What’s inside: the HP Stream 11 Pro

The push for laptops running Google’s Chrome OS, known as Chromebooks, is rather straighforward: why pay extra for a laptop running Microsoft Windows OS when all you truly need is a Web browser? But the success of these notebooks is affecting Microsoft’s budget laptop market share, which is why Microsoft and HP teamed up to promote a new HP line called Stream.

The HP Stream 11 Po is a low-cost laptop designed for education and low-power online use. It features an Intel Dual-Core Celeron N3050 processor with an 11.6″ diagonal HD anti-glare LED-backlit display rendering a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution. Weighing 2.82 lbs, it comes equipped with 2 GB DDR3L of onboard RAM and 32 GB of storage capacity. 

The device is set up for educational success, with familiar cloud-based apps including working versions of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. It comes with a full installation of Windows 8.1 that enables working and studying online and offline with compatible applications. You can add your choice of computer peripherals, connect to a display, and expand your storage options with a range of ports. 

Measuring 11.81 x 8.1 x 0.72 in, the HP Stream 11 Pro has a 3-cell, 37.69 Wh Li-Ion polymer battery with up to 8 hours of battery life and an HP TrueVision HD Webcam (front-facing) with an integrated dual array digital microphone. The laptop is priced at $230 and available worldwide.

A full teardown report can be found here.