HP unveils Chromebooks designed for the new Universal Stylus Initiative - ortizbletismue

Horsepower aforementioned Thursday that the company will begin shipping its first Universal Stylus Initiative-enabled Chromebooks later this calendar month, oblation the option of either a Celeron or a quad-core Pentium buffalo chip inside.

HP will tender the HP Chromebook x360 12b for $359 and the HP Chromebook x360 14b for $379. As the name calling suggest, they leave be 12-edge and 14-inch Chromebooks, with upwards to untouched 1080p displays, with specific consumer bents: B&O-powered audio on the 14b, for example.

The Universal Stylus Enterprise (USI) debuted Thursday too, offering compatibility between various digital styluses. Essentially, the USI standard—supported by a 12 companies from Google, HP, Intel, and a host of stylus makers—will mean that you'll be able to take your USI stylus and be assured that information technology testament work happening a range of various digital devices. HP will make up its own penitentiary, the HP Rechargeable USI Penitentiary, which is likely to be available in November for a starting toll of $69.99.

While HP says that some Chromebooks wish have Pentium options, the only processor their spec sheets list is a Celeron, however. The spec sheets also inclination simply one display alternative.

HP Chromebook x360 (12b-ca0010nr) basic specs:

Display:12.0-edge in (1,366 x 768) IPS, 220 nits
Processor: 1.1GHz N4000 Celeron
Memory: 4GB LPDDR4
Graphics: UHD620
Storage: 32GB eMMC
Wireless: 802.11ac/Bluetooth 5
Ports: 2 USB-C 3.1 (Great power Delivery, DisplayPort), 1 USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, 3.5mm jack
Battery: 40.31Wh
Dimensions: 10.71 in. x 8.50 in. x 0.68 in.
Weight: 2.98 pound
Colouration: Ceramic white

hp chromebook x360 12b frontleft — HP's Chromebook x360 12b.

HP Chromebook x360 (14b-ca0010nr) basal specs:

Video display:12.0-inch (1,366 x 912) IPS, 235 nits
Processor: 1.1GHz N4000 Celeron
Remembering: 4GB LPDDR4
Graphics: UHD600
Storage: 32GB eMMC
Tune: 802.11ac/Bluetooth 5
Ports: 2 USB-C 3.1 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort), 1 USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, 3.5mm old salt
Battery: 47Wh
Dimensions: 12.76 in. x 8.90 in. x 0.74 in.
Weight: 3.48 pound
Color: Instrumentation white

hp chromebook x360 14b mineralsilver ceramicwhite front — HP's Chromeboo x360 14b.

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