ASUS Flip CM3200FM 12" 2 in 1 Chromebook - MediaTek Kompanio 8192 2.2GHz Processor 4GB RAM 64GB eMMC, Chrome OS Mineral grey - CM3200FM1A-HW0025

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The MediaTek processor might be slow, but it’s also efficient. The Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 equipped a 32 watt-hour battery, which isn’t particularly large even given the 12-inch low-resolution display.

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List. Our final test puts the battery through the wringer. We run a 720p video of the open-source Blender movie Tears of Steel with display brightness at 50%, audio volume at 100%, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned off until the system taps out. If the computer doesn't have enough storage to hold the video file, we play it from an external solid-state drive. Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market. Remember when I asked about which corners were cut? Well, the simplest answer here is: Performance. The Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 uses a MediaTek MT8183 ARM CPU running at 2GHz. While this processor has been optimized for Chrome OS, there’s only one way to characterize it. It’s slow.There’s no better feeling than finding a diamond in the rough, and the Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 might just be that diamond for those looking for a cheap but capable laptop that can also function as a tablet. Impressive performance makes this Chromebook a joy to use, even if the touchpad, distractingly glossy display, and short battery life steal some of its thunder. Premium Chromebooks occupy their own space in the laptop market, bridging that gap between powerful traditional laptops and super lightweight Chromebooks. And, the Asus Chromebook Flip C436F is perhaps one of the very few examples of these out there, with its combination of superb power, terrific feature set, premium build and a price tag that’s cheaper than its rivals.

Thanks to that simplified Chrome OS interface as well as a generally much lower price tag, the best Chromebooks have become quite popular, taking the place of more traditional laptops in quite a few settings. Though they are usually cheaper, they’re not necessarily of worse quality. The top 2–in-1 Chromebooks can do most day-to-day computing tasks just as well as the best 2-in-1 laptops powered by Windows 10.At Student Computers We sell top computing gear at cheap prices such as laptops, desktop pcs, chromebooks, system components, monitors, all-in-one computers and many more. We cover brands including Acer, Msi, Razer, Asus, Apple, HP. The performance of the Chromebook Flip CM3200 is objectively underwhelming. It's one of the worst scoring devices when it comes to our Chromebook benchmarks by a healthy margin, so there is no getting around the fact that the MediaTek processor here is not going to be able to do much more than your basic computing tasks.