The HP Chromebook 14 puts AMD power under the hood for the first time

HP’s Chromebook 14 is one of the first Google laptops to feature AMD processors. While the A4 chip in question isn’t exactly Ryzen-class, it’s a step up from the low-end, no-name processors that crowd the Chromebook space. It also features a welcome boost from Radeon graphics. These AMD APUs help bring some much-needed performance competition to the category.Announced at CES in Las Vegas and due to ship in January with a starting price of $269, HP said to expect performance at about the level of Intel’s Celeron processors—at very affordable prices. (Note: An AMD A6 version of the Chromebook 14 was also announced, but it won’t be available in the United States at launch, and its future availability here is not certain, an HP spokesperson confirmed.)To read this article in full, please click here