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There are few Chromebooks that I've been as excited about as the ASUS Chromebook Flip C302. As we've tracked this device since its inception, holding the physical incarnation is more rewarding than I imagined.
After tracking features and specs for 6 months, the anticipation was peaked in November as the FCC and select retailers began leaking pics and select specs of the device we'd come to know only as 'Cave'.
The next month or so was grueling, not knowing exactly when we'd finally get our hands on this one, but that time is over. CES has come and gone, and we are now left with not one, but two devices that are more compelling than any other Chromebook ever made.
While the debate between the ASUS Chromebook Flip and the Samsung Chromebook Plus/Pro is just heating up, it is time for us to give our impressions of ASUS' fantastic entry into the 2017 Chromebook fray.
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hey folks Robbie Payne with chrome unbox
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coming at you today with a full review
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of the Asus Chromebook flip c302 we've
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been tracking this device for a long
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time matter of fact it's the first
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device we began tracking back when we
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really started with chrome unboxed and
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so we're extremely excited to finally
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get our hands on it in the flesh this is
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the core M3 model and Asus has delivered
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something here that is way beyond our
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expectations and you're going to see a
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consistent theme through this review
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Asus has impressed us a lot with this
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device and we can't wait to get it on
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camera and show you you'll see a pattern
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throughout this review this Chromebook
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excels at almost everything design is a
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high point and apart from a few other
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examples like the pixel or HP Chromebook
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13 G1 this device stands out as a
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quality slab all aluminum if you've
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handled a newer MacBook Pro you have an
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idea of what we're talking about here
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soft touch aluminum rounded corners and
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straight boxy sides all come together to
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make a slim attractive design at around
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two and a half pounds it's also
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supremely portable the hinge is firm and
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bends around 360 Degrees to go into all
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the standard modes we've all become used
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to at this point this one does so
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without too much wobble and has a
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satisfying magnetic clasp that holds the
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screen to the body when it's in tablet
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mode firm light thin and attractive Asus
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couldn't have done this any better while
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apple is taking most of the heat for
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ditching standard USB ports we're
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beginning to see more Chromebooks go
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this route as well this and Samsung's
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latest offering both ditch standard
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ports in favor of USB type c and I can't
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really complain the truth is it has to
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happen eventually USBC gives us Slimmer
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devices and single access ports that can
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do just about anything on the Asus flip
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we have the USBC on each side micro SD
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card slot and a headphone microphone
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Jack with the addition of side firing
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speaker port Parts volume rocker and a
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power button this is about all we have
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to look at here the bottom is solid with
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a few screws and feet as the core M
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chips don't need fans there are also no
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fan ports here I personally keep a USBC
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to HDMI adapter in my bag if I need it
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but as you can see in a video we've done
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before docking ports work perfectly well
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with Chromebooks so a single USB C Port
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can do everything you need with one
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simple dock the days are coming when we
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won't need adapters and I'm all for it
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it is time to March forward with USBC
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additionally the fact that this
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Chromebook charges over USBC also
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provides me with a single charging
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Source in my bag for both my phone and
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my Chromebook and well any other USB
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type-c device that I have with me it's
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very convenient and it's nice to know
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that with One charging adapter I can
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make sure to power up anything that I've
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got with me I was a little hesitant when
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the initial specs leaked out that this
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device was equipped with a 1080p screen
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I've talked a lot about 1080p screens
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but with the scaling options available
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at the 1536 by 864 resolution which this
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device comes out of the box with
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I can say that 1080p screens are all
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right with me this screen with 300 nits
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of brightness wide viewing angles IPS
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classification and Punchy colors is a
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pleasure to look at no angle is wrong
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the items on the screen scale perfectly
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with the 12 and a half inch diagonal
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measure and it makes everything super
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simple to work with with that scaling we
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also see a bit more crispness to the
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fonts and icons as well leaving every
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person who has touched this device to
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comment how good this screen actually is
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additionally the win with 1080p is
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performance versus the Samsung 2400 by
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1600 pixels the 1920x1080 on the Asus
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presents the OS with far fewer pixels to
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render all the time this increases
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performance and makes everything move
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faster across the board now I do enjoy
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three by two displays like the pixel and
