Been eagerly waiting for ASUS to release the CX5601 with the i7 processors. Have an ASUS now with Tiger Lake and it's almost at 100% all the time. Any word on those? The i3 version won't do. Thanks for a great info source.
I do not know if you would reply to this, but can't hurt to try...LOL! I am looking for a budget Chromebook...I have minimal computing needs. I was looking at the HP Chromebook x360 14a. The reason I was looking at this is because the current feature I am missing is a touch screen at Walmart for $279. Your thoughts? Will buy you a cup of coffee...but you have to "earn" it...LOL
Love and look forward to you posts in my exploration into Chromebooks in my transition from Windows. Have not given up on Windows altogether...still have a desktop in the increasingly rare time that my Chromebook does not have the capability I need.
As long as you have minimal computing needs AND don't mind the lower resolution 1366 x 768 display, this model should be fine. I personally need at least 1080p resolution for my eyes, particularly on a screen of this size. According to HP's official spec sheet for this model, it actually does have a touchscreen. See: https://support.hp.com/nz-en/document/c07713272 I see the same model at Target for $279 and it mentions a touchscreen too. I also checked the AUE software support date: You're looking at updates through June 2027, so 4.5 years. For under $300, that's reasonable in my opinion.
Been eagerly waiting for ASUS to release the CX5601 with the i7 processors. Have an ASUS now with Tiger Lake and it's almost at 100% all the time. Any word on those? The i3 version won't do. Thanks for a great info source.
I do not know if you would reply to this, but can't hurt to try...LOL! I am looking for a budget Chromebook...I have minimal computing needs. I was looking at the HP Chromebook x360 14a. The reason I was looking at this is because the current feature I am missing is a touch screen at Walmart for $279. Your thoughts? Will buy you a cup of coffee...but you have to "earn" it...LOL
Love and look forward to you posts in my exploration into Chromebooks in my transition from Windows. Have not given up on Windows altogether...still have a desktop in the increasingly rare time that my Chromebook does not have the capability I need.
As long as you have minimal computing needs AND don't mind the lower resolution 1366 x 768 display, this model should be fine. I personally need at least 1080p resolution for my eyes, particularly on a screen of this size. According to HP's official spec sheet for this model, it actually does have a touchscreen. See: https://support.hp.com/nz-en/document/c07713272 I see the same model at Target for $279 and it mentions a touchscreen too. I also checked the AUE software support date: You're looking at updates through June 2027, so 4.5 years. For under $300, that's reasonable in my opinion.
FWIW: Moving the budget up to $349.99 gets you a MUCH higher resolution display, newer Celeron and double the local storage right now, BUT it's a smaller 12.4 inch screen. You'd also get updates for another year over the HP; through June 2028: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-galaxy-chromebook-2-360-12-4-led-2-in-1-touch-screen-laptop-intel-celeron-4gb-memory-intel-uhd-graphics-128gb-silver/6502057.p?skuId=6502057
Hope that helps a little!
Cheers,
kct