HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook review: a first attempt at Chrome OS that cuts too many corners

Things have been pretty quiet on the Chromebook front since the launch of Google’s gorgeous, but pricey flagship, the Pixel. It’s arguably a hard product to beat, but then again, the Chromebook battle is really taking place at the low end of the market with machines like Acer’s inexpensive $199 C7 and Samsung’s delightful $249 ARM-based model. This is exactly the arena HP’s decided to enter with its $329 Pavilion 14, the first Chromebook with a 14-inch display. Apparently, the company’s research indicates there’s room for a larger Chromebook that’s used primarily at home where thickness, weight and battery life are less critical. While that’s difficult for road warriors like us to understand, it only takes a visit to Best Buy to see row upon row of large, cheap, generic Windows laptops, so perhaps HP is onto something. Like Acer’s C7, the Pavilion 14 is a Chromebook based on an existing PC chassis. It features an Intel Celeron processor, 2GB RAM, a 16GB SSD and Bluetooth. So how does it compare to the aforementioned competition? Is there a market for a larger Chromebook that mostly lives at home? Read on to find out.

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