Purchased primarily as a work laptop with the option for streaming games during downtime between classes. (I teach and drive around between locations)
Pros:
Sturdy, stylish, and the garaged stylus is convenient. The 144hz display is perhaps overkill and likely accounts for a fair bit of the price tag that I'd personally prefer to have seen invested in all-aluminum construction or a better webcam.
Chrome OS is a solid platform for general purpose productivity. The hardware is more than sufficient to keep the experience smooth and snappy. The garaged stylus is automatically charged, which is a major improvement over my previous experience of having to recharge my old bamboo stylus every time I wanted to use it because I couldn't be bothered to remember charging it.
The core gimmick of the thing is cloud gaming, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it's a perfectly pleasant experience. The libraries on these services (Amazon Luna, GForce Now) are limited, but growing. I find the niche they occupy to be providing a solid casual gaming experience on the road, rather than being a serious competitor for a desktop gaming PC. I could see that assessment changing very rapidly if their libraries grow to rival steam.
Build quality is solid. The plastic components are finished in a grippy texture and are sturdy enough to feel like it earns the premium price point. Would prefer an all-aluminum construction.
Indifferent:
Audio is great (for a laptop), but that's kind of a moot point for me. I'd consider it poor form to use anything but headphones in a public space, and I've got a desktop for home use.
Cons:
There's a weird bump on the "d" key that annoys me constantly despite being of precisely zero consequence. Probably a minor manufacturing defect.
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1200 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.4 GHz core_i5 |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 2400 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
