Leaked specs for the upcoming US$199 HP Stream 14 have suggested the cheap laptop will have similar specs to the HP Chromebook 14, which costs US$299.
The cheap and cheerful Chromebook challenger, which was announced at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July, was expected to sport an Intel Atom "Bay Trail" CPU, as the very similar HP Chromebook 14 does.
Instead, a manual prematurely published online by HP has revealed that the Stream 14 will have an AMD A4 Micro-6400T Quad-Core SoC.
Otherwise, it’s similar to the HP Chromebook 14, but runs Windows 8.1 rather than Chrome OS - which may be a good selling point for those not willing to give up their Windows apps.
Other details from the document – which has since been pulled from HP's website, but is still available as a Google cache – include integrated low-power Radeon R3 graphics, 2GB non-upgradable RAM, one USB 3 port and two USB 2 ports.
The device will have a 14in, 1,366 x 768 resolution BrightView HD screen and an HDMIport that can support an external screen up to 1,920 x 1,080 resolution.
In the audiovisual department, the Stream 14 has an HP TrueVision HD camera, a single microphone with echo-cancelling and noise-suppression software, Beats Audio and four speakers. The notebook will also have a built-in WLAN antenna and the option to add integrated wireless capabilities.
Alongside Windows 8.1, it will feature 100GB OneDrive storage for two years. Chromebooks come with 100GB on Google Drive for two years.
The HP device has similar specs, with the same display, ports and multimedia features, but has double the RAM at 4GB.
One thing that remains unknown is when the HP Stream 14 will be available to buy.
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