HP is relaunching its Chromebook x360 14 laptop lineup with the “14c” designation, delivering a new set of Intel processors, slimmer design, and biometric
HP is relaunching its Chromebook x360 14 laptop lineup with the “14c” designation, delivering a new set of Intel processors, slimmer design, and biometric authentication on-board. That’s based on recent stemming from a somewhat quiet launch by the company. The biggest changes to the reworked 14-inch gadget stem from HP’s use of newer processors. Specifically, that’s Intel’s 10th-Gen processors. At the budget end, HP has opted to start with the Intel Pentium Gold chipset. But it also launched another variant, available now, packs a 10th-Gen Core i3-10110U. An Intel Core i5 variant is expected too but there’s no firm launch date for that. Beyond that change, the first variant will pack 4GB RAM, compared to the 8GB found in the i3 Chromebook x360 14c. The latter chipset, coupled with DDR4-2666 RAM, should offer a powerful experience that’s more than capable of handling anything a user might want to do. Android apps and, as well as most Linux apps, should pose no problems at all. Other major updates include the addition of a physical switch to activate a shutter that covers the webcam for privacy. Of course, that serves as a perfect accent to the newly-added fingerprint scanner HP is placing just below the arrow keys on the keyboard.
