs, so that doesn't really matter. It's absolutely Stunning!!