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expiredSerenoG posted Sep 22, 2023 1:42 PM

ASUS 14" Chromebook: Ryzen 3-7320C, 14" 1200p Touchscreen, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD

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Best Buy via eBay has ASUS 14" Touchscreen Chromebook (CM3401-R3128BL) on sale for $279. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has ASUS 14" Touchscreen Chromebook (CM3401-R3128BL) on sale for $279. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member SerenoG for finding this deal.

Specs (source):
  • 14" 1920x1200 Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen 3-7320C Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 128GB Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Chrome OS
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
  • 3-Cell 63Whr Battery
  • Weight: 4.08 lbs

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  • Comes with 1-year warranty.
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Best Buy via eBay has ASUS 14" Touchscreen Chromebook (CM3401-R3128BL) on sale for $279. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has ASUS 14" Touchscreen Chromebook (CM3401-R3128BL) on sale for $279. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member SerenoG for finding this deal.

Specs (source):
  • 14" 1920x1200 Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen 3-7320C Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 128GB Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Chrome OS
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
  • 3-Cell 63Whr Battery
  • Weight: 4.08 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Comes with 1-year warranty.
  • See the forum thread for discussion of this deal.

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Model: ASUS - 14" Chromebook - AMD Ryzen 3 7320C - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Ponder Blue

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A2Zog
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Bought this last month... first hand answers/opinions:

it is a 2-in-1
it is a touchscreen
it does have backlit keyboard
nice processor, much better than my MT8183 speed wise
Sharp screen, bright (300 nits but seem brighter), shows as 1980x1200 native resolution, glossy but OK.
Noticeably heavier than Lenovo, but more solid too.
8GB RAM is awesome for Chrome... Solid. No crashes/hangs. (Old Lenovo/4GB/MT8183, not so much.)
128GB NVMe drive (better than built-in, IMHO)
Camera, OK. Bluetooth, OK. Speakers good, but downward facing, so you can't really hear how good they are. Meh.
Does have a cooling fan, but (a) very quiet, and (b) not used much/high
Running crouton with full Linux (Ubuntu, Thunderbird, LibreOffice) , so Intel based CPU is a plus for coding/debugging vs ARM
Currently streaming baseball in one Chrome window, casting to TV, 15 tabs open in another Chrome window and fan is 23% with CPU temp at 90F, so no problem at all.
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The_Love_Spud
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There are really loads of ways in which almost any chromebook will manage this, but those might not work well with your expectations. At some point, you are compromising some CPU performance to manage that many tabs (which could be offset by a device with a more powerful CPU, like the one in this deal). Going further, memory saver functionality effectively deactivates background tabs (though this could be undesirable for certain pages/workflows).

Overall I would suggest that your specific use case would best be matched to a platform that is easily expanded to meet your particular demands. Sadly this isn't typically a chromebook, since few offer user-accessible RAM. And rather than shopping for a premium chromebook to meet your requirements, a Windows laptop with a decent CPU (perhaps what you already have? Really any relatively modern 4-core i-series model), expandable memory (16GB minimum, but I'd daresay 32GB to be safe) and a speedy SSD could meet the challenge you've set up.

Of course, there's no reason you have to run Windows. I'm simply suggesting that chromebooks, coming in essentially fixed configurations, might not (without some tweaking) be a solution targeted at very specific, demanding needs.

Good luck!
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The description is interesting:

Weighs 3.97 lbs. and measures 0.82" thin
Ultrathin and ultralight for maximum portability, featuring a smaller screen size and omitting the DVD/CD drive to achieve the compact form factor. Lithium-polymer battery.

