ASUS Chromebook 14 CX1400CMA Full HD Chromebook (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, Google Chrome OS)

Brilliant laptop for how cheap it is. Starts up everytime and never lags! Very lightweight and easily set up. Really really happy with this purchase as it’s hard to find a laptop that doesn’t lag

Bought at £279 with a crystal clear 17" screen standard screen (not touch enabled), excellent battery life, top notch keyboard, quick start-up, speedy lightweight low power N6000 quad core Pentium Silver and not too weighty (2kg) for a laptop of this size this is an excellent low cost option for students and simple online tasks. For the more experienced users Linux can be added to allow free onboard software to run without the need for an online connection (Open Office, etc) using YouTube tutorials at no extra cost. Ideal for typing up assignments and papers, online research, YouTube, Prime Video, etc. The machine is supported under Chromebook updates scheme for years to come at present and so will be ideal for school, college and university usage for most students. Coupled with a cheap refurbished desktop Windows machine for more heavyweight use and you're set for almost any work and acedemic task at a fraction of the price of a high spec 17" Windows laptop only.

Had this for about two months. Screen is nice and big. Screen is vivid and clear. Sound is quite loud, which is good. This Chromebook has a habit of randomly muting itself, with no obvious cause or remedy, but fixes itself after a restart. Any significant amount of time spent scrolling results in slowdown, to the point where videos struggle playing, but it's fine after restarting. Overall I enjoy this machine, considering the price, and have a great time watching movies on it, and using Google Docs.

At £305, I consider this a bargain providing you're happy to work in the Google ecosystem. With a 17" screen, it is a bit too heavy to work on your lap for extended periods and so this is best suited to sit on a desk. The screen is a TN panel, a very good one at that rendering in HD, but it can't compete with an lPS panel for clarity and viewing angles. It really is a laptop best suited to just getting the job done with minimum fuss. Although it only has 4gb of memory this is more than adequate for ChromeOS and it will also run Linux software successfully. Battery life is about 8 hours in the real world but as it's designed to sit on a desk you could just plug it in. All in all its a very good no frills laptop. Please note that this model is not a touch screen.

Very impressed with it for the money, once I had come to terms with some of the minor differences. Quick to turn on, quick to turn off, no waiting for Windows to get out of bed. Biggest annoyance; For some reason the lettering on the keyboard is in lowercase, so when slumped in a chair or on the bed, I find them difficult to read and often hit the wrong letter. Overall I am well pleased with it.