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TechComputers & PCsLaptopsIs this the best-looking Chromebook ever made? HP’s latest is a stunnerHP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is a contender for smartest Chromebook everWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is a contender for smartest Chromebook ever
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(Image credit: HP)
(Image credit: HP)
AtCES 2023, this year’s iteration of the world’s largest technology show, I’ve already been spoiled for options when it comes to laptops and gaming equipment breaking new ground. Whether that’sthe new 18-inch standard,ultra-slim offerings from LG, orstandout design from Acer, thebest laptopsare a big part of this showcase.
What I didn’t expect to see atCES2023, however, was a Chromebook that would make me want to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys, really) and exclaim just how darn good-looking it is. Yet here I am, eyes on the HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook 14 and, well, it’s a contender for the best-looking ever made.
HP has gone big on sustainability in recent years, so for this Dragonfly Chromebook to use 65 per cent recycled metal in its chassis is no surprise. That it looks like a higher-end Ultrabook despite such credentials is much more a surprise.
Finished in either Ceramic White or Sparkling Black (the latter pictured, and very nice it is too), HP has a real strength in design language – whether from the choice of finish or the colours deployed, it’s a strong showing indeed.
(Image credit: HP)
(Image credit: HP)
While this is a Chromebook and therefore runsGoogle’s Chrome OS, HP did also use CES 2023 to reveal its Windows-based Dragonfly Pro too, i.e. the non-Chrome option. That’s equally as good-looking, if not even more refined, should you be in the market for a designer Windows laptop instead.
Elsewhere the Dragonfly Pro Chromebook features some great additions: the keyboard is backlit; you can recharge half the battery capacity in just 30 minutes; the 14-inch LCD display is not only bright, at 1200 nits, it’s a touchscreen too – ensuring ease of operation.
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No, it won’t be the most powerful laptop you can buy, given the use of 12th Gen Intel Core i5 processor and Intel UHD Graphics, but given the way it looks I certainly don’t mind that for a device mainly targeting word-processing tasks. I’d buy one tomorrow, although there’s no price or release date revealed at this stage…
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