Review: HP’s Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is the cream of the ChromeOS crop

Enlarge / HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.

Specs at a glance: HP Elite Dragonfly ChromebookWorstBestAs reviewedScreen13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 IPS touchscreenOSChrome OSCPUIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-1265U vProIntel Core i5-1245U vProRAM8GB LPDDR4-426632GB LPDDR4-42668GB LPDDR4-4266Storage128GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD512GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD256GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSDGPUIntel Iris XeNetworkingWiFi-6E, Bluetooth 5.2Ports2x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-A,1x HDMI 2.0, 1x 3.5 mm jack, 1x MicroSD card readerSize11.59 x 8.73 x 0.65 inches (294.38 x 221.74 x 16.51 mm)WeightStarts at 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg)Battery50 WhWarranty1 yearPrice (MSRP)$980$1,800$1,709 when configured on HP.comOtherN/A4G optional

Chromebooks are tired of being treated like second-class citizens.

Over the last decade, the developers of ChromeOS have attempted to evolve the operating system with features that could put it more on par with macOS and Windows. Google has been pushing Chromebooks as business machines, touting the purported simplicity and security benefits of their pared down operating system.

HP's new Elite Dragonfly Chromebook represents a ChromeOS device pushed to the limits, from its appearance to its components.