HP Fortis 11.6" B69P5UT#ABA 2025, Intel N150, 4GB, 32GB eMMC, Jet black

The Fortis G1i is the most compact laptop in our database at the 100th percentile, but it's also rocking 4GB RAM (5th percentile) and 32GB storage (3rd percentile). The Intel N150 CPU lands in the 17th percentile, so this is strictly a basic web browsing and Google Docs machine. At $252 in the US it's a fair deal for students, but the Canadian pricing is a hard pass.

Let's be real about the Intel N150. It's a 4-core chip running at 0.8GHz base, and it lands in the 17th percentile for CPU performance in our database. That's not a typo. This processor is built for efficiency, not speed, and it shows. Paired with 4GB of LPDDR5 RAM, which ranks in the 5th percentile, you're looking at a machine that handles one or two browser tabs fine and starts wheezing beyond that. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics sit at the 28th percentile, so don't even think about gaming. Our gaming score for this thing is 1.5 out of 100. That's not a weak spot, that's a crater.

The 32GB eMMC storage is the real bottleneck though. At the 3rd percentile, it's one of the smallest storage configs we've tracked. ChromeOS leans heavily on cloud storage, which helps, but you'll be clearing local files constantly. The 47Wh battery is decent for a machine this size, and the Wi-Fi 6E support is a nice touch for a budget Chromebook. But the performance story here is simple: it's enough for Google Docs and web browsing, and that's the ceiling.

Stacked against the competition, the Fortis G1i is playing a different game entirely. The Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon are premium machines that cost several times more and absolutely obliterate this Chromebook in every performance metric. The ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T and Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge offer far better displays, more RAM, and actual storage. Even the MSI Summit A1MTG-001US, which isn't exactly a budget machine, makes the Fortis look like a toy. The only category where the Fortis wins is compactness, where it's literally the best in our database. But that's like winning a race where you're the only one who showed up. For the price, you're trading every ounce of performance for portability and a low upfront cost.

The US listing at $252 is the only price that makes sense here. At that price, you're getting a compact Chromebook with Wi-Fi 6E and a battery that should last a full school day. The affordability score sits at the 72nd percentile, which is solid but not spectacular. The Canadian listings at CAD 957 to CAD 1,009 are frankly absurd for these specs. You could buy a much more capable Windows laptop or a higher-end Chromebook for that money. If you're in the US and need a cheap, durable machine for a student or a kiosk setup, $252 is defensible. If you're in Canada, run.

The HP Fortis G1i 11" Chromebook lands in a weird spot. It's the most compact laptop in our entire database, sitting at the 100th percentile for portability, but that's about where the celebration ends. The Intel N150 processor ranks in the 17th percentile for CPU performance, the 4GB of RAM sits at the 5th percentile, and the 32GB eMMC storage is down at the 3rd percentile. This is a machine built for a very specific job, and it does that job while struggling at almost everything else.

At 1.33kg with an 11" display and a 47Wh battery, this thing is basically a cloud terminal with a keyboard. ChromeOS keeps it functional with those specs, but you'll feel the squeeze the moment you open more than a handful of tabs. The 250-nit screen with 45% NTSC color coverage ranks in the 31st percentile, which means it's fine for indoor classroom use and not much else. If you need a cheap, durable Chromebook for basic web tasks, this exists. Just don't expect it to surprise you.

Anyone who needs to do more than basic web browsing should look elsewhere. The 4GB RAM at the 5th percentile and 32GB storage at the 3rd percentile are dealbreakers for multitasking, photo storage, or running Android apps. The Intel N150 at the 17th percentile means even moderate workloads will feel sluggish. If you're a student who needs to run anything beyond Google Docs, or if you want to watch videos without a washed-out display (31st percentile screen), this isn't your machine. And if you're in Canada looking at those CAD 957+ listings, absolutely skip this and buy something with actual specs.

The HP Fortis G1i 11" Chromebook is a one-trick pony, and that trick is being small and cheap. At $252 in the US, it's a reasonable buy for a student who needs a basic machine for Google Classroom and web browsing. The 100th percentile compactness score is genuinely impressive, and the Wi-Fi 6E support is a nice bonus. But the 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, and N150 processor mean this thing has a very short leash. If you can stretch your budget even a little, you'll find dramatically better options. If you can't, this will get the job done, just slowly and with lots of cloud storage.