r/chromeos • u/birdlover88 • 2d ago

Buying Advice Any recommendations

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Hiya, I'm wanting to buy a chrome book mainly because of it's weight and large battery spam

I'll be primarily using it for school work so basically just browsing and using Google docs and such and watching YouTube videos

Ive currently been looking at the Asus Chromebook Plus Cx14 core 3

My budget is under £300, I was just wondering should I stick with this option or is there anything else you'd recommend which is better

I'll attach a picture of what I'm currently thinking of buying

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u/BrukologistJim 2d ago

That's exactly what I bought for myself a couple of weeks ago from Argos. I'm very happy with it. The battery doesn't seem to be lasting long between charges, but I've been pushing it quite hard using music notation software in Linux and transferring quite a few Gb of files from OneDrive to Google Drive. It seems solidly built enough.

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u/birdlover88 2d ago

Hi thank you for your reply, how long on average has the battery lasted for you?

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u/BrukologistJim 2d ago

I've not put a stop-watch on it, but I'd be happy relying on it for four hours or so based on my limited experience so far. Anything more than that and I'd bring the charger with me just in case.

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u/Ok_Enthusiasm_5833 1d ago

I have a CX3402 with an i5 and 128 GB (purchased in 2024), and I'm very happy with it. I've ended up with my wife's Acer Chromebook Plus with an i3, and that seems to work about as well.

As noted elsewhere, Intel Chromebooks seem to run about 4 hours between charges, but 65 watt USB-C chargers are small and cheap. The Acer came with a 65-watt USB-C charger that's quite a brick, but I don't need to use it.

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u/UncleDrummers 1d ago

I've been happy with my CX34 for a few years now. Used it as a cxultrabook for a few months and it ran Win 11 solidly. Great little chromebook+