3.97lbs as ultralight might be a stretch even 5 years ago. Smilie
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SensibleStraw464Sep 22, 2023 4:52 PM
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I had one , at same price during labor day weekend from best buy. This was my first chromebook and it's really sleak! I returned it because for some reason asus was showing only 8 month warranty. I took it to best buy to figure out and they didnt even try. Just processed return with reason 'customer didn't like chromebook' which was so not true lol. I think they have it in stock again - so will pick one up. It also worked well with my dell docking station. battery was awesome too.
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king_pariahSep 22, 2023 4:55 PM
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Quote from Dyscalculic :
Other than lack of skills on my part, what's stopping me from putting windows on it?
A quick google search will reveal this answered a bazillion times.
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Goldendragon822Sep 22, 2023 5:04 PM
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Quote from Dyscalculic :
Other than lack of skills on my part, what's stopping me from putting windows on it?
You'll just need to flash a custom BIOS (https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices). Also there seems to be a conflict with display spec? It says WUXGA but then also list Full HD (1920 x 1080)?
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DhinchakSep 22, 2023 5:15 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Dhinchak

The description is interesting:

Weighs 3.97 lbs. and measures 0.82" thin
Ultrathin and ultralight for maximum portability, featuring a smaller screen size and omitting the DVD/CD drive to achieve the compact form factor. Lithium-polymer battery.

3.97lbs as ultralight might be a stretch even 5 years ago. Smilie
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DyscalculicSep 22, 2023 5:22 PM
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Quote from Goldendragon822 :
You'll just need to flash a custom BIOS (https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices). Also there seems to be a conflict with display spec? It says WUXGA but then also list Full HD (1920 x 1080)?
Thank you. Repped. Looks like I'm out.
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cuoreesitanteSep 22, 2023 5:26 PM
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Quote from Dhinchak :
The description is interesting:

Weighs 3.97 lbs. and measures 0.82" thin
Ultrathin and ultralight for maximum portability, featuring a smaller screen size and omitting the DVD/CD drive to achieve the compact form factor. Lithium-polymer battery.

3.97lbs as ultralight might be a stretch even 5 years ago. Smilie
Exactly what I was thinking, probably the only thing on this machine that is holding me up from buying one for the aging parents.
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JoshG3176Sep 22, 2023 5:46 PM
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In for one. The wife dropped her pervious Chromebook a while back and the screen broke, so she's been using one of my old thinkpads for a while until a good deal came around. She's mostly been using low-end ARM models so this should be a nice performance bump for her as well as a hugely better screen, and I'll get my cheap dev box back!
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Sep 22, 2023 6:03 PM
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wildanimalparkSep 22, 2023 6:03 PM
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I do not see touchscreen . Does this model have a touchscreen?
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Sep 22, 2023 6:06 PM
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wildanimalparkSep 22, 2023 6:06 PM
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Yes it does show touchscreen on Bestbuy
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Orang3BeardSep 22, 2023 6:16 PM
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Quote from JoshG3176 :
In for one. The wife dropped her pervious Chromebook a while back and the screen broke, so she's been using one of my old thinkpads for a while until a good deal came around. She's mostly been using low-end ARM models so this should be a nice performance bump for her as well as a hugely better screen, and I'll get my cheap dev box back!
My kids did the same to my HP14. I removed the hinge and screen, rerouted the wifi wires into the lower half and hooked it up to my TV with one of those Logitech kb/touch pad combos.

Works great for pulling up Gphotos, etc. on the big screen when the family gets together
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dealbuster9999Sep 22, 2023 6:19 PM
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does this flip? Reviews say it does but its not mentioned anywhere in the above description.
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AnciusDSep 22, 2023 6:23 PM
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Quote from cuoreesitante :
Exactly what I was thinking, probably the only thing on this machine that is holding me up from buying one for the aging parents.
Most likely will use it as a desktop anyway, judging from my dad's usage. Or mine!
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SensibleStraw464Sep 22, 2023 6:24 PM
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Quote from wildanimalpark :
I do not see touchscreen . Does this model have a touchscreen?
It is and pretty good one too. I have used it

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poorgradSep 22, 2023 7:28 PM
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Ryzen 7320c is a quad core 8 thread Zen 2 processor. So it should be pretty fast for chrome book tasks.
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