Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA Review

Specs

CPUIntel Core m3 6Y30
Operating SystemGoogle Chrome
RAM4GB
RAM Upgradable to
Hard Drive Size64GB
Hard Drive Speed
Hard Drive TypeeMMC
Secondary Hard Drive Size
Secondary Hard Drive Speed
Secondary Hard Drive Type
Display Size12.5
Highest Available Resolution1920 x 1080
Native Resolution1920x1080
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed
Graphics CardIntel HD Graphics 515
Video MemoryShared
Wi-Fi802.11ac
Wi-Fi Model802.11ac dual band 2x2
BluetoothBluetooth 4.0
Mobile Broadband
Touchpad Size4.1 x 2.3 inches
Ports (excluding USB)USB Type-C
USB Ports2
Card SlotsmicroSD
Warranty/Support1-year limited warranty, ADP (Accidental Damage Protection) included
Size11.9 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
Weight2.6 pounds
Company Websitehttps://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS-Chromebook-Flip-C302CA/

Design

The aluminum Chromebook Flip C302CA looks and feels like a MacBook, so it might fool anyone who doesn't see the big Asus logos on the 2-in-1's lid and bezel. The Chromebook's 360-degree hinge feels stable and makes it easy to transition the bend-back convertible among laptop, stand, tablet and tent modes
 
Weighing 2.6 pounds and measuring 0.6 inches thick, the Flip is lighter than the Acer Chromebook R 13 (3.2 pounds, 0.6 inches), the Dell Chromebook 13 (3.2 pounds, 0.7 inches) and the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Chromebook (3.2 pounds, 0.8 inches).
The 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's headphone jack, volume and power buttons on the machine's left side and a microSD reader on the right.
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. 

Display

The Flip's 12.5-inch, 1920 x 1080-pixel panel provides crisp images, solid brightness and decent color. When I watched a trailer for "The Fate of The Furious," 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 "The Rock" Johnson's head and the glimmer of the glittery brake-pedal of Vin Diesel's muscle car.
According to our colorimeter, the Flip reproduces 76 percent of the sRGB spectrum, a mark that's 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.
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.
This convertible's 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's images at 75 degrees to the left or right.

Keyboard, Touch Screen, Touchpad

The Flip's 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's 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.
The Asus Convertible's 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.
The Flip's 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.

Audio

The Chromebook Flip's speakers blast enough volume to fill a medium-size conference room with a sweet version of Migos' "T-Shirt." The track's bass sounded sturdy, its vocals came through clearly and drum cymbals hit crisply.

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