Google announced late last month that the HP Chromebook 11 would land in Canada on November 8. As for now, it appears that we may have to wait a few days longer. It has yet to appear on either HP’s website or the Google Play store as I write this. National retailers Best Buy and Future Shop both have it up on their website but only for pre-order for now with an ETA of November 15, 2013:
- Best Buy: Bilingual keyboard or English keyboard (Blue accent colour only)
- Future Shop: Bilingual keyboard or English keyboard (Blue accent colour only)
HP Chromebook 11 specifications:
- Processor: Samsung Exynos 5250
- Operating system: Google Chrome OS
- Cellular connectivity: Optional LTE connectivity (through Verizon in U.S.)
- Other connectivity: dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Display: 11.6-inch HD (1366×768) IPS LCD
- Input: Full-size Chrome keyboard and touchpad
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal storage: 16GB
- Rear-facing camera: None
- Front-facing camera: VGA
- Connectors: Audio jack, micro-USB, two USB 2.0 ports, SlimPort video out
- Battery: 30Wh (Up to 6 hours of battery life)
- Dimensions: 297 × 192 × 17.6 millimeters
- Weight: 1.04 kilograms
- Colors: Black or white with a choice of 4 accent colors
- Other: Speakers located under keyboard to face towards user
As expected, the HP Chromebook 11 will sell for CA$299.99 when it does become available in Canada.
Google and their hardware partners have really come a long way since Chromebooks were first announced.
Chromebook users that want to work with Windows applications can use solutions such as Ericom AccessNow. AccessNow is an HTML5 RDP client that enables Chromebook users to connect to Terminal Server or VDI virtual desktops, and run any Windows application (including MS Office) or even full desktops in a browser tab.
For an online, interactive demo, open your Chrome browser and visit:
http://www.ericom.com/demo_AccessNow.asp?URL_ID=708
Please note that I work for Ericom