ASUS Touchscreen Chromebook Flip C433TA 14-inch Full HD Laptop (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC, Chrome OS)

I have used a few ChromeBooks over the years, and while they have been interesting, I have never felt the need to keep using them. They usually end up in the cupboard for a year before being sold off again and get very little use.The C433TA though is a great device. The battery life is decent, and the screen is lovely.I have the 8GB RAM, Intel i5 version, and you can tell the difference in performance - more than speedy enough for everything I have thrown at it. I enabled developer mode and am running Linux on it, allowing me to install the more work-focused tools I need. Grabbing apps from the Google Play Store is also useful, but the experience is still a bit janky (windowed apps, limited keyboard support, etc.).I am unsure if it supports an active stylus, which I still need to test...although I doubt it does.For the price, I have really enjoyed using this as a second home laptop and find myself returning to it much more than I expected. One to keep, I think...Pros:- Lovely screen- Nice keyboard layout (although I still prefer a 'normal' keyboard with all the keys)- Good battery life- Fast to boot (and reset - PowerWash)- Decent enough audio for the price- Amazing build quality- Nice big trackpadCons:- No fingerprint reader / biometrics- White writing on silver keyboard - makes it almost impossible to see the letters when the backlight is on- Power button location (on the side)

I bought this to try out a Chromebook because I was sick of Microsoft. I'm very impressed it does most of what I want it to do. The screen is clear and sharp, the touchscreen is good with just the right amount of pressure to make it work well, it does a flip which turns it into tablet whilst shutting off the keyboard and that works very well. The keyboard has a nice feel to it, but I hate mouse pads albeit this one works as advertised. I bought a thumb ball mouse which is brilliant. The machine is quite fast, I rarely see any lag very fast startup and shutdown. good selection of USB connectors, an SD card reader, and a headphone socket. A small amount of apps don't work yet, but the vast majority do, I guess with more use I'll work out the issues but so far nothing major. I bought the 4gb /128gb and its perfectly satisfactory for light use (spreadsheets and document edits) graphic work maybe need the better specified machine. Couple of I think Chromebook issues. everything goes to the cloud until you make sure you specify a different location, the Bluetooth particularly on Sony earbuds is unusable but I'm still looking into that issue, key board delete key is missing (but just use alt backspace), there's the ever present AUE date (auto update expiry date) where after 6-8 years you'll no longer get updates which is a personal bugbear but to be fair after 8 years I'll have updated anyway to a new machine anyway so not sure its a big issue. I'm very happy with my purchase it , I tried buying another two for my grandchildren but they were sold out and ended up with the equivalent Lenovo which is very good too. The Asus machine works for me and I can see the day quite soon when I get weaned off Microsoft. Good buy, try it I think, as I do, you'll like it, but be prepared to learn how to use Chromebooks they are neither windows or Android.Update: the keyboard back-light could be a bit of problem in some light conditions but then I found that using alt and the screen brightness keys changed the brightness on the keys. I now use the keyboard either fully bright or light off. If you're having trouble seeing the keys, try this. Printers can be a bit of an issue depending on the model of printer. I have a kyocera laser printer and it works seamlessly but I also have a Canon MX490 which the chromebook can see but I can't get it to work. The Canon printer app starts but then immediately shuts down. AUE date on this machine is June 2026.

OK, so I got this to replace my tablet, it kept falling over on the bed --- step in Chromebook... so first thing it doesn't fall over on the bed, the speakers are stereo and not too bad, I personally think they are better than most other laptops.POWER - gets a full day if you are using it for light tasks, obviously if you play games ( which work really well ) then lessSCREEN - great resolution, seems pretty bright. Bit of a finger print magnet, but I find that some hand sanitiser with a micro fibre cloth gets rid of that in a few seconds.CHARGING - It has a 45w usb-c charger and doesn't take long to charge, I used my 25w Samsung phone charger on it and it worked well, so if I take it out and need to some juice I can use my Samsung charger for phone and Chromebook.CHROMEOS + ANDROID- The operating system is fast and smooth, playstore v9 so not all apps from the playstore are compatible/available.This particular ASUS laptop is a little tricky to open but you get the knack for it. 4gb RAM, 128gb storage with micro sd slot, 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB, 1 headphone output.I see from other reviews that they use it for daily task like email and Internet - this is perfect for that, quick boot up and my phone unlocks it with the fingerprint, probably as fast as my tablet.MY USE - I have connected a PS5 GAME CONTROLLER and headphones via Bluetooth, you can't run Steam on this but you can play Steam games using GeForce Now.Games from the playstore work well, only a select few have controller support.Stadia worked well but is closing down.