HP Stream also has Beats Audio for sound with four speakers and an HD camera for video calls. Instead of using Google’s online productivity tools like Google Docs and Sheets, HP Stream users can use Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. This hasn’t gained much traction here in the Philippines because they are virtually useless without an active internet connection. The HP Stream is aimed at competing with Google’s Chromebooks which are becoming the best-selling low-end laptops nowadays in the US.
Windows 8.1 works best on a touchscreen device but the price of the HP Stream isn’t enough to have this feature. The use of an SSD instead of the usual hard drive also improves the overall performance of this laptop.Īnother disadvantage is its non-touchscreen HD display.
You can use an SD card to add storage space or use an external hard drive. First, it only has 32GB or 64GB of onboard solid state drive (SSD) storage. Of course, there are disadvantages with the HP Stream. There’s even up to 100GB of free cloud storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive. The upcoming HP Stream uses an AMD processor with Radeon R3 graphics and 2GB of RAM to run Windows 8.1 on a 14.0-inch display.
If you’re looking for an affordable laptop that runs on Windows 8.1 and not a version of Linux or CromeOS, the HP Stream is the perfect choice.