HP’s 14-inch Chromebook packs a beefy Nvidia Tegra K1 CPU

HP’s latest take on the 14-inch Chromebook appears to be quite a step up from last year’s model. To start, it’s packing an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor: this 192-core chip brings Nvidia’s Kepler technology to the mobile space and is poised to be something of a powerhouse. And if you like neon, you’re in luck.

I’ll confess, a beefy chip with gaming roots feels rather wasted on a Chromebook, but it should make for smooth, stutter-free performance while you’re zipping across the Internet or using other Chrome friendly apps. The 14-inch Chromebook will lack touch-support at launch, but HP reportedly plans to enable touch later this fall.

Speaking of the Web: the new 14-inch Chromebook will pair standard Wi-Fi connectivity with support for mobile broadband. And that’s contract-free broadband, care of T-Mobile in the US and HP DataPass in Europe.

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