While it’s not going to replace your Windows PC or Mac for creative use, the HP Chromebook Plus 15a-nb0004na does an extremely good job of being an all-round useful laptop. It’s clearly a budget machine, made of plastic in a world of metal casings and with a keyboard that tries to squeeze too much into a restricted space, but if you’ve ever been put off using ChromeOS then HP’s latest shows that it’s nothing to be frightened of. You can install Linux and Android apps alongside the web apps (which now include useful software such as Photoshop and Canva as well as office suites and games), and overall this feels like a very up-to-date Chromebook.
