Capable of lasting between one and two working days.Lasted 9hrs 52 minutes in the battery test.Those looking for a laptop for university or work will likely want something more powerful.
To get the most out of this laptop, you will have to stick to the basics with web browsing and typing out Word documents being the CX1’s forte. You’re probably better off picking up a large-capacity Micro SD card and using it here if you do want this Chromebook to be useful for storing lots of applications. The CX1 also hasn’t been bestowed with much in the way of storage with this review unit packing a 32GB eMMC, a third of which is taken up by system storage. Its multi-core scores were noticeably sluggish, but this is hardly surprising given the Celeron N3350 on offer here only has two. This backs up the lower scores the CX1 garnered in our CPU testing grounds of Geekbench 5 with its scores comparing well only against the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, which is essentially just a tablet. With that being said, even for a lower-end machine, using the CX1 was like pulling teeth sometimes, with its dual-core Intel Celeron N3350’s 1.1GHz clock speed resulting in a painfully slow real-world performance. Given the CX1’s status as a wallet-friendly Chromebook, I had no real expectations on it to do anything but the basics well. ChromeOS offers a simple user experience.Dual-core Celeron CPU offers meagre performance.This also meant viewing angles were pretty decent. On a brighter note, the screen bezel on the sides are small enough to make sure the CX1 offers up a good screen to body ratio. If you’re planning on working outside on a bright day, the Asus Chromebook CX1 may not be an ideal companion. With a quoted brightness of just 220 nits, this isn’t the most vibrant of panels and it can be a little dim, even for day-to-day working.
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It offers up a basic 1366×768 resolution, which sits just above 720p.įor a larger display like this 15.6-inch panel, a low resolution doesn’t help matters, especially since the gap between pixels is noticeable when watching videos Disney Plus or Netflix.
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If you’re on the hunt for a budget laptop with a Full HD display, then you’re unfortunately out of luck with the Asus Chromebook CX1’s base model.
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The screen bezel on the top and bottom of the CX1’s 15.6-inch panel is noticeably thick, but Asus partially makes up for this by housing a decent quality 720p webcam, which is great if you do need to load up Teams or Zoom. The keyboard itself is relatively responsive and tactile, although there’s not as much of a defined travel to the individual keys which can make it feel a little flat at times. Other laptops with this chassis space will at least provide you with a number pad, which would have been welcome here. The same thing is also true once you lift up the lid of the CX1, as you’re greeted with a compact 60% keyboard layout and an awful lot of empty space. At the very least an HDMI port would have been welcome. Considering its size, this feels a little stingy. All-round, you’ll only find two USB-As and two USB-Cs, alongside a Micro-SD card slot and a headphone combo jack. When it comes to connectivity, the Asus’ offering is distinctly budget.
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This puts it on the heavier side of the market, but I found it still feels pretty portable if you do need to take it on your travels. By contrast to other more budget Chromebooks like the Acer Chromebook 314, it just feels generic.įor a laptop with a 15.6-inch display, it feels quite hefty with a total weight of 1.8kg. While its silver colouring and smooth finish on the top surface look fine, I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by the way the CX1 feels in hand. The Asus Chromebook CX1 isn’t going to turn many heads with its design or build quality.
These are very entry-level specs, even by Chromebook standards.Īt a price of £279.99, it’s certainly an affordable entry into the world of Chromebooks, and can have a more attractive price tag if you opt for either the 14 inch model or the positively tiny 11.6 inch option. This is clear the moment you look at its spec sheet, which offers up an Intel Celeron N3350 processor alongside 32GB of eMMC storage and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks have always been the bastion of budget computing, and Asus’ large-screen candidate – the CX1 – aims to sustain that trend.
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