111 of 114 people found the following review helpful THE Chromebook to get, January 9, 2017 This review is from: ASUS C302CA-DHM4 12.5-Inch Touchscreen Chromebook Flip Intel Core m3 with 64GB storage and 4GB RAM (Personal Computers) My first Chromebook was my Acer C720P back in early 2014. It was an excellent machine for the money and it also got me spoiled with its touch screen. I was looking to upgrade and decided to go with the Acer R13. I was had become partial to Acer and also wanted another Chromebook with a touch screen. I was incredibly disappointed in the performance of the R13. It was slow to render web pages and the scrolling wasn't smooth at all. It felt slower than my almost 3 year old C720P. I ran Octane 2.0 benchmark and it confirmed my suspicions. The new R13 scored just under 10,000. My old C720P scored 13,000. I couldn't stand the noticeable drop in performance, so I returned it after less than a week. This made me realize that ARM processors are not ready for desktop-class browsing. I saw this C302 was announced at CES and was immediately drawn to it since it has the Intel Core m3 processor. I ordered it as soon as it was available online. Let me tell you, this... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 68 of 73 people found the following review helpful Outstanding New ASUS C302CA Chromebook Flip with an Elegant Design, Superb Components, Strong Performance, and Great Versatility, January 14, 2017 This review is from: ASUS C302CA-DHM4 12.5-Inch Touchscreen Chromebook Flip Intel Core m3 with 64GB storage and 4GB RAM (Personal Computers) I certainly agree with the numerous five-star assessments of other reviewers, and I can attest to the fact that this new 12.5-Inch ASUS C302CA-DHM4 Convertible Chromebook Flip model is a fabulous mobile computer. Regarding its specific characteristics, this second-generation ASUS Chromebook Flip unit features an understated and elegant silver design, decidedly thin (0.5-inch) and light (2.65-pounds) aluminum unibody construction, a bright, crisp, and vibrant 1920x1080p Full-HD Touch-Enabled IPS display, and a great keyboard and trackpad. In fact, its backlit island-style keyboard features generous 1.4-millimeter key travel, along with 50-gram key actuation weight, which, in combination, provide superb tactile feedback, resulting in a smooth and pleasant typing experience. The large trackpad is very responsive, it delivers excellent gesture support, and it provides for fast and fluid scrolling and Internet navigation. For connectivity, this Chromebook is equipped with two of the... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 41 of 44 people found the following review helpful Almost exactly what I've been waiting for...(although less so over time), February 5, 2017 This review is from: ASUS C302CA-DHM4 12.5-Inch Touchscreen Chromebook Flip Intel Core m3 with 64GB storage and 4GB RAM (Personal Computers) ** EDIT - March 11, 2017: Sill no Stable access to play store. Most apps run pretty-OK in Beta - some problems I'm noticing in Beta are that Bluetooth is less than ideal (more problems connecting/holding bluetooth, with devices that my Pixel works perfectly with) and I believe battery life suffers greatly, now that I've been paying attention to it. I watched a 2 hour movie on a flight yesterday (no wifi, no bluetooth, screen 80% bright), and those 2 hours took the C302 down to about 30% battery (from full). The stock video player misses audio on a lot of movies, and using the VLC app (android) is super buggy (frequently freezes and shuts down). It's increasingly disappointing to see the much-hyped Play Access is still nonexistent. I'm still loving the *idea* of what the C302 is supposed to be, but the execution is feeling more and more of a miss. What the heck is going on, Asus/Google? EDIT - February 24, 2017: OK...looks like Play Store is back in Beta... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? |