Design<\/h3>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , The aluminum Chromebook Flip C302CA looks and feels like a MacBook, so it might fool anyone who doesn\u2019t see the big Asus logos on the 2-in-1\u2019s lid and bezel. The Chromebook\u2019s 360-degree hinge feels stable and makes it easy to transition the bend-back convertible among laptop, stand, tablet and tent modes.<\/p>\n
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Weighing 2.6 pounds and measuring 0.6 inches thick, the Flip is lighter than the Acer Chromebook R 13<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.6 inches), the Dell Chromebook 13<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.7 inches) and the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.8 inches).<\/p>\nThe Flip charges and connects to peripherals via either of its two USB Type-C ports, which sit on the left and right sides. Asus placed the notebook\u2019s headphone jack, volume and power buttons on the machine\u2019s left side and a microSD reader on the right.<\/p>\n
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The lack of Type-A USB 3.0 ports signals that Asus is looking firmly toward the future, but that means you better buy adapters if you want to attach older devices. Each of the competing Chromebooks features a USB 3.0 port.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Display<\/h3>\nThe Flip\u2019s 12.5-inch, 1920 x 1080-pixel panel provides crisp images, solid brightness and decent color. When I watched a trailer for \u201cThe Fate of The Furious,\u201d I noted strong red and blue police sirens, a vibrant green signal light, and a warm orange fire engulfing exploding cars. The display also showed off fine details like small beads of sweat on Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson\u2019s head and the glimmer of the glittery brake-pedal of Vin Diesel\u2019s muscle car.<\/p>\n
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According to our colorimeter, the Flip reproduces 76 percent of the sRGB spectrum, a mark that\u2019s above the numbers from the Acer Chromebook R 13 (64 percent) and the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (63 percent). The Dell Chromebook 13 (96 percent) and the average ultraportable (98 percent) render more colors.<\/p>\n
The Flip delivers relatively accurate color, with a score of 1.6 on the Delta-E test (lower is better), which tops the ultraportable average (2.2). However, the Acer Chromebook R 13 (1.1), Dell Chromebook 13 (1.4) and ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (1.1) did slightly better.<\/p>\n
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This convertible\u2019s panel emits up to 292 nits (a measure of brightness), which is slightly below the average for ultraportables (303 nits). The Acer Chromebook R 13 (254 nits), the Dell Chromebook 13 (270 nits) and the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (257 nits) are all dimmer. This brightness allows for a wide range of viewing angles, as I could clearly see the screen\u2019s images at 75 degrees to the left or right.<\/p>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Keyboard, Touch Screen, Touchpad<\/h3>\nThe Flip\u2019s island-style, full-size, backlit keyboard offers an excellent typing experience. On the 10fastfingers.com typing test, I clicked my way to 77 words per minute, which is close to my average (80 wpm). The laptop\u2019s keys function so well because they provide 1.6 millimeters of travel, within the range of what we prefer (1.5-2mm). We do wish the keys required more than 49 grams of force to actuate, because amounts closer to 60 grams make for a better click.<\/p>\n
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The Asus Convertible\u2019s touch screen tracked my input accurately as I moved windows around the desktop and played some 2048. The display also supports back and forward swiping for navigating the web in Chrome.<\/p>\n
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The Flip\u2019s 4.1 x 2.3-inch, buttonless touchpad enables precise navigation and provides a solid feel to each click. It also supports smooth two-finger page scrolling and three-finger tab navigation.<\/p>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Audio<\/h3>\nThe Chromebook Flip\u2019s speakers blast enough volume to fill a medium-size conference room with a sweet version of Migos\u2019 \u201cT-Shirt.\u201d The track\u2019s bass sounded sturdy, its vocals came through clearly and drum cymbals hit crisply.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/h3>\nOur review configuration of the Flip packs an Intel Core m3-6Y30 CPU and 4GB of RAM, a combination that enables plenty of multitasking. I saw no lag after I split my screen among 15 Chrome tabs (including ones for Slack, Gmail and TweetDeck) and a 1080p YouTube video.<\/p>\n
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The $499 Chromebook Flip earned a score of 127 on the JetStream benchmark for JavaScript performance. That\u2019s better than the $399 MediaTek MT8173C-powered Acer Chromebook R 13 (59) and the $430 Intel Celeron-powered Dell Chromebook 13 (86). But it\u2019s lower than the $704 Core i5-powered ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (171) and the average ultraportable (161).<\/p>\n
