HP Stream 11

[Chrisbf1]

Anyone using the HP Stream 11.6" in classrooms yet. If so how you getting on. Particularly interested in the battery life

[rich_tech]

Its not able to be put on a domain when I looked at them, I don't think they would be super used in education because of that, my understanding is that it's similar performance to a chrome book

[Chrisbf1]

but presumably you could install 8.1 pro as my school is an EES school

[Steve21]

They released a pro "education" version recently, but not actually used one as it's so close to low-end laptop prices don't see the need :s

 

Steve

[psydii]

With windows 10, you don't need traditional AD domain.

 

Meanwhile back in the world we currently inhabit... Do you have a link for the 'enterprise' version?

 

I'm seriously thinking about the potential of the 360 to move to a 1:1 In lieu of being able to afford replacing all the supporting tech required to run a shared device platform.

[Steve21]

Don't think they do an enterprise one, it's pro for education or the normal one.

 

http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/getpdf.aspx/c04528949.pdf?ver=1.0

"Preinstalled - Windows 8.1 Pro for Education*,**"

 

Steve

[wedemire]

I bought a Stream 13 to play with when they came out to check it out (pretty much the same as the Stream 11 except for the size). The machine was good for the money even though the screen wasn't great but what killed it for me was single band wifi. We already have problems on 2.4GHz in areas of one of our primary schools. Battery life was very good. They would be good if you didn't need them on the domain and you didn't have a saturated 2.4GHz band.

I have a similar spec Asus x205 which I tried to upgrade windows to get it on the domain but had no luck through three or four different methods. I imagine the Stream 11 would be the same. Nice that they now have a pro version which should help with that problem.

[jmak]

If it comes with Win Pro installed, how much of the 32GB SSD is left for applications? And does anyone have any info on how much having them on the domain might kill the performance?

[zag]

They are effectively the same machine as the netbooks from a few years ago. Very slow CPU.

 

The 32GB hard disk is not enough imo, even for a networked device.

[jmak]

They are effectively the same machine as the netbooks from a few years ago. Very slow CPU.

 

The 32GB hard disk is not enough imo, even for a networked device.

 

My thoughts too - price was the temptation factor. Also wondered if I should be influenced by the fact that HP are providing Win Pro pre-installed. Thanks for confirming

[3s-gtech]

They are effectively the same machine as the netbooks from a few years ago. Very slow CPU.

 

The 32GB hard disk is not enough imo, even for a networked device.

 

Agreed they'll be fairly slow, and 32GB is too tight, but the reference to machines from several years ago isn't really correct (unless you mean relatively considering general advances). The CPU is several orders of magnitude more powerful than older Atom models, being based on Bay Trail-M. The Pentium (quad core) versions of these CPUs are pretty impressive (not used the Celerons).

[jmak]

Agreed they'll be fairly slow, and 32GB is too tight, but the reference to machines from several years ago isn't really correct (unless you mean relatively considering general advances). The CPU is several orders of magnitude more powerful than older Atom models, being based on Bay Trail-M. The Pentium (quad core) versions of these CPUs are pretty impressive (not used the Celerons).

 

As per all IT stuff, manufacturers seem to create series nomenclature and then immediately break them: Celeron 29xx series processors are quad core - same L1/L2 cache, power consumption as the Pentium series on everything except clock speed. Celeron N2940 is slower than Pentium N3540, comparable to N3520. It's driving me mad when trying to compare prices and models.....

[itdirectorscut]

Hi!

 

Has anyone been able to image one, as it does not have a ethernet which is great! We have the education units so Windows 8.1 Pro but keen to create an image for the 25 we 'won'.

 

Thanks!

[Oaktech]

Ok... I had 5 on trial at the insistence of HP, they were trying to sell me them instead of parts for the similar machines I've got.

 

Firstly the kids destroyed them in 2 weeks. 3 of them had broken hinges, and the keys seemed to pretty much just fall off.

 

Secondly, hard drive way too small.

 

Thirdly, hard to image. I ended up having to put the windows boot image on a stick, then using a USB network card to boot them into WDS. Once they were built with enterprise, they were sluggish on the domain.

[zag]

Yep, had 1 to test, rubbish machines... avoid.

[itdirectorscut]

We have the 'pro' one for education, I just ordered a USB to Ethernet, so will feedback :-) Thanks!!!

[itdirectorscut]

Ok got the adaptor but having issues taking of the image, so flattened it installed 8.1 fresh and now no mouse and no drivers available on the HP site LOL, will keep searching!

[Linfit]

We got one of these to play with as I thought they might make a cheap netbook replacement.

Imaging is a problem - no network port, so going to be old school ghosting for large numbers, not good.

Actually thought the build quality and performance was OK for the price.

Drivers were a big issue - none for Win 7, (which is our platform) so touchpad doesn't work.

Put 8.1 Pro on it so we could add it to the domain, still doesn't work.

Rang HP - Business Support won't help as they are considered a retail product, and retail help were only interested in putting it back to the default config - no good for us as they need to be on a domain.

Is now on shelf in storeroom, where it is likely to remain.