Features:

  • 15.6 inch HD 1366x768 anti-glare NanoEdge Display featuring an ultra-narrow bezel with anti-glare coating to reduce reflections
  • The HD display has a durable 180 degree hinge that can be laid flat to share content easily
  • Powered by the Intel Dual-Core Celeron N3350 Processor (2M Cache, up to 2.4 GHz) for fast and snappy performance
  • 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM; 32GB eMMC storage and USB Type-C and Type-A ports
  • Chromebook runs on chrome OS - an operating system by Google that is built for the way we live today. It comes with built-in virus protection, updates automatically*, boots up in seconds and continues to stay fast over time
  • All the Google apps you know and love come standard on every Chromebook, which means you can edit, download, and convert Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets and slides
  • With the Google play store, you can access a rich library of apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines, and more, All from your Chromebook
  • Chromebooks come with built-in storage for offline access to your most important files and an additional 100GB of Google Drive space to ensure that all of your files are backed up automatically
perfect for my needs

this laptop way exceeds my expectations. great performance. great screen clarity. super light. it does very well for me using a connection via my tethered phone. it performs light years faster than my windows laptop utilizing a tethered connection. so i highly recommend if your internet connection is a limited one like in a tethered scenario. keyboard layout is weird.. no page down, page up, delete, and other mainstays. but i am sure i will get use to the new alternative. just don't understand why companies institute change for the sake of change. it is a turn-off. the laptop is made very well. the keyboard has good action. great display it boots up fast.. real fast from what i am used to. and light.. almost makes it seem cheap. it is not, of course. it is very well made. but that is how light it is. i am thoroughly satisfied. the only demerit has nothing to do with the laptop.. but it comes with absolutely NO documentation. not even a quick start guide on how to turn on... what ports are what.. power supply, etc. the manual is a downloadable file online, but how are you supposed to get to that without having enough info to get the thing up and running? i thought this was incredibly thoughtless of asus. i am a retired sun solaris admin, so i am able to get pretty much anything computer related figured out. but i'm writing this for the home user who might buy this thing. and it seems to not be a fluke. when i was registering the device, the tech person told me that is the way they come... download the pdf. dumb. and overall, asus' website is a kludge, and their tech support is wooden. and all i was doing was registering a laptop. (their registration process online would not work that night, and the website has all the deftness of something designed by a govt agency) bottom line.. great product. but don't have high hopes for any future company/customer interfacing.

Arrived today and we are very happy!

By far, the best Chromebook I have ever owned. We almost bought my Wife a new MacbookAir but decided since she only used her old one to surf and do email that this ASUS Chromebook would be perfect. It arrived today the day after Christmas (totally my fault for waiting too late to order) and we set it up on five minutes. Build quality is awesome, screen looks great and sound is fantastic well worth the 200 bucks or so we paid and we saved a thousand bucks and avoided the Apple eco system again! Cheers

Bright, large screen

This is my second Asus Chromebook. Unfortunately, the first one had a single UP key that failed after a couple of years. I didn't hold that against Asus in my purchase of this one. Large screen, very fast (as are most Chromebooks) and very lightweight. For the price, you cannot go wrong. Nice feel to the keyboard. The only feature that is missing is a lighted keyboard, but that option only shows up on devices at twice the price. Good value.

My very first Chromebook!

I wanted to buy my mom a laptop since her 10 year old Toshiba finally failed. I was looking at all the options out there, but everything in my budget range was either way too slow. All she does is watch movies and surf the web, youtube, etc., so I wanted to find her a laptop that was particularly keen for those type of tasks. I started looking into Chromebooks. Mind you, this was the very first Chromebook that I've purchased, so I didn't know what to look for when it comes to specs. I mean, lets face it-when it comes to specs, Chromebooks that are out on the market right now has some very weak specs. But dont be fooled by the unimpressive numbers. Chromebooks use Chrome OS which was developed by Google. They use a completely different user interface than, say Microsoft or Apple. Chrome OS uses significantly less resources, therefore your computer runs very fast, even with low specs. For example, my mom's old Toshiba had an 10 year old Intel Celeron processor, 8 GB of ram, 500 GB HDD. Nothing too impressive, just an average laptop. This Toshiba took about 4 minutes to boot up. When it comes to surfing the web, watching YouTube, etc., it was an absolute pain! This ASUS Chromebook has similar, or even weaker specs: Intel Celeron processor, 4 GB ram, 32GB storage. You would be wondering why on earth would anyone get a computer that has such weak spec sheet? Don't be fooled. I was skeptical too when I first purchased this Chromebook. The laptop is able to boot up in 7 seconds. Thats right, 7 SECONDS!!! The entire setup of the laptop took less than 2 minutes. All you have to do is log in using your wifi information and Gmail account. Everything else sets up automatically. The user interface was really simplistic, even a kid could operate it. It makes sense as to why it only has 32GB of storage. You store all your documents on Google's cloud. All the apps you could possibly ever want is included: Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Drive, etc. In my mom's case, all she does is watch YouTube, so this is the perfect laptop for that. Not to mention, it is incredibly thin! It almost looks like a MacBook Air from far away. The Chrome OS updates your computer discretely so you don't have to worry about the hassle of updating your laptop or be alerted to do so. You also dont get any viruses on Chromebooks too since Google has your back with their security features. All in all this is a fantastic laptop for the price. My mom has been using it for a couple days now and she absolutely loves it! In fact, she tends to baby it by covering it up with the packing sleeve after every use. LOL!

