In the future, I'd love to see the company opt for materials like magnesium-aluminum alloy that are both lighter weight and still durable. The heavier form factor would be excusable if HP packed a larger battery inside or a better variety of ports, but it didn't. Review: Galaxy Book 3 Ultra: The laptop Samsung fans have been waiting for Keep in mind that has a larger screen and a dedicated GPU among other things. By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra I recently reviewed weighs a tad more at 3.95 pounds. My daily driver is a 16-inch MacBook Pro! But for a smaller, 14-inch machine that's geared toward digital nomads, I'm not so sure if 3.36 pounds is the sweet spot. I have no complaints about a laptop that weighs between three to four pounds. The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook still has some rough edges that I'd like to see polished with the next iteration. What I'd like to see in the next modelĪs is often the case with consumer electronics, it's not all sunshine and rainbow keyboards. My skin doesn't look oversaturated or washed out, which tends to happen one way or the other on lower-quality sensors, and the shadows behind me are spot-on, too.įor how essential video-calling has become, HP isn't selling you short on the Dragonfly Pro webcam. You may be thinking, "Why did this tech reviewer just post a self-captured image to demonstrate the webcam quality instead of a screenshot?" Well, as you can see, from a participant's view, the webcam does an impressive job reproducing details and colors. HP tells me that it's co-engineered the Dragonfly Pro's webcam with Google, leveraging the Pixel team's imaging chops to capture skin tones and overall lighting more naturally (see example above). June Wan/ZDNETĬan we take a moment to appreciate how good webcams have gotten since the start of the pandemic? Like the brightness rating, the 8MP camera on the HP laptop is another "world's first" when it comes to Chromebooks. Closeĭemoing the 8MP camera on Google Meet. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping.
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