HP 14" Dual-Core Chromebooks w/Free 4G Price: $209.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard OR $10 Two-Day OR $20 One-Day Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Thursday, Jan 22 to Friday, Jan 23) + transit Condition: Factory Reconditioned
I’ve got one of these, ordreded it from woot. I’m pretty happy except that the wifi does not always seem to work after coming out of sleep mode. I have to turn off the wifi radio and turn it back on again.
I almost wish I didn’t already own one of these, this is a great price.
If this had a backlit keyboard, it would be just about perfect. My Windows desktop sits idle these days, with the exception of running some virtual machines so I can use photoshop, illustrator, and the like from my Chromebook.
Got one last fall and it’s fast and capable. The memory is non-expandable, but with 4GB of RAM, you can run Linux (Crouton or Crubuntu). The Haswell CPU has low power consumption, so the battery lasts a long time on a charge. The display is OK but glossy, so you’ll see reflections in bright surroundings. Chromebooks aren’t for everyone, but it’s a good choice for someone who mostly just needs to check email, visit websites, etc. It was simple to activate the HSPA+ on T-Mobile, but it’s easy to exhaust the free quota (200MB/month).
Yet another reason I love mine. OS update coming, and I don’t have to do a darn thing. Keeping the family’s various Win7 computers up to date is way too tedious and time-consuming.
On some of the prior sale discussion threads that are linked above, people discuss the cost of addtional data (above the monthly allotment). I don’t know first-hand, haven’t needed to add any so far.
what I just looked up –
500mb/1day/$5
1GB/7day/$10
& more available.
IOW no need for a contract or plan.
I consider the 200mb useful for the occasional need or emergency, and the option to buy on-the-fly extra a nice bonus.
The 4G data is from T-Mobile so check their site for their pay-as-you go options. I use their free 200mb plan for my ipad and I’ve bought 1GB for $10 but its only a 7-day pass. I’m sure their website has more options.