Asus Chromebook Flip C100 2015 Review

Asus Chromebook Flip C100

Asus Chromebook Flip C100 2015 Review-Working closely with Google, Asus has created a hybrid of Chrome OS that mixes upscale features with low component. Asus Chromebook C100 Behind took some real risks, some more successful than others, in order to provide a premium experience at a price of only $ 249 or £ 249 in the UK and in Australia are not available. Right out of the box, C100 impressive. Has a slim, light body made of solid aluminum, plastic body versus other such Chromebook. 10.1-inch display with touch screen, other features that are rarely seen in one of the Chrome OS device or a laptop in this price range (Chrome OS is hardly optimized for touch Windows 8 / Windows 10).

Asus Chromebook Flip C100

Touchscreen is necessary, because the Asus C100 has a 360-degree hinge, which folds all the way back to the tablet mode. This is the only hybrid Chrome OS we've seen. In the hands-on use, the touch screen is responsive, in some cases, stuttery on others. Glass screen has a layer that drags the finger over other touchscreen laptop display. When folded back into tablet mode, the keyboard screen appears Custom Chrome OS, but the small size of the screen means that this is a compact keyboard, which makes some basic punctuation and characters difficult to use. Rather than the more common Intel Celeron processor found in most Chromebooks, the system uses an ARM-based CPU from Rockchip, a maker of chips from China, most likely as a cost saving measure.

In benchmark tests run very slow, but still fast enough for basic Web surfing when compared to other Chromebook. One of the benefits of low-power processor is the battery life is very long, and C100 Flip Chrome beats any other system and Windows therein price ranges. As a Chrome OS device, the C100 is inherently limited, basically only a web browser online, such as a laptop shell built around it. That means Web-based tools such as Gmail, Netflix, and social media and news websites will work, but the application of traditional software like Photoshop or iTunes does not exist, you can not install Windows software. If you can handle the limitations of Chrome OS, however, C100 hit more than it misses, add features and material rarely seen in this price range, plus a large battery. However, remember that you can also get a Windows laptop, tablet, or mini-desktop full (without hybrids) which gives you more options than ever to consider inexpensive computing.

Design and Features

At 2 pounds and 0.6-inches thick, 10.1 inches Flip C100 weighs almost the same as the Apple 12-inch MacBook. Both have aluminum shells, but you are not likely to confuse them, which is not surprising considering the price difference of thousands of dollars between them. However, the C100 was looks and feels many more solid than plastic of the HP Stream 11, with another small laptop models in the same price range. The most important design features, and the biggest potential point of failure, is a hinge that allows the top to fold all the way back to the tablet mode.

In this case, a single long hinge that runs almost the entire length of the system, it feels stiff and stable while flipping back and forth, although it will give a little under your fingers when pressing the display in clamshell mode. The face of the keyboard keys are very small, compared with those on a 13-inch or 12-inch MacBook, but they offer a deep, satisfying and not waver press too much under your fingers. This is not good for long-form typing, but for a budget 10-inch laptop, this is about as good as you will get. Flipped into tablet mode and tapping on the text field to bring the on-screen keyboard. The default is a good friendly compact Chrome keyboard for typing but hides so much punctuation and special characters that the composition of the actual document difficult. Switch back to the traditional full keyboard makes typing a little button so accurate is a hassle. Another alternative input method screen replaces the keyboard with pen input fields, and scratched out a search term with a finger works well, with excellent recognition even chaotic handwriting. The latest version of Chrome OS is suitable for hybrid life.

Google voice search through working well, and accurate system of its size and reorientation of the window when flipping between laptop and tablet mode. A small icon at the bottom right corner of the screen allows you to flip between open windows system when holding system as a tablet. With a size of 10.1 inches and a 1,280x800-pixel native resolution of the display panel will be swallowed by a particularly thick, making it look smaller than it is. Touch response when scrolling up and down web pages lengths vary, from very responsive to somewhat stuttery, and many sites and cloud-based applications do not have a touch-friendly navigation. Despite its small size, Netflix video and text are both apparent and the site can be read on the screen. Pictures do not significantly fade when viewed from the side angle, but the glare from above too glossy surface is a problem.

Connection, Performance and Battery Lifes

For such very small laptop, C100 includes a decents set of ports and connections. The second USB port is on the slower USB 2.0 variety, but you really are not going to transfer a lot of data on and off the 16GB SSD is small in any case. HDMI port and a micro SD card of various, so the adapter will be required, which means an extra gear in your travel bag. Built-in Wi-Fi antenna using the faster 802.11ac standard, which is important for devices that are basically used online. This is the Chromebook which has been tested with a 1.8GHz processor Rockchip 3288-C, as opposed to the more common Intel Celeron or even core i-series chips in another Chromebook (or Nvidia Tegra K1). However, it does not always rule the C100 as a useful machine. In practical terms, using a Chromebook for surfing news, shopping and social media websites, or video streaming, the impact is low. The system was strong enough to handle the tasks most of the time, as well as a basic word processor. Play games online and running too many browser windows open at once is where you start having problems. The trade-off for the slower performance is a better battery. Same as C100 is the latest Chromebook, runs for 13 hours on video playback test online, stream HD video from the Internet nonstop. Most other Chromebook, including Toshiba and Samsung models today, running 7-8 hours.

Specifications

• Price of Asus Chromebook Flip C100 : $249
• The screen size and resolution : 10.1-inch 1,280x800-pixel touchscreen
• PC CPU : 1.8GHz Rockchip 3288-C Quad-Core processor
• PC Memory : 2GB Internal Storage : eMMC 16GB
• Wireless networking : 802.11ac Bluetooth 4.1
• Laptop operating system : Chrome OS