With an 11.6" screen, Windows 8.1, and free Office 365 for a year, the $199.99 solid-state HP Stream 11 laptop
is positioned to make people think twice about Chromebooks (add $30 for
the HP Stream 13).
But will it?
"The HP Stream 11 is clearly both
inexpensive and a great value," writes Paul Thurrott.
"At just $200, it's cheap, of course.
But it also features a
solid-feeling construction, a bright and fun form factor, a surprisingly
high-quality typing experience and a wonderful screen.
This isn't a
bargain bin throwaway. The Stream 11 is something special."
The HP Stream Family also includes the HP Stream 7, a $99.99 Windows 8.1 Tablet that includes the Office 365 deal.
By the way, at the other end of the price spectrum, HP has introduced the Sprout, which Fast Company calls a bold and weird PC that's bursting at the seams with new ideas, from 3-D scanning to augmented reality.
HP seems to be making some interesting moves lately, looks like they're getting on the smartwatch bandwagon,
too.
If you're looking at the Stream as a cheap platform for OSes
other than Windows, be cautious: one of the reviews at the Amazon page
linked describes trouble getting recent Linux distributions to install.
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