HP Introduces the World’s First Chromebook Detachable
09 April 2018 - 10:00PM
HP, Inc. today unveiled the world’s first Chromebook detachable1
packing all the productivity benefits of Chrome OS and popularity
of Android into a sleek, versatile, powerful, and secure device.
Chromebooks are one of the fastest-growing segments of the PC
category, growing more than 50% over the past two years2. HP is
focused on delivering and evolving its Chromebook portfolio to meet
this growing demand to have access to the Google ecosystem on
exciting, flexible form factors.
“The HP Chromebook x2 hits a trifecta for customers, combining
the productivity of the Chrome OS and power of the world’s
most-used app platform into a versatile form factor ideal for
experiencing all the Google ecosystem has to offer,” said Kevin
Frost, vice president and general manager, consumer personal
systems, HP Inc. “As the world’s first Chromebook detachable, it
will unlock new ways for people to create, collaborate and consume
within Chrome and the Google Play Store3.”
HP Chromebook x2The stunningly thin and light
HP Chromebook x2 is the world’s first Chromebook detachable1
offering long battery life with great performance and exceptional
features for productivity, sharing, and entertainment.
Specific features include:
- Powerful and sleek: Users can power through their day and play
with their favorite Android apps with up to 10 hours of battery
life4 in a tablet only 8.2 mm thin and weighing 1.62 pounds5. With
the included keyboard the device is 15.3 mm thin and weighs 3.14
pounds5. This thin, powerful Chromebook detachable features 7th Gen
Intel® CoreTM processors6 and up to 8GB LPDDR3 of memory to browse
and run Android apps.
- Designed for the way you work: Go from productivity to
creativity seamlessly with the HP Chromebook x2 with the
versatility to use the device in a variety of modes. The magnetic
hinge allows for easy detaching of the tablet and provides the
strength and rigidity to keep it attached and upright when used as
a laptop. The hinge design allows for the tablet to be placed in
multiple modes for users to enjoy an amazing touch and pen7
experience for work, school, and entertainment.
- Durable and striking elegance: The HP Chromebook x2 is nothing
less than premium with a ceramic white anodized aluminum finish and
a leather-like surface in Oxford Blue on the detachable full-sized
keyboard. The Quad HD8 12.3-inch diagonal Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
touch display for increased durability and scratch resistance when
on the go.
- Built to entertain: Experience apps from
Google Play store3 as a tablet or notebook with a touch screen and
active pen7. The Chromebook x2 offers plenty of space to store
treasured content with up to 32 GB of built in storage with Micro
SD expansion up to 256 GB9 along with 100 GB of free Google Cloud
storage for two years10. Dual speakers with audio custom tuned by
B&O Play and front 5 MP and rear 13 MP cameras to deliver a
rich entertainment experience.
- Ample ports: The HP Chromebook x2 offers a
broad array of ports to meet connectivity needs including two USB
TypeC™ for data transfer, charging and display, a Micro SD port,
and Audio jacks.
Pricing and Availability11HP Chromebook x2
starting pricing is $599.99 and expected to be available via HP.com
and Best Buy on June
10.
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- Based on Chromebooks on the market as of April 9, 2018.
- IDC PC Tracker CQ4’17
- Google apps not included and sold separately.
- Based on HP internal testing. Depending on system
configuration, your results may vary. Testing conducted by HP using
Google Chrome OS power_LoadTest. Battery life will vary and the
maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time
and usage. See
http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/testing/power-testing for test
details.
- Weight and system dimensions may fluctuate due to configuration
and manufacturing variances.
- Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain
software products. Not all customers or software applications will
necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and
clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and
your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering is not
a measurement of higher performance.
- Digital pen included with select models.
- Quad HD (high-definition) content required to view Quad HD
images.
- For hard drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted
capacity is less. Up to 35GB of system disk is reserved for system
recovery software.
- The OneDrive free cloud storage offer is available for a
limited time. Storage offer available for 2 years from the date you
redeem. See www.microsoft.com/onedrive for full
offer.
- Pricing and availability subject to change.
Intel, the Intel logo and Intel are trademarks of Intel
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other
countries.USB Type-C™ and USB-C™ are trademarks of USB Implementers
Forum.
© 2018HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained
herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein
should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP
shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
contained herein.
Kaitlyn Dierkes, HPKaitlyn.M.Dierkes@hp.com
www.hp.com/go/newsroom
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