ASUS Chromebook CM30 Detachable CM3001DM2A-R70052 MediaTek Kompanio 520 26.7 cm (10.5") Touchscreen WUXGA 4 GB LPDDR4x-SDRAM 64 GB eMMC Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) ChromeOS Silver

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For £362.88 ex-VAT, this ASUS Chromebook CM30 is the kind of “get the job done” buy I’d be comfortable recommending to light-to-medium office users: docs, email, web apps, video calls, basic admin portals, and training/knowledge-share scenarios. The detachable design is genuinely useful in a B2B setting—think front-line staff or meeting-room use where keyboard-less tablet mode saves time and a lot of people actually prefer typing on a physical keyboard when they need it. Screen and touch are the right sort of practical for ChromeOS, and Wi‑Fi 6 helps if your sites have decent coverage (or you’re on busier networks).

That said, I wouldn’t buy it for teams that expect “Windows-like” multitasking, heavy spreadsheet work, or offline-first workflows with large file sets. With 4GB/64GB class hardware, it’s fine for ChromeOS’ typical workload, but it’s not built for users who live in big browser tabs plus offline tooling—and Chromebooks do punish you when you start asking them to do work they weren’t designed for. If your users are browser-first and you manage policies well in Google Admin, this is good value. If you’re uncertain, or you’ve got power users, I’d look at a step up or a different platform—this one’s best when you’re buying for simplicity, not performance.