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The HP Chromebase All-in-One 22 sits on a cone-
shaped base that doubles as a speaker. The cone is only
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variety of spots in your home: a desk, an end table, or
your kitchen counter. With its white exterior and gray,
fabric-wrapped base, it should also blend in with any
modern room decor. It looks more like an oversize iPad
attached to a smart speaker than a computer.
The display is a touch panel with a full HD (1,920-by-
1,080-pixel) native resolution and a modest 250-nit
maximum brightness rating. I found the resolution to
be stretched a bit thin across the 21.5-inch display; the
image is fairly crisp, but it begins to look pixelated when
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browsing and watching 1080p videos, but it’s less useful
for serious media editing. On the bright side, I think HP
is underselling the Chromebase’s screen backlight. In
our testing, the display’s maximum brightness
registered at nearly double its 250-nit rating. It’s plenty
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HP Chromebase
All-in-One 22
PROS
Attractive, space-saving
design. Rotating display
useful for some websites.
High-res webcam.
Booming audio. Includes
wireless keyboard and
mouse. Affordable as
configured.
CONS
Display isn’t the
sharpest. Occasional
screen-rotation hitches.
No side-mounted ports.
BOTTOM LINE
The HP Chromebase
All-in-One 22 is a well-
designed, good-looking
Chrome OS computer
with a host of attractions
for home use, including
a rotating display.