ASUS Chromebook Flip Touch Intel Celeron Dual Core N4020 – (4 GB/64 GB EMMC Storage/Chrome OS) C214MA-BU0452 Chromebook

I purchased it for my 6yrs old nephew to attend online lecturers.
This Chromebook is made up of high quality plastic, all edges covered with rubber. Perfectly fit for rough handling by kids.

Display is bright enough for indoor use. Resolution and colour reproduction is also good.

Keyboard feels nice, has enough space between the key for convenient typing experience.

Very sturdy hinges- We can open the lid 360 degree and use it as a tab- it’s a really great feature! Screen having good response add the value.

It’s fast enough to perform basic tasks- Web browsing, watching videos, web conferencing, word processing.

Only downside is the speakers- They are inaudible, worst. Even my old Samsung Galaxy J2’s audio is larger. I’m connecting it with Bluetooth speaker during zoom lectures.

I bought this chromebook only for web browsing, and so far it’s doing it alright. Here are some of my observations about this laptop:

1) Performance is okay for web browsing, using basic Android apps and watching multimedia content. If you want more, this is not for you.

2) I tried Installing some Linux apps like Libre Office etc which worked fine. That’s an added advantage.

3) A disturbing con I noticed is that when using the front camera, it’s indicator light gets so bright that it makes me want to stop using it!

4) The laptop speakers are equivalent to a budget mobile’s speakers. It’s not the worst like other reviewers mentioned, but it’s something you should not rely on.

5) Touch screen and tab mode functions are working good. No issues there.

6) Battery life is significantly better than the Windows laptops I previously used!

7) The device never got hot so far. Only when I installed/updated heavy apps on Playstore it gets slightly warm.

8) This is another con I noticed. The SD card slot gets detected as USB Drive for some reason. So I can’t install Android apps in SD card or external storage! You can use them only for downloads and personal stuff! Keep this in mind as I was disappointed buying an SD card for this!

I hope you saw my findings helpful! Please keep in mind that this is a Chromebook and not a Windows laptop! It’s basically a netbook with Linux and Android support.

Only buy this if you know what you want and what you’re buying!

Build Quality like a tank!
Display is good but thick bezel and low screen resolution..
Performance is nice..
Good battery life.
Sound below average

1st: FLIPKART DELIVERY: Excellent; delivered in just one day; box was packed in another box very nicely and safely (10/10)
DESIGN: 7/10 (thick bezels around the screen; not intrusive though)
BUILD QUALITY: 9/10…..looks and feels sturdy; no wobbles; no creaking sounds; hopefully survives majority of kids
BOOT TIME: 1 SECOND; Awesome; just like MacBook pro M1…..(10/10)
SOFTWARE: Chrome OS is good and very handy with all features. almost all apps supported (9/10)
(pro tip: if u cant find any app, try web app of the same; my kids school app wasn’t available but it opened nicely in
browser);
TOUCK PAD: Very nice; all finger gestures work flawlessly (9/10)
KEYBOARD: Excellent; key travel is good; but not back lit (dont expect at this price)(9/10)
APPS & PLAYSTORE: Android Playstore with all its apps and games are available. some are optimized for chrome OS but many will
run android mobile versions
CONNECTIVITY: WIFI (both 2.4 & 5 GHz are present and signal strength is awesome); Bluetooth V5 works flawlessly; (9/10)
PORTS: 2 USB-C ports working fine; external HDD and SDD read speeds and copy speeds are very good (10/10)
USB 2.0 also working fine
SCREEN QUALITY: OK for the price we pay; its basically a 720p screen…gets the work done (8/10)

Now the biggest flaw:
EXTERNAL SPEAKERS…pathetic….barely audible even at the highest volume; quality is muffled and feels sinking quality. Very bad work ASUS…..(this reminds me of my 10 year old ASUS laptop which had same poor and pathetic speakers; looks like ASUS will never correct its flaws) (1/10)

Value of money 💸