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Review on Chromebook Computer Touchscreen Quad Core Bluetooth by Mike Phillips

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great with a HORRIBLE screen quality flaw

Everything is great, feels solid etc. There is only one HUGE flaw that makes it miserable to use: the screen has very poor vertical viewing angle stability. . So when your eyes are at exactly 90 degrees, each color at the bottom and top of the screen looks completely different, like a gradient. You have a table with light yellow rows, you cannot distinguish them from the white ones. What you do is pull the screen back so you can look at it from a low angle, now you can see the yellow but then the dark colors look black. Adjusting the brightness doesn't solve this problem, as it only affects the lighting of everything, not the contrast between colors. The horizontal angle is fine, so your neighbor won't have a problem seeing your screen, but if, like most people, you prefer to look at your laptop, you'll have serious viewing problems. There's one more detail that can get in the way depending on what you're doing with your laptop: the speakers are UNDER, meaning you're putting your laptop on top of yours. Lap sounds are absorbed by your clothing so you can't hear anything. It works really well on the table. It's a shame because without that big screen issue this would be such a great laptop, but it just can't be used. I don't think anyone has ever done user experience testing. Not recommended. i give it back I had an Acer that I broke, it wasn't that bad but a little cheaply built. I just ordered an HP which seems much better so I will be returning this Asus as soon as I have the HP.

Pros
  • Beautiful
Cons
  • Reliability