Dell Chromebook 11

Dell Chromebook 11 ($ 299) a school - oriented Chrome OS laptop with a 11.6 - inch screen , the fourth - generation Intel processor , and enough battery power to keep you online all day . Dell Chromebook 11 looks more like an enterprise business laptop than a sleek consumer model , but its design also helps to keep the system from showing wear and tear , the two things that children and adolescents may redistributed in abundance . You can find this laptop to your school in 2014 or 2015, but you can also buy one for your family if you want to get a jump on familiarizing your child with Chrome OS .

Design and Features
The chassis is dark gray with Google Chrome logo on the lid . The system measures 8 by 12 by 0.97 inches ( HWD ) and weighs 2.84 pounds , making it easy to carry around campus or fill in a backpack . If your students are using PDF or other online textbooks , the system can be a handy alternative to carrying a half- dozen five - pound hardcover book . Exterior is charcoal black color and feel sturdier than competitors such as HP 11 Chromebook , Acer Chromebook C720P - 2600 , and Toshiba CB35 - A3120 Chromebook . Coloring should hide scuffs better than white polycarbonate Acer C720P - 2600 and HP Chromebook 11 .

Like most other Chromebook , Chromebook Dell 11 has a 11.6 - inch screen . The 1,366 -by - 768 resolution is good for browsing the Web , watching videos online , and doing general computing . The LCD systems are reasonably bright and clear , about as good as you'd expect for a $ 299 laptop , although Chromebook 11 HP has a brighter and clearer In - Plane Switching ( IP ) display . The HP system has a wider viewing angle as well ; Dell unit is washed out much faster if you move away from looking dead center on the screen .

Port selection is good : full - size HDMI port , SD card slot , and two USB 3.0 ports . Most Chromebooks have one USB port , USB 2.0 or 3.0 only. There is a 16GB solid - state drive ( SSD ) for offline apps and documents , but like all Chromebook price range , the Dell Chromebook 11 has 100GB of storage Google Drive for two years ( the administrators school will be able to access the function off ) . After we first set up the system , had its SSD 10.1 GB of free space . Perfectly fit Full - size SD card in the spring - loaded media reader . It is better than the reader Acer C720P - 2600 , leaving parts of the card stuck out to the side .

Wi - Fi connectivity is via dual - band 802.11 a / b / g / n , so that you can connect a variety of Wi - Fi hotspot . This is good , because the system does not currently have a choice 4G ( which admittedly would increase costs and head administrator for the model - supplied to the school ) . For the administration , the price of Google 's Chromebook Management ( a management tool for Web - based Chromebooks to schools or businesses ) console and support at $ 30, but we did not have a chance to test out the console . Suffice to say that the tool can help administrators track Chromebook hardware , control the selection and use app , users manage and enforce IT policies , and configure the network settings managed Chromebook . The laptop has a one- year warranty including the mail -in service .