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the upcoming Samsung Chromebook plus but
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the trade-off and performance has to be
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factored in here comparing similar
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internals the Asus will win in everyday
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speed every time because of this but for
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that win Asus takes a hit when we talk
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about tablet mode with Android apps
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coming in a few weeks that's something
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we need to consider 16x9 screens are
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simply awkward in tablet mode too wide
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in landscape and too narrow in portrait
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there's no fixing that but if the
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convertible stuff is just cream on the
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top for you as a user this is really a
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non-issue the tent and presentation
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modes are still helpful and work well
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with this device I just couldn't get a
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tablet mode to feel comfortable as I
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said the knocks I have with this device
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are small the keyboard and trackpad
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combo is another huge win for Asus here
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starting with the keyboard I can say it
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is my favorite so far among Chromebooks
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I'm no Aficionado but I don't recall a
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keyboard I've enjoyed this much since
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the pixel LS travel is great the sound
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is satisfying and the backlight with six
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stages is fantastic I love it the
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trackpad while I can't verify the
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material it's made of is smooth and
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responsive oils don't build up quickly
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and the size of it it's perfect The
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Click mechanism on all three units I've
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had time with are all great great travel
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Great Click and there aren't any odd or
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loose Parts it just adds to the overall
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quality and feel of this Chromebook the
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only track pad I've ever used that's as
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good as on the Chromebook Pixel are you
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seeing a pattern here battery life has
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also been exceptional we're seeing
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anywhere between 8 and 10 hours of use
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every time we charge this thing up and
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that's with screen brightness around 75
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percent there's no doubt this thing is a
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great performer and it's great on
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battery as well with a Pentium core M3
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and core M7 slated to arrive there are
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differing versions that will be
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available right now the one that's
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available through most channels is the
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core M3 with four gigs of RAM and 64
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gigs of internal storage this all comes
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in at 499 dollars and for whatever
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reason the Pentium version is only being
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sold at Best Buy right now for the same
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499 dollars with only 32 gigs of
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internal storage there's no way that
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purchase makes any sense right now for
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the same money you're getting a
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processor that scores consistently
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around twenty one thousand to twenty
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three thousand on octane Google's
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JavaScript Benchmark versus the Fourteen
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thousand or fifteen thousand on the
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Pentium model granted we spent a good
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bit of time with the Pentium version and
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the performance has actually been really
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great however over if you can get a huge
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bump in speed and twice the storage for
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exactly the same price why wouldn't you
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do that with the M3 and 4 gigs of RAM
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this thing simply flies no slow downs no
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lag it's a little beast we'll likely
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only see the 8 gig version paired up
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with a core M7 processor but there may
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end up being an M3 8 gig variant down
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the road for now I just don't see the
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need for 99 of our users 4 gigs of RAM
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paired up with the M3 performs
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exceptionally well and Android apps have
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run well across the board as well in the
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beta channel for right now and I'm not
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seeing any issues with the Intel
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processors in this regard speed is
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clearly no issue here either
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so to wrap things up what I can
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definitely say is this device is my
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favorite Chromebook on the market right
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now and that includes the Chromebook
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Pixel sure Samsung has not yet Unleashed
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its Chromebook plus and pro on us just
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yet
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but I don't think that really matters
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what matters at the end of the day is if
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you'll be happy if you buy this device
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and I can say definitively yeah you're
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going to love this device it's built
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well all the components are there
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everything is great about this
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Chromebook I've fallen in love with it
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and I think you will too if you purchase
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it if you want to wait on the Samsung to
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come out and wait for us to have a
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side-by-side video hey that's great but
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what I can tell you right now is if you
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purchase this device you will enjoy it
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you will like it you will likely think
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it is one of the best Chromebooks
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available if not the best Chromebook
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available
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