Great value

I have been using this Chromebook for a day now. The battery life is definitely all day, the OS is crisp and quick, and the new version of the OS allows you to download your favorite android apps from PlayStore. I am using it as my main business laptop too, as it is light and the screen is a good size. The OS will allow you to run Linux programs by opening the Linux terminal in its apps and typing: sudo apt -get install libreoffice It takes perhaps 15 minutes to download this Office substitute, but the substitute is very good and nicely Office compatible. The power cube is good too. The USB-C cord and port is very convenient as one cord now charges this device, my Windows 2in1, my wife's laptop, and our phones. We have a few power cubes, and now we have another that has enough power (at 2.4 amps) to charge and run any of our devices. Finally, the keyboard is solid and does not slow me down. One annoying thing coming from windows is the lack of a delete key and a snipping tool. However, there is a program switch key on the top row, above the number 6 which, if pressed along with CTRL and Shift, is a snipping tool. And, ALT backspace is a delete key. So, I can do everything I do, at a pretty sophisticated level, all on one bright and fast machine with long battery life and a $239 pricetag. Heck, Office alone almost costs that. This is a very good solution for home or corporate.

Love the larger screen -

I had the Asus chromebook in the 11" for 2 years and never had one problem with it so when I decided to get a larger screen because my eyes aren't that good anymore, I bought the same brand. I do love the bigger screen however maybe the battery life isn't quite as good as the smaller one and it is a little heavier, all to be expected with a bigger screen. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Great Value!

As someone who has used low-priced Chromebooks for several years, I thought this computer offered a great price for a lightweight, thin, large-display Chromebook that works with the Play Store. The one area this computer could have been improved is by having better speakers, but I could easily look past this for the other specs this computer offers for a bargain-basement price!

Great product for price-UPDATED REVIEW

So far i am LOVING my chromebook. This is my first one to own and it was a breeze to set up. I am not technologically smart so when i say it's easy, it's easy. I will be using this for my online schooling. But for $229 id say i got a heck of a deal! It boots up extremely fast, runs the internet smoothly, and is very new user friendly. The only thing i dont like is that there is no back light on the keyboard. But that is something that can be looked past in my case. All in all this is a great machine! 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE: Still running awesome! The machine still boots up just as fast, still surfs the web just as fast. The ONLY difference that i have noticed is the battery life. It is still GREAT, however it needs to be charged just slightly more often than when i first bought it. Keep in mind i am a full time college student so i use this computer A LOT. I just wanted to give a positive update to the Chromebook just simply because it is my first computer to own and it has treated me very well so far. My laptop mainly sits at a desk so charging is no problem for me. The battery is still fantastic, I am just stating i noticed a slight difference in the past two months. Still worth it! :)

Perfect for $229

I didn't want to risk dragging my expensive workhorse laptop everywhere. Just too high risk for when I'm going to browse and netflix. This is perfect for $229. It starts up fast, opens all my bookmarks like on desktop, but surprisingly Chrome doesn't slow down running 4gb Vs 8gb on windows. Audio is ok but i never watch netflix with laptop speakers. Only thing i'd have perferred is a better screen with improved viewing angle. But then it wouldn't be $229.

Just Fantastic!

I read some online reviews of this laptop in addition to the reviews on here; based on those, I was expecting to be satisfied, but underwhelmed. Not the case at all! The keyboard is excellent, the computer feels like quality and is very sturdy-feeling. Some people have complained about the track pad "ratting", but honestly the way it's designed feels like an intention (and pleasant) tactile touch rather than poor design. That's just me. It feels like it's designed to be easy to tap with a finger rather than clicked with a firm press (though of course both work fine). The hinges of the screen are just the right amount of tight. I love the matte of the screen itself, and it goes as bright as I need a screen to go. I do tend to use computers indoors, but I'm sure it could handle daylight, especially with the anti-glare. As far as resolution, I really don't know what folks claiming it's grainy are talking about. It doesn't seem grainy to me at all, nor does it make my head hurt. HD videos look HD on this machine. Battery is fantastic. I get about 8 hours or so it seems while using the internet and typing and occasional videos. I still haven't broken the battery in totally though, so it may get even better as it stabilizes. This computer runs quite quickly, despite having a pretty low-end processor. You probably could not run any games on this smoothly, but if you stick to videos and browsing and don't have a bajillion tabs open, it should keep up with whatever you are doing just fine. Very, very happy! I don't think anyone should hesitate on this one.

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