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I had high hopes for this laptop. I already knew the differences between a chromebook and a typical PC, so no issues there.

I picked up this system from Walm*** a few days ago. The model I purchased also includes 2 years of Tmobile data.

I specifically choose the HP 14" model because of its quality and size. Much better size than the competing 11.5" systems. Also, true to HP, nice quality.

Size, speed, quality, keyboard, trackpad are all great. If I had one negative it would be the lack of lighted keyboard. On the plus side, the system I received has 4 GB ram, so an upgrade from the 2 GB listed on Amazon. This system fits its intended use perfectly.

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this chromebook is awesome, its much faster and smother than anticipated, the screen is nice and so is the build materials. the only thing that i actually hated about the hp chromebook 14 was that the color in the picture is deceiving, in the pictures it looks red, but in real life i think its closer to a salmon pink, whits not not what i was expecting at all.

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Now I know why these are called "Chomebooks." You can't do anything that can't be done within a Chrome web browser. This is definitely not a replacement for a laptop, and I was hoping that it would be. It does boot fast, is incredibly light and attractive and has an amazing battery life depending on what you're doing, you can get eight hours or more. But you are limited on what types of files you can open, and you can't put any programs on it. You must use the Google equivalents instead; for example, Google Hangouts instead of Skype, Google Docs instead of Word. You can download web apps, but tablet or Android apps from Google Play will not work.

All that being said, every Chromebook will have those limitations, not just this one. There are some huge benefits to the idea of a Chromebook, too. I'm coming to this laptop after having a MacBook for five years and refusing to get a PC, and it feels very similar to me. The operating system runs very smoothly and is not clunky in any way, and I love it. It's very easy to set up and figure out how to use. Everything you do is backed up to the Google Cloud, so you can access everything anywhere.

If you fully understand what a Chromebook is and that it is NOT an adequate replacement for a laptop if you regularly use anything other than a web browser and word processing, I would highly recommend this one. It's fast, it's light, the screen resolution is great, and it has a much larger screen than many other Chromebooks. The color is really quite pretty, and the soft finish feels great. It also seems to pick up WiFi connections from further away than my old laptop, and I have not had any major issues with pages not loading or videos or video chats lagging. The speakers are on the bottom of the computer, which seems a little strange, but it makes things sound louder when the computer is on a hard surface. I've never felt that it doesn't play loud enough. There is a fan, unlike some other Chromebooks, so it doesn't run silently, but I definitely wouldn't call it loud.

Finally, what sold me on this is that it came with two free years of T-Mobile 4g. I'm not sure if Amazon also offers this deal (I bought it in a store), but it's a great deal for the price.

TLDR? If you need a full-blown laptop with the ability to install programs, this isn't for you. If all you need is a place for Facebook, reading news, taking notes in Google Docs and watching Hulu and Netflix, this is exactly what you're looking for, and it's a great buy.

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I just purchased this Chromebook and i would recommend it to any of my family or friends. The battery life is better than any high end laptop i have ever had and due to the very streamlined OS it processes things just as fast as most higher end laptops. The build quality is also very nice equal to laptop around twice the price. If a Chrome OS does what you need than i would recommend this one over all other Chromebooks and most other laptops.

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Ordered this somewhere else before it was available here. I like the fact that the $349.00 came with a T-Mobile Sim card for 4G connection anywhere in the contiguous US. But, it is limited to only 200MB a month which is fine if you mostly connect using wi-fi. Aside from that, it is a Chromebook and you can do all Google related functions without issue. Boot up time is swift and I don't worry about virus/malware issues that I had with previous Windows based pc/laptops in the past.