ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 CB3402CVA-MW0586 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-1315U 35.6 cm (14") Touchscreen Full HD 8 GB LPDDR5-SDRAM 128 GB UFS Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) ChromeOS Grey

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For £510.30 ex-VAT, the ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 is a bit of an odd one: it’s trying hard to be a “premium Chromebook,” but it’s still a Chromebook at the end of the day. If your team lives in Chrome tabs, Google Workspace, and web apps (plus Android apps), then it’s a solid choice—touchscreen is genuinely handy for training, demos, and field support, and the built-in performance should feel snappy day-to-day. The Wi‑Fi 6E helps in busy office environments, and the whole thing tends to be easier to manage and keep consistent across fleets than Windows laptops.

However, I wouldn’t buy this for anyone who needs proper desktop Windows software, heavy local file workflows, or lots of offline-first usage. Storage and app support on ChromeOS can be limiting compared to a Windows “do everything” laptop, and if your users are used to installing bespoke business tools, you’ll end up driving workarounds. In short: buy it if you’re standardising on browser/web work and want low-maintenance, fast boot, and straightforward IT management. Don’t buy it if it’s meant to replace a Windows laptop for general-purpose office work—at this price, you could usually get something more flexible.

If you tell me what software your users actually run (and whether they work offline), I can say whether this is good value for *your* use case or a case of “paying Chromebook prices for Chromebook limits.”