This ASUS Chromebook Costs Less Than Just a Portable Monitor, Practically a Steal for a Laptop
In search of a new laptop? If you're primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don't need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they're super great for travel. Asus has its Chromebook CX1 on sale over at Amazon. Right now, it's been shaved down 24%. That brings the price from its usual $250 to just $190. You can save a cool $60 for a limited time.
Something unique about this Chromebook is the screen can lay flat at a 180° angle with its keyboard. This makes collaboration with others easier as everyone around the table can see what's on display.
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This Asus Chromebook CX1 has a decently sized screen, measuring in at 15.6 inches. It displays in full 1080p HD. The narrow bezels allow you to make the most of your screen space while keeping the laptop as whole compact and easy to travel with. And you can travel with it anywhere because the screen has a matte anti-glare coating to help reduce reflections. Respond to emails out at your favorite sunny outdoor coffeeshop.
Lightweight, Yet Durable
Speaking of travel, you can maintain peace of mind toting this Chromebook around with you wherever you go. It's built solid, meeting industry-leading MIL-STD 810H US military standard. That means it has undergone stringent testing to withstand panel pressure, shock, and drops to ensure maximum toughness.
Battery life is excellent. A single charge will have your Asus Chromebook lasting for up to 11 hours. That's a full work day and then some. The side comprises of several useful ports including two full-function reversible USB-C ports that can be used for easy charging or to connect peripherals. You also get two USB 3.2 Type A ports along with a microSD slot which means photographers don't need to keep one of those dongles on them. The Chromebook also has an AUX port, my beloved (still mad at Apple for removing them from phones).
This Chromebook comes with a three month trial of Gemini Advanced premium plan—Google's own AI. That also comes with a full 2TB of cloud storage. Just don't save anything important only to that unless you plan on subscribing after the three months are up. Though when that expires, you do also get one free year of 100GB cloud storage with Google One.
Get your Asus 15.6-inch Chromebook CX1 for just $190 at Amazon before the price goes back up.
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