The Flip performed OK on the WebGL Aquarium graphics test, rendering 2,000 fish at a rate of 50 fps. That beats the Acer Chromebook R 13 (20-40 fps) and the Dell Chromebook 13 (48 mps), but the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (60 fps) ran the animation more smoothly. We should note that this benchmark made the Flip emit a slight whirring noise, something we don\u2019t often see.<\/p>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review, The Chromebook Flip lasted 8 hours and 52 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test. That showing beats the ultraportable average (8:03) and puts the Flip close to the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (9:08). However, the Flip\u2019s time falls short of those set by the Acer Chromebook R 13 (11:00) and the Dell Chromebook 13 (13:25).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Webcam<\/h3>\nThe Flip\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy images with mixed color reproduction. When I tested the camera in our well-lit office, it captured the dark blue of my shirt but left our red wall looking orange.<\/p>\n
Heat<\/h3>\nThis thin-and-light Chromebook stays cool under pressure. After I streamed 15 minutes of HD video on the notebook, our heat gun found acceptable temperatures, below our 95-degree Fahrenheit comfort threshold. The touchpad measured\u00a0 81 degrees F, while the center of the keyboard and bottom hit 85 and 87 degrees, respectively.<\/p>\n
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The Flip C302CA runs Chrome OS, Google\u2019s lightweight alternative to Windows, which currently relies on the Chrome Web Store for apps. The notebook will gain Android app emulation later this year, and the 2-in-1 will be able to make the most of those apps, with its touch screen and bend-back design.<\/p>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Configuration Options<\/h3>\nOur $499 review unit of the Flip C302CA includes a 0.9-GHz Intel Core m3-6y30 CPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. For $449, you can get the notebook with a Pentium processor and 32GB of storage, though you might lose some of the multitasking-enabling performance found in the Core m3 model.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\nThere\u2019s a lot to like about the Chromebook Flip C302CA, including its elegant aluminum design, sharp screen, solid battery life, strong performance and bend-back design. When the Google Play Store finally rolls out to Chrome OS in earnest, the Flip will be even more compelling than it is today.<\/p>\n
You can save $100 and still have access to Android apps with the Acer Chromebook R 13<\/strong>, though that notebook lags behind in speed. The Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook<\/strong> with Core i5 is much faster, but it costs more, and its nontouch screen means this machine won\u2019t be as well-suited to Android apps. However, if you want a powerful Chromebook 2-in-1 that\u2019s ready for Android apps, the Flip C302CA should be at the top of your list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Design Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , The aluminum Chromebook Flip C302CA looks and feels like a MacBook, so it might fool anyone who doesn\u2019t see the big Asus logos on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Weighing 2.6 pounds and measuring 0.6 inches thick, the Flip is lighter than the Acer Chromebook R 13<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.6 inches), the Dell Chromebook 13<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.7 inches) and the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook<\/strong> (3.2 pounds, 0.8 inches).<\/p>\nThe Flip charges and connects to peripherals via either of its two USB Type-C ports, which sit on the left and right sides. Asus placed the notebook\u2019s headphone jack, volume and power buttons on the machine\u2019s left side and a microSD reader on the right.<\/p>\n
The Flip\u2019s 12.5-inch, 1920 x 1080-pixel panel provides crisp images, solid brightness and decent color. When I watched a trailer for \u201cThe Fate of The Furious,\u201d I noted strong red and blue police sirens, a vibrant green signal light, and a warm orange fire engulfing exploding cars. The display also showed off fine details like small beads of sweat on Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson\u2019s head and the glimmer of the glittery brake-pedal of Vin Diesel\u2019s muscle car.<\/p>\n The Flip delivers relatively accurate color, with a score of 1.6 on the Delta-E test (lower is better), which tops the ultraportable average (2.2). However, the Acer Chromebook R 13 (1.1), Dell Chromebook 13 (1.4) and ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (1.1) did slightly better.<\/p>\n The Flip\u2019s island-style, full-size, backlit keyboard offers an excellent typing experience. On the 10fastfingers.com typing test, I clicked my way to 77 words per minute, which is close to my average (80 wpm). The laptop\u2019s keys function so well because they provide 1.6 millimeters of travel, within the range of what we prefer (1.5-2mm). We do wish the keys required more than 49 grams of force to actuate, because amounts closer to 60 grams make for a better click.<\/p>\n The Chromebook Flip\u2019s speakers blast enough volume to fill a medium-size conference room with a sweet version of Migos\u2019 \u201cT-Shirt.\u201d The track\u2019s bass sounded sturdy, its vocals came through clearly and drum cymbals hit crisply.<\/p>\n Our review configuration of the Flip packs an Intel Core m3-6Y30 CPU and 4GB of RAM, a combination that enables plenty of multitasking. I saw no lag after I split my screen among 15 Chrome tabs (including ones for Slack, Gmail and TweetDeck) and a 1080p YouTube video.