ASUS Chromebook CB3402CBA-PQ0305 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-1215U 35.6 cm (14") Full HD 8 GB LPDDR5-SDRAM 128 GB Flash Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) ChromeOS Grey

Product Overview

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At £371.90 ex-VAT this feels like a “proper” Chromebook rather than a cheap throwaway. The CB3402CBA is a sensible pick if your users mostly live in Chrome-style work—web apps, Google Workspace, VDI/RDP sessions, and everyday Office-in-the-browser. The i3 and 8GB combo should keep it from feeling sluggish with lots of tabs or heavier web tooling, which is the difference between “fine for emails” and “actually usable day to day” in a business.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it for teams who need offline-first heavy workloads, desktop-only Windows apps, or lots of local content processing. Chromebooks work great in the right workflow, but they’re still ChromeOS: if your estate is Windows-centric, you’ll either need strong browser-based processes or accept friction. Also double-check whether you truly need a 14" machine—this size is nice for productivity, but it’s not the cheapest way to roll out Chromebooks if users don’t care about performance.

**Who should buy:** departments standardising on browser workflows, schools/colleges, customer-facing admin teams, and any SMB looking for manageability and speed without the Windows licensing/management headache. **Who should skip:** users running substantial offline Windows software, power users who live in thick desktop apps, or anyone expecting a “cheap laptop substitute” for full Windows computing.