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ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-PQ0555) review

ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-PQ0555)

CHOICE Expert Rating

66%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, Wi-Fi)
  • USB-C port not Thunderbolt, but supports secondary display (HDMI tested)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Poor storage read and write speeds
  • Poor Wi-Fi speed (Wi-Fi 6)
  • Poor audio

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Chrome OS

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
66%
Performance score
53%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
64%
Display score
77%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
27%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
578
Storage read-speed (MBps)
692
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
17
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:56
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:11
Expert tester comments
A Chromebook is a solid choice of laptop if all you need is web browsing and access to Google's suite of services. This particular model from ASUS is a large one (14-inch), and Includes an Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of internal storage. The keyboard's a very good one, the screen's adequate, but don't expect anything flashy or unique from this thing. It's a just a get-the-job-done laptop for Gmail, Google Apps, Google Drive, and other web-based services.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$979.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1235U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.3
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
396
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.29
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 216 x 326

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
2
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
10

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