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if you think all Chromebooks are cheap bargain-basement laptops you're wrong there's a small crop of high-end Chromebooks on the come up and this Asus is one of them the 12.5 inch ACS Chromebook flip has a sleek all aluminium design that looks and feels high-end with compact dimensions that make it effortless to carry around it also has a 360 degree hinge that allows it screen to flip back so you peez it as a tablet it's not an exact replacement for your iPad or Android tablet but it comes in handy if you ever need it you can also prop it up like a tent for watching video the Asus Chromebook only has two ports two USB type-c and they don't support Thunderbolt 3 there's also a microSD card slot on the right edge and a volume rocker and power button on the left with an Intel Core m3 processor the Asus Chromebook performed swimmingly performance rarely slowed down and lagged even if multiple apps and tabs were open at the same time the only time I noticed any lag was when I was downloading video however that's usually the case with most devices its battery life is also pretty decent averaging little under 10 hours in our testing what's the catch well it costs $500 now that's cheap in comparison to MacBooks and some windows 10 laptops but it's expensive if you're simply interested in a cheap laptop like the $200 high synth Chromebook however the Asus Chromebooks solid and speedy performance and it's luxe and perfectly compact two-in-one design make it unique if you're interested in a stylish and capable Chromebook that can double as a tablet the Asus Chromebook flip is the way to go