Hewlett-Packard's Chromebook 11 with LTE appears at Best Buy -- and is still pretty cheap at $379. January 15, 2014 1:23 PM PST HP's Chromebook 11 is now offered with LTE. (Credit: CNET) Hewlett-Packard's Chromebook 11 is now available with LTE -- and can be purchased at Best Buy stores. The 11.6-inch laptop (see CNET review) running Google's Chrome OS is priced at $379 at Best Buy, where it is beginning to show up in physical stores, as first reported by Liliputing. That's $100 more than the Wi-Fi-only version but still relatively cheap by Windows 8.1 laptop standards. Related stories Chromebooks find a cozy corner at CES Computers and hardware at CES 2014: Hybrids, Chromebooks, and 4K screens HP opted for a 4G/LTE chip from Israel-based Altair Semiconductor. Altair said in a statement Wednesday that it can be used on Verizon's network for "an additional $10 monthly charge for data." Specs include an 11.6-inch IPS display, Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core processor (same processor used in the Nexus 10), 2GB of RAM, and a 16GB flash drive. Sales of HP's Chromebook 11 were halted briefly last year when problems were reported with the charger, but HP moved quickly to rectify the issue.
Hewlett-Packard's Chromebook 11 with LTE appears at Best Buy -- and is still pretty cheap at $379.
HP's Chromebook 11 is now offered with LTE.
(Credit: CNET)
Hewlett-Packard's Chromebook 11 is now available with LTE -- and can be purchased at Best Buy stores.
The 11.6-inch laptop (see CNET review) running Google's Chrome OS is priced at $379 at Best Buy, where it is beginning to show up in physical stores, as first reported by Liliputing.
That's $100 more than the Wi-Fi-only version but still relatively cheap by Windows 8.1 laptop standards.
Related stories
- Chromebooks find a cozy corner at CES
- Computers and hardware at CES 2014: Hybrids, Chromebooks, and 4K screens
HP opted for a 4G/LTE chip from Israel-based Altair Semiconductor.
Altair said in a statement Wednesday that it can be used on Verizon's network for "an additional $10 monthly charge for data."
Specs include an 11.6-inch IPS display, Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core processor (same processor used in the Nexus 10), 2GB of RAM, and a 16GB flash drive.
Sales of HP's Chromebook 11 were halted briefly last year when problems were reported with the charger, but HP moved quickly to rectify the issue.
