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Review on πŸ–₯️ ASUS Chromebook CX1, 11.6" HD NanoEdge Display, Intel Celeron N3350 Processor, 32GB eMMC, 4GB RAM, Spill-resistant Keyboard, Chrome OS, Transparent Silver - CX1100CNA-AS42 by Mark Adams

Revainrating 4 out of 5

You get what you pay for

This is definitely not something you want to play as the CPU usage gets too high. Note that CPU usage would hit 99% with no apps open, but only when running the Chrome browser with ONE tab open to watch Netflix. I only bought it for basic internet use like watching Netflix or YouTube, checking email, listening to music (speakers are a bit quiet, wish it was a little louder) and again just very basic stuff. Once it crashed for me while just reopening a tab to watch Netflix. He responded to my click, but it was very late and slow. Sometimes the cursor movement is also a bit laggy, so it doesn't have the best response time when you click on something. It's not a touchscreen or a backlit keyboard, but I personally wasn't interested in it and I don't think it's advertised. Arrived the next day and it's very light, feels a bit like cheap plastic so be careful moving the screen around but overall the packaging was nice and new. You get what you pay for and I really wasn't expecting much from it. If you're buying with LOW expectations and for basic/basic use, then this is a great little Chromebook. I uninstalled any additional preinstalled apps that I personally don't need and made sure everything is up to date and clean. Sometimes your Chrome extensions can cause Chrome to consume a lot of CPU, so be careful (I decided to uninstall some extensions, but the Chromebook still takes up a lot of space). All in all, this is a great little travel Chromebook, but don't expect anything crazy or anything like a laptop. It's not a laptop, it's a Chromebook. So no Windows OS, just Chrome. Really think of it as an android tablet with a keyboard lol, keep those things in mind and make sure you don't have too many things running at the same time, you'll have a good experience with it!

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Out of fashion