PALO ALTO, Calif., April 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HP, Inc. today unveiled the world’s first Chromebook detachable¹ packing all the productivity benefits of Chrome OS and popularity of Android into a sleek, versatile, powerful, and secure device.

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Chromebooks are one of the fastest-growing segments of the PC category, growing more than 50% over the past two years². HP is focused on delivering and evolving its Chromebook portfolio to meet this growing demand to have access to the Google ecosystem on exciting, flexible form factors.

“The HP Chromebook x2 hits a trifecta for customers, combining the productivity of the Chrome OS and power of the world’s most-used app platform into a versatile form factor ideal for experiencing all the Google ecosystem has to offer,” said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager, consumer personal systems, HP Inc. “As the world’s first Chromebook detachable, it will unlock new ways for people to create, collaborate and consume within Chrome and the Google Play Store³.”

HP Chromebook x2
The stunningly thin and light HP Chromebook x2 is the world’s first Chromebook detachable¹ offering long battery life with great performance and exceptional features for productivity, sharing, and entertainment.

Specific features include:

• Powerful and sleek: Users can power through their day and play with their favorite Android apps with up to 10 hours of battery life⁴ in a tablet only 8.2 mm thin and weighing 1.62 pounds⁵. With the included keyboard the device is 15.3 mm thin and weighs 3.14 pounds⁵. This thin, powerful Chromebook detachable features 7th Gen Intel® Core^TM processors⁶ and up to 8GB LPDDR3 of memory to browse and run Android apps.
• Designed for the way you work: Go from productivity to creativity seamlessly with the HP Chromebook x2 with the versatility to use the device in a variety of modes. The magnetic hinge allows for easy detaching of the tablet and provides the strength and rigidity to keep it attached and upright when used as a laptop. The hinge design allows for the tablet to be placed in multiple modes for users to enjoy an amazing touch and pen⁷ experience for work, school, and entertainment.
• Durable and striking elegance: The HP Chromebook x2 is nothing less than premium with a ceramic white anodized aluminum finish and a leather-like surface in Oxford Blue on the detachable full-sized keyboard. The Quad HD⁸ 12.3-inch diagonal Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 touch display for increased durability and scratch resistance when on the go.
• Built to entertain: Experience apps from Google Play store³ as a tablet or notebook with a touch screen and active pen⁷. The Chromebook x2 offers plenty of space to store treasured content with up to 32 GB of built in storage with Micro SD expansion up to 256 GB⁹ along with 100 GB of free Google Cloud storage for two years¹⁰. Dual speakers with audio custom tuned by B&O Play and front 5 MP and rear 13 MP cameras to deliver a rich entertainment experience.
• Ample ports: The HP Chromebook x2 offers a broad array of ports to meet connectivity needs including two USB TypeC™ for data transfer, charging and display, a Micro SD port, and Audio jacks.

Pricing and Availability¹¹
HP Chromebook x2 starting pricing is $599.99 and expected to be available via HP.com and Best Buy on June 10. 

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1. Based on Chromebooks on the market as of April 9, 2018.
2. IDC PC Tracker CQ4’17
3. Google apps not included and sold separately.
4. Based on HP internal testing. Depending on system configuration, your results may vary. Testing conducted by HP using Google Chrome OS power_LoadTest. Battery life will vary and the maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage. See www.chromium.org/chromium-os/testing/power-testing for test details.
5. Weight and system dimensions may fluctuate due to configuration and manufacturing variances.
6. Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.
7. Digital pen included with select models.
8. Quad HD (high-definition) content required to view Quad HD images.
9. For hard drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 35GB of system disk is reserved for system recovery software.
10. The OneDrive free cloud storage offer is available for a limited time. Storage offer available for 2 years from the date you redeem.  See www.microsoft.com/onedrive  for full offer.
11. Pricing and availability subject to change.

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Kaitlyn Dierkes, HP
Kaitlyn.M.Dierkes@hp.com

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