The HP Streambook 11 has just gotten a new look with some vibrant, eye-popping new colors.

The downside? As of now, there doesn't appear to be one, especially according to price: the Streambook's update hasn't altered its affordability, which still remains a paltry $200 compared with its contenders (i.e., Chromebook).

Back in November 2014, HP came out with its first color-splashing rendition of its small, portable PC laptop in Cobalt Blue. The latest version of Streambook 11 now offers two more colors, Ash Silver and Violet Purple. Despite the aesthetic makeover, the new Streambook 11 has a lot more to offer, including an improved screen with a fixed TN panel and a slimmer build, weighing a mere 2.6 pounds.

The Streambook 11 comes with 2 GB of RAM, which isn't necessarily a sell for your average gamer or film editor, but is more or less fine with HP's target demographic — users who need a light, inexpensive model for a light workload and a grab-and-go ethic — as well as a complimentary download of Windows 10 and 32 GB of storage space.

As for other specs, the laptop proffers a Celeron N3050 by Intel, i.e., a CPU that uses an 14nm process, a dual-core chip and has 10 hours and 45 minutes of battery life.

HP has also updated its 13-inch version of the laptop with more or less the same fixings, with the exception of its screen resolution, which is now 1366 by 768 pixels.

To be fair, the dual-core chip has already encountered some complaints — as Tech Frag and others pointed out, it runs at a lower clock speed and is somewhat of a downgrade from HP's older models. Despite this, the consensus seems to err more on the side of "definitive improvement," still placing the PC as part of the cream of the crop for getting a bang for your buck.

Via: PC World