This is my first Chromebook with an Intel processor (dual-core Intel Bay-Trail) and it's great. I have three other Chromebooks and a Chromebox. Chrome OS is now my OS of choice and with the four gigs of ram on this device it's fast.I also own the Acer Chromebook 13 CB5-311-T1UU (13.3-inch Full HD, NVIDIA Tegra K1, 4GB) and like the 13in footprint. Even tho this device is only 1366*768 pixels and my Acer is 1920 x 1080 pixels I find the screen just as nice. There maybe all kind of benchmarks that show one device faster,better or what ever than the other. I read them but try not to only use them when I buy a device. On paper the Acer seems like the better device and it's ok but not better. For me it comes down to Bay-Trail vs Tegra K1 or ARM vs Intel. I've come down in the Intel camp and this device helped me make that choice.
This Chromebook is a great choice for your day to day laptop. It' perfect for email ,web surfing,movies and lite gaming and more.I purchased this in April 2015 and wanted get a good feel for the device before posting a review.I wanted to compare it to not only my Acer Tegra K1 but,my other Chromebooks and Chromebox.
Samsung Series 3 Chromebook(1.7 GHz Exynos 5000 Series)
Acer CB5-311-T1UU(Tegra K1)
Acer C710-2487(Intel 1.1 GHz Celeron 847)
Samsung Chromebox Series 3(1.9GHz Intel Core i5 )
When it comes down to it the Asus C300 is all you need in a Chromebook. The resolution is not the best but, is more than enough.Web pages look very good and the text is easy to read.Pictures and videos all look great as well. Four gigs of ram is for me a must.I have not had any lag with this device that I have with my 2 gig Samsung book.I have had as many as 10 tabs open and still no lag.I can't say the same for my other Chromebooks ,even my Acer with the Tegra K1. I'm not a person that has a lot of tab open all the time but , I felt I should point this out.I'm not sure if the lag is because of the ram or the processor. I think anything less than 4 gigs will have trouble with the way web pages are being built today.
One the standout on the device is the battery life,I'm getting 10.5 hours.My Acer K1 gets about 13 hours but I still prefer the Asus. Video play makes the the battery take a big hit but it's still better on the Asus. The charging time is very quick,,about 1 hour to full.
The built on this devices is another plus for me. Some reviewer have said it looks cheap,I don't think so. But of course it is made of plastic so it is cheap. Asus has made the plastic look almost metallic,black and slick with a hard feel to it. I don't feel any laptop shame at the Starbucks at all.
Another standout is the Gigabit Dual-Band 802.11AC ultra-fast Wi-Fi. If you got a good internet connection you will be surfing at great speeds.
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 2.8 GHz ryzen_7 |
| RAM | DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 6 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
