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

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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.

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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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BestBuy [bestbuy.com] has ASUS CM3401 Chromebook for $279.00

Also available at BestBuy via eBay [ebay.com]

Features
  • Google Chrome OS
    • Chromebook is a computer for the way the modern world works, with thousands of apps, built-in virus protection and cloud backups. It is secure, fast, up-to-date, versatile and simple.
  • 14" WUXGA
    • The 1920 x 1200 resolution boasts impressive color and clarity. Energy-efficient LED backlight.
  • 8GB system memory for basic multitasking
    • Adequate high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run multiple applications and browser tabs all at once.
  • 128GB SSD
    • This ultracompact system is ideal for mobile devices and applications, providing enhanced storage capabilities, streamlined data management, quick boot-up times and support for high-definition video playback.
  • 2-in-1 Design
    • Offers versatile design with laptop, audience, tabletop and presentation modes.
  • Built-in cloud support
    • Easily save your files to your Google Drive account for secure access wherever you go. You can also sync with your other devices running Chrome and even work offline when needed. Fees may apply.
  • AMD Radeon Graphics
    • On-processor graphics with shared video memory provide everyday image quality for Internet use, basic photo editing and casual gaming.
  • 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.
  • Built-in media reader for simple photo transfer
    • Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card formats.
  • Wireless/Wired connectivity (Wi-Fi 6 - 802.11ax)
    • Connect to a Wireless-AX router for nearly 3x the speed, more capacity and wider coverage than Wireless-N. Backward-compatible with all other Wi-Fi networks and hotspots.
  • Built-in HD webcam with microphone
    • Makes it easy to video chat with family and friends or teleconference with colleagues over Google Hangouts or other popular applications.
  • Additional port
    • Headphone/microphone combo jack. Note: This laptop does not include a built-in DVD/CD drive.
  • Built-in virus protection and Google products
    • Work, play and do right out of the box with Search, Gmail, Talk, YouTube and Hangouts, then personalize with the Chrome Web Store. Multiple layers of protection defend against viruses and malware.
  • Additional port
    • Headphone/microphone combo jack.
  • Minecraft now available on Chromebook
    • Join millions of players to mine, craft, explore and survive in a vast open world, with seamless cross-play with friends.

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

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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.
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!
Jon
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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JoshG3176
09-25-2023 at 02:40 PM.
09-25-2023 at 02:40 PM.
Got ours today. Solid unit. Wife immediately noticed the weight difference even compared to the Thinkpad she's been using for the last few months. This thing is not light! Screen is great, sound is great, backlit keyboard is great, she's really happy with it so far. She's a seasoned Chromebook user so no problems with the OS and usability aspect.
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09-25-2023 at 05:42 PM.
09-25-2023 at 05:42 PM.
Quote from dealzfan :
I understand chrome books generally don't have a lot of storage and the cloud is available. But I was wondering if the ssd can be replaced/upgraded on this model? Thanks.
For reference, typically if your goal is to maintain long-term storage (say, for media files) the best option is typically to leverage the SD card storage included with most every chromebook. Of course, there are alternate external options you could explore, but SD storage is typically the simplest option within the footprint of the existing device.

Chromebok internal storage can, for a very limited number of chromebooks, be extended by replacing a drive (most every device these days has integral, as in soldered, storage). However, that storage space is primarily intended for the ChromeOS and Android sandbox environments. Primary storage is encrypted, creating an added risk of corruption of any files stored there vs. external storage.

Good luck!
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ike989
09-29-2023 at 05:36 AM.
09-29-2023 at 05:36 AM.
I bought one of these and returned it after a couple of weeks. The performance was great but I could not stand the ridiculously shiny screen.
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euuser30672385
10-08-2023 at 11:51 PM.
10-08-2023 at 11:51 PM.
After a week with this, it's going back. There's this incredibly annoying aspect where it'll dramatically drop the contrast of the screen. It's easily apparent here on SD on the right side, you'll see the text come back from its faded level.

Also on some videos, moving the cursor raises the gamma of the screen. Very distracting once you notice it. I tried forcing the alternative color profiles, but they all exhibit this dynamic contrast and dimming behavior.

Mine has a stuck pixel that comes and goes, so that's the other reason I'm not qure satisfied with my open-box unit.

Otherwise, this is very nice and actually better equipped than some of the new Chromebook Plus models, notably since there's quite a few of them are shipping with lowly 250 nit displays.
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George_P_Burdell
10-09-2023 at 07:53 AM.
10-09-2023 at 07:53 AM.
Quote from ike989 :
I bought one of these and returned it after a couple of weeks. The performance was great but I could not stand the ridiculously shiny screen.
Same. It was too annoying to read in that. I mainly need it for reading reddit and blogs
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10-09-2023 at 06:20 PM.
10-09-2023 at 06:20 PM.
Quote from CoralHalibut994 :
Also on some videos, moving the cursor raises the gamma of the screen. Very distracting once you notice it. I tried forcing the alternative color profiles, but they all exhibit this dynamic contrast and dimming behavior.
I've usually noticed this behavior when changing between full screen video and video with a menu overlay (say, when you bring up the transport bar in YouTube).

Good luck!
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10-09-2023 at 10:32 PM.
Quote from The_Love_Spud :
I've usually noticed this behavior when changing between full screen video and video with a menu overlay (say, when you bring up the transport bar in YouTube).

Good luck!
Jon
Appreciate the reply. I returned it today and swapped it out for the HP Envy with 1335U/512 GB SSD/8GB RAM for $330 open-box excellent. I almost got the Yoga 7i with i5/16GB RAM for $549 (member price), but that thing was just too big for what I want to carry in my backpack.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-e...Id=6535745

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=6551266
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