With the new Chromebook in the outdoor home office

Homeoffice 2.0 - AD tests the limits of working from home and tries out the tools of the new Chromebook for it. A test report from the Isarstrand.

The weather is great and the Isar is just a stone's throw away. The exit restrictions have also been relaxed - off to the outdoor home office. Along for the ride is the new HP Chromebook x360 12b.

Three things are spontaneously very important to us so that we can be productive outdoors: working offline - documents stored online must also be accessible and editable without Internet access. Then security - if we do stumble across a public hotspot, sensitive data must still be protected, and we can happily do without a computer virus. Once we've found the perfect spot in the penumbra, we'd like to stay for a while - keyword battery life. So we're heading out and will pay special attention to these points.

HP's Chromebook boots up within six seconds.

First of all, the price-performance ratio of this Chromebook is unbeatable, currently it is available for 350 Euros. Chromebooks are basically available from different manufacturers in different designs and of course in different price segments. However, the core features are the same for all of them, but more about that later. So, if you want or need to buy a laptop without long savings and installments due to the spontaneous home office situation, you are quite well advised with this model.

The essentials for a day in the outdoor home office.

The Chromebook fits into the Rains backpack without any problems.

The 1.35-kilogram Chromebook with its twelve-inch display also fits into the backpack without any problems. And even if it's not made of the highest-quality materials - the case is white plastic and aluminum - it feels sturdy. The device boots up in less than ten seconds; on average, Chromebooks start up in about six seconds. Setup is also surprisingly fast, as the Chromebook automatically installs all apps and tools that are already linked to the Google account after you specify it. An integrated virus protection and automatic updates provide protection, and we do not need expensive additional packages. However, if malicious programs are detected during the startup process, the operating system immediately loads a backup. And for an absolute emergency, there is still a so-called "powerwash" function that resets the Chromebook to factory settings. Files are always backed up automatically and it is easy to select what should be available offline via the storage options.

Virus protection is integrated.

The small mobile computer has 360-degree hinges. They were used here in the courtyard of the Deutsches Museum.

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