<\/p>\n The Flip performed OK on the WebGL Aquarium graphics test, rendering 2,000 fish at a rate of 50 fps. That beats the Acer Chromebook R 13 (20-40 fps) and the Dell Chromebook 13 (48 mps), but the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (60 fps) ran the animation more smoothly. We should note that this benchmark made the Flip emit a slight whirring noise, something we don\u2019t often see.<\/p>\n Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review, The Chromebook Flip lasted 8 hours and 52 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test. That showing beats the ultraportable average (8:03) and puts the Flip close to the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (9:08). However, the Flip\u2019s time falls short of those set by the Acer Chromebook R 13 (11:00) and the Dell Chromebook 13 (13:25).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Flip\u2019s 0.9-megapixel webcam shoots grainy images with mixed color reproduction. When I tested the camera in our well-lit office, it captured the dark blue of my shirt but left our red wall looking orange.<\/p>\n This thin-and-light Chromebook stays cool under pressure. After I streamed 15 minutes of HD video on the notebook, our heat gun found acceptable temperatures, below our 95-degree Fahrenheit comfort threshold. The touchpad measured\u00a0 81 degrees F, while the center of the keyboard and bottom hit 85 and 87 degrees, respectively.<\/p>\n Our $499 review unit of the Flip C302CA includes a 0.9-GHz Intel Core m3-6y30 CPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. For $449, you can get the notebook with a Pentium processor and 32GB of storage, though you might lose some of the multitasking-enabling performance found in the Core m3 model.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot to like about the Chromebook Flip C302CA, including its elegant aluminum design, sharp screen, solid battery life, strong performance and bend-back design. When the Google Play Store finally rolls out to Chrome OS in earnest, the Flip will be even more compelling than it is today.<\/p>\n You can save $100 and still have access to Android apps with the Acer Chromebook R 13<\/strong>, though that notebook lags behind in speed. The Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook<\/strong> with Core i5 is much faster, but it costs more, and its nontouch screen means this machine won\u2019t be as well-suited to Android apps. However, if you want a powerful Chromebook 2-in-1 that\u2019s ready for Android apps, the Flip C302CA should be at the top of your list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Design Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , The aluminum Chromebook Flip C302CA looks and feels like a MacBook, so it might fool anyone who doesn\u2019t see the big Asus logos on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The lack of Type-A USB 3.0 ports signals that Asus is looking firmly toward the future, but that means you better buy adapters if you want to attach older devices. Each of the competing Chromebooks features a USB 3.0 port.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Display<\/h3>\n
According to our colorimeter, the Flip reproduces 76 percent of the sRGB spectrum, a mark that\u2019s above the numbers from the Acer Chromebook R 13 (64 percent) and the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (63 percent). The Dell Chromebook 13 (96 percent) and the average ultraportable (98 percent) render more colors.<\/p>\nThis convertible\u2019s panel emits up to 292 nits (a measure of brightness), which is slightly below the average for ultraportables (303 nits). The Acer Chromebook R 13 (254 nits), the Dell Chromebook 13 (270 nits) and the ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (257 nits) are all dimmer. This brightness allows for a wide range of viewing angles, as I could clearly see the screen\u2019s images at 75 degrees to the left or right.<\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Keyboard, Touch Screen, Touchpad<\/h3>\n
The Asus Convertible\u2019s touch screen tracked my input accurately as I moved windows around the desktop and played some 2048. The display also supports back and forward swiping for navigating the web in Chrome.<\/p>\nThe Flip\u2019s 4.1 x 2.3-inch, buttonless touchpad enables precise navigation and provides a solid feel to each click. It also supports smooth two-finger page scrolling and three-finger tab navigation.<\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Audio<\/h3>\n
Performance<\/h3>\n
The $499 Chromebook Flip earned a score of 127 on the JetStream benchmark for JavaScript performance. That\u2019s better than the $399 MediaTek MT8173C-powered Acer Chromebook R 13 (59) and the $430 Intel Celeron-powered Dell Chromebook 13 (86). But it\u2019s lower than the $704 Core i5-powered ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (171) and the average ultraportable (161).<\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review, Battery Life<\/h3>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Webcam<\/h3>\n
Heat<\/h3>\n
Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Software<\/h3>\n
The Flip C302CA runs Chrome OS, Google\u2019s lightweight alternative to Windows, which currently relies on the Chrome Web Store for apps. The notebook will gain Android app emulation later this year, and the 2-in-1 will be able to make the most of those apps, with its touch screen and bend-back design.<\/p>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review , Configuration Options<\/h3>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\n