HP Chromebook
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Two HP Chromebooks running ChromeOS were acquired by WMBE to be used at edit-a-thons by volunteers who do not have a laptop.
Two other devices were acquired to lend to board members during their assignment.
Advantages[edit]
- Lightweight (1.5 kg)
- Easy to use
- No specific software required
- Only a Google account; Google Suite
- Self configuring
- Data in Google Suite/Drive, OneDrive
- Long lasting battery (a whole day)
Hardware[edit]
- USB-C power supply (45 W); can be used for any device with USB-C input
- Quadruple core (Intel Pentium silver)
- 14" full HD (1920x1080)
- 8 GB RAM
- 128 GB SSD
- 2 USB-C, 1 USB-A
- Micro-SD card slot
Software[edit]
- Google Docs, Google Presentations, Google Spreadsheets
- Linux (container)
- You can run e.g. OpenRefine, Pywikibot
- A subset of Android applications
Known problems[edit]
- No ethernet, but there exist ethernet USB adapters
- An USB-C adaptor is required to connect a HDMI screen
- Duplication versus extension of screen (some applications only work with duplication)
- Some adaptors might not work with certain monitors