Getting inside the CX34 is a relatively straightforward operation but everything bar the wireless card and battery is soldered in place, so there’s no way to upgrade anything meaningful. There’s also a 3.5mm audio jack and an HDMI 1.4 video output but no memory card slot of any description and no support for Wi-Fi 6E. Both those Type-C ports support DisplayPort video output and USB charging (you’ll need one to connect the dinky 45W charger to). It also has a good selection of physical connections, with two USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 ports and a pair of USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports. On the plus side, the CX34 is pretty light at just 1.44kg and it’s reasonably compact, at 326.4 x 214.3 x 18.7mm. At 12mm on the top, 8mm at the sides and 25mm at the bottom, they are on the wide side and make the laptop look a little cheap. If I had to level one criticism, it would be at the plastic display bezels. As with many Asus portables, as you open up the laptop, the rear of the lid tucks under the body of the laptop, lifting it up to improve the typing angle. There is a hint of flex in the base if you give it a hard twist and the lid is a tad wobbly but not distressingly so and, usefully, it folds all the way back to 180 degrees. The case is made from plastic but is none the worse for that. The latter is by far the most attractive to my eyes, although the finish on my blue-grey model proved pretty effective at not showing fingerprints. Two colourways are available: a blue-grey affair and a white one. (Note, the model we reviewed was cheaper but came with an even slower Celeron CPU.) Performance from the Pentium Silver CPU isn’t stellar, but for £499, you get 128GB of storage, 8GB of RAM and a touchscreen. A convertible 2-in-1, the Spin has a good quality Full HD touch screen, decent performance and strong battery life thanks to its Snapdragon 7c ARM SoC.Īnd if you want a big-screen Chromebook, Acer has you covered with its 17.3in Full HD Acer Chromebook 317. The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 (£309) is a hard act to beat for all-around flexibility. Performance is strong thanks to a Core i5-1240P CPU with 16GB of RAM, and its 16.1in, 120Hz 2,560 x 1,600 IPS screen, is excellent. If money is no object and you want to use your Chromebook to stream games, then The Acer’s Acer Chromebook 516GE (£749) is worth a look. Asus’ website references Core i5 and i7 models, memory/storage combos up to 16GB and 512GB and a touchscreen but there’s no news on UK availability of those machines yet.Ĭhromebooks come in all shapes and sizes, and you can find a roundup of the ones we think are the best here in our Best Chromebooks of 2023 page. They are identical apart from the amount of storage. The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is available in two models. Check price at John LewisĪSUS Chromebook Plus CX34 review: Price and competitionĬonfiguration tested: 14in 1,920 x 1,080 IPS non-touchscreen, Intel Core i3-1215U CPU, Intel UHD graphics, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS storage Price: £429 At the time of writing, however, the photo features hadn’t been rolled out to my CX34.įor 2024 various AI-powered features such as generative desktop art and personalised webcam backdrops are also being promised. ![]() And some extra Google Photos features like Magic Eraser. These include the ability to automatically sync your Google Drive files with your local storage for off-line use (this is available on regular Chromebooks but it isn’t enabled by default). Google is also offering new software features that – initially at least – will be exclusive to ChromeOS on Chromebook Plus machines. All run on Intel CPUs, bar the Asus Chromebook Plus CM34 Flip, which is powered by AMD Ryzen 3 and 5 CPUs. Those features are limited to the Gaming Chromebook machines.Ĭurrently, the Google UK site lists four Chromebook Plus models: two from Asus (one a regular laptop, one a “Flip” convertible) and one each from HP and Acer. What Chromebook Plus laptops lack are RGB keyboards and 120Hz displays with better than Full HD resolutions. (10-hour battery life also appears in some definitions).Google has mandated five baseline features for a laptop to qualify as a Chromebook Plus: ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 review: What you need to know
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