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HP Chromebook x2

 & Eric Grevstad Contributing Editor

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Meet the HP Chromebook x2

Steady on a desk or table, the Chromebook x2 is also more comfortable in a lap than tablets with kickstands.

A Clasp With Grip

Two small posts and a magnetic latch secure the screen to the keyboard.

Apart for Now

The system weighs 3.07 pounds, dropping to 1.62 pounds when you jettison the keyboard and pick up the tablet.

A High-Res Panel

The 12.3-inch, 2,400-by-1,600 display matches those of the Google Pixelbook and Samsung Chromebook Pro.

Classy Back Panel

The Chromebook x2 borrows its white faux-ceramic finish from HP's Windows ultrabook, the Spectre 13.

A Look at the Left Edge...

One of two USB-C ports and a microSD storage expansion slot adorn the tablet's left edge.

...and the Right

A volume rocker, an audio jack, and the second USB-C port are on the right edge.

Twin Cams

The tablet features 13-megapixel world-facing and 5-megapixel front-facing cameras.

Chrome Keys

The imitation leather-textured keyboard follows the standard Chromebook layout.

Beaucoup Bundled Gear

Memo to Microsoft and Apple: The keyboard cover and the stylus pen are standard issue, not extra-cost options.

All-Apps Access

Like all current Chromebooks, the x2 combines scores of browser-based apps with access to thousands of Android titles.

About Our Expert

Eric Grevstad

Eric Grevstad

Contributing Editor

My Experience

I was picked to write PCMag's 40th Anniversary "Most Influential PCs" feature because I'm the geezer who remembers them all—I worked on TRS-80 and Apple II monthlies starting in 1982 and served as editor of Computer Shopper when it was a 700-page monthly rivaled only by Brides as America's fattest magazine. I was later the editor in chief of Home Office Computing, a magazine about using tech to work from home two decades before a pandemic made it standard practice. Even in semi-retirement, I can't stop playing with toys and telling people what gear to buy.

The Technology I Use

I wish I still had my TRS-80 Model 4P, Laser 128 (educational toymaker VTech's Apple IIc clone), Psion Series 5, and ThinkPad 701C with the fold-out "butterfly" keyboard.

My main machine is a Lenovo Yoga 9i all-in-one desktop with a 13th Gen Core i9 and 32-inch 4K display running Windows 11 Home, Microsoft 365 Family, and Norton 360 with LifeLock. My wife and I get 400Mbps Spectrum internet as part of our homeowners' association fee, but I pay a fortune for streaming services.

I also have a Google Pixel 7 Android phone and pay Mint Mobile $15 a month. We share a Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid; I'd have a car of my own, but it seems wasteful to buy a Corvette E-Ray to drive 10 miles a week.

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