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Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 (Refurb): 14" FHD IPS Touch, i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB Expired

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Prycedin via eBay has Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 (Certified Refurbished; CX5400FMA-DN562T-S) on sale for $299. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 14" FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, 360-degree, Glossy, IPS Touchscreen Display with stylus support
  • Intel Core i5-1130G7 Processor 1.1 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz, 4 cores)
  • 16GB LPDDR4X on board
  • 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80 EUs)
  • Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.2
  • 720p HD camera With privacy shutter
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.5mm Key-travel
  • ChromeOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4, compliant with USB4, supports display / power delivery
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • Micro SD card reader
  • 48WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
  • 1.40 kg (3.09 lbs.)
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$299.99 Certified Refurbished sold by prycedin via eBay

"2-year warranty: This item has a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate."

SPECS:
  • 14" FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, 360-degree, Glossy, IPS Display with stylus support
  • Intel Core i5-1130G7 Processor 1.1 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz, 4 cores)
  • 16GB LPDDR4X on board
  • 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80 EUs)
  • ChromeOS
  • Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.2
  • 720p HD camera With privacy shutter
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.5mm Key-travel
  • 48WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
  • 1.40 kg (3.09 lbs.)
  • Model: CX5400FMA-DN562T-S
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4, compliant with USB4, supports display / power delivery
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • Micro SD card reader
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all state warranty is a scam. I bought a certified refurbished router with 1 year all state warranty. When it broke in 3 months, I contact all state and they said to contact the manufacturer because it is their responsibility to cover the warranty (which is not true, since it was not purchased brand new). so neither all state nor the manufacturer would honor a warranty.
This thing has 2 TB ports? That is impressive. Updates end June 2031.
Because they have an entire virtual machine subsystem built in?

You can easily run multiple distros of Linux or Windows on them while keeping ChromeOS for light duty tasks.

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ServError
04-06-2024 at 12:02 AM.
04-06-2024 at 12:02 AM.
Quote from lesterhung :
is there any way to remove ChromeOS and have just Windows or just linux?
Yes, though only Windows 11 is supported and you'll have to pay about $30 for the custom audio and thunderbolt drivers.
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04-06-2024 at 01:11 AM.
04-06-2024 at 01:11 AM.
Quote from flowertom :
Why a Chromebook needs this type of specs? Seriously

If the Chrome browser on Chrome OS is anything like it is on Windows you can never have enough RAM, it just keeps using more and more. I have 128gb of RAM, start opening news tabs and windows, and bam all the ram is being used.
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04-06-2024 at 01:42 AM.
04-06-2024 at 01:42 AM.
Quote from ServError :
Yes, though only Windows 11 is supported and you'll have to pay about $30 for the custom audio and thunderbolt drivers.
Wait, explain about why we have to pay $30 for those drivers...?
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04-06-2024 at 04:07 AM.
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Good deal
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FLTURD
04-06-2024 at 04:37 AM.
04-06-2024 at 04:37 AM.
Anyone know how battery life is on these?
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RH1992
04-06-2024 at 05:23 AM.
04-06-2024 at 05:23 AM.
Anyone know if they replace old batteries with a new one on refurbs?
I just messaged the seller to ask if they know.
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04-06-2024 at 06:06 AM.
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Wait, explain about why we have to pay $30 for those drivers...?

Because the hardware doesn't have official support from Windows and the drivers are instead provided by a 3rd party that maintains them for profit.
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04-06-2024 at 06:12 AM.
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If the Chrome browser on Chrome OS is anything like it is on Windows you can never have enough RAM, it just keeps using more and more. I have 128gb of RAM, start opening news tabs and windows, and bam all the ram is being used.
Yup, that's how RAM works.
The system could/should make use of whatever amount you have.
Heck you could load the whole OS into RAM in theory.
I typically multitask with many Chrome tabs and Windows. They will sleep when needed and the system will allocate as needed.
My main Windows system has 32gb now but I had one with 8gb, was still able to heavy multitask very nicely on that with some rare slowdowns or similar issues.
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04-06-2024 at 06:16 AM.
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Anyone know if they replace old batteries with a new one on refurbs?
I just messaged the seller to ask if they know.
You can check the cycle count in Chrome in diagnostics.
Unless they reset it without changing batteries, it is a lifetime count.
Beyond that they can't just swap out the battery in every refurb. That would be expensive and a staggering waste of resources.
Hopefully they find and bad ones or heavily used ones and make a swap then.
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04-06-2024 at 06:49 AM.
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This plus they will often require either their own service center to determine eligibility or if you take it to a shop, they will cover up to the cost of the product. Unless it's something like a battery issue which can be identified via bios, they will do whatever it takes to claim exclusions or self induced damage. I had a Dell touch screen laptop that started showing these bubbles and they claimed I dropped it.
I've had luck getting them to pay but you have to be persistent. I had a non functioning touchscreen the repair service did nothing, lied and sent it back to me. I sent it in again and then a check arrived for the purchase price of new computer. They are counting on you not going through the hoops in a timely manner.
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04-06-2024 at 08:05 AM.
04-06-2024 at 08:05 AM.
I got this for the same price on a short-lived woot deal back in July of 2023. The unit I got looked almost untouched, but the battery capacity seemed to be about 10% short from the start.

Big attraction for me on this is that it's fanless. That may also drive some away, because it certainly will throttle because of that fact.

Window runs very slowly in the virtualized environment. Maybe something has changed, but basically you're running a nested VM - qemu/virtual machine manager. But it works.

Running other stuff in the crostini Linux environment is very handy. UltiMaker Cura runs great, and the filesystem sharing stuff makes things handy.

Very nice to have the garaged stylus available too...although I barely use it it's so cool when you actually need it and it's there.

Having updates promised till 2031 is awesome - with the excess of RAM this should be good for some time.
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04-06-2024 at 09:36 AM.
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Free returns... Giving this a shot
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Yes, though only Windows 11 is supported and you'll have to pay about $30 for the custom audio and thunderbolt drivers.
$30 drivers? what...its not free. and pirated no where? torrent? Explain this to me like i'm a golden retriever.
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If the Chrome browser on Chrome OS is anything like it is on Windows you can never have enough RAM, it just keeps using more and more. I have 128gb of RAM, start opening news tabs and windows, and bam all the ram is being used.

Tells me you don't know what ram is for and how it's used...
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Because the hardware doesn't have official support from Windows and the drivers are instead provided by a 3rd party that maintains them for profit.
Can you provide links? I've googled around and can't find this third party selling drivers for these knids of Chromebooks.

Also, what's stopping someone from just distributing for free when someone buys it from them?
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