Announced back in September 2014, HP’s low-cost netbook-grade laptops are unofficially introduced by one local store.
Both laptops are supposed to be low-cost offerings with a hardware configuration that’s normally seen in netbooks.
The HP Stream 11/13 are powered by a fairly new Intel Celeron N2480 released around 3rd quarter of 2014.
HP Stream 11 specs:
11.6-inch LED display 1366×768 pixels
Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz dual-core
Intel Burst Technology up to 2.58GHz
Intel HD Graphics 311MHz/792MHz
2GB DDR3L 1333 MHz
32GB eMMC
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Miracast
Bluetooth 3.0
SD card reader
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x HDMI
HD Webcam
Windows 8.1 with Bing, 64-bit
3-cell, 37 WHr lithium-ion polymer
HP promises up to 8 hours, 15 minutes of battery life in a single full charge.
On the other hand, the Stream 13 has exactly the same internal hardware as the Stream 11 except for the display size.
HP Stream 13 specs:
13.6-inch LED display 1366×768 pixels
Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz dual-core
Intel Burst Technology up to 2.58GHz
Intel HD Graphics 311MHz/792MHz
2GB DDR3L 1333 MHz
32GB eMMC
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Miracast
Bluetooth 3.0
SD card reader
2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x HDMI
HD Webcam
Windows 8.1 with Bing, 64-bit
3-cell, 36 WHr lithium-ion polymer
Battery life of the Stream 13 is slightly lower at 7 hours, 45 minutes.
The HP Stream 11.6-inch model costs $199.99 while the HP Stream 13.3-inch model is priced at $229.99 before taxes and duties. However, the retail price pegged by local PC store Villman is Php13,980 and Php15,984, respectively (the huge discrepancy could probably be due to customs/importation tax).
The huge discrepancy is probably due to the fact that villman gets the laptop at full retail price then must take the thing through customs and then add more money for them to make a profit off it. Still since they are continuing to offer these “informax economy” style prices there must be demand.