ASUS CHROMEBOX 3-N020U Mini PC with Intel Core i7, 4K UHD Graphics and Power Over Type C Port, Star Gray

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A bit of background. I have been using chromebook for a few years and love chrome os. I need a desktop to have a bigger screen and sit properly. connect chromebook to external monitor in and out .. docking, heat issue, turn out not a good solution. Have been waiting for the latest refresh of chromebox and very glad to have this asus chrombox 3. I choose the basic model which is enough. Everthing is running very smooth including android app. Some android app still not play nice in chrome os. Since i like to open many tabs I added to 8g ram. The performance is very good. open many tabs, run android app and able to stream video smooth via my NAS. And can play 2k youtube smoothly. My samsung chromebook pro has some difficulties to play more than 1080p youtube. One of the reason I bought this is because of the included VESA mount which i could mount to the back of the monitor. Very nice. Happy with this purchase.

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I have been using Windows since 1994. Over the years Ive noticed Ive been using Google products more than anything so when it came time to replace my computer I bought this Chromebox. I could not be more pleased with this computer. Ill never go back to Windows. In the picture my Chromebox is under my clock on my desk.

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Just like my last Chromebox except more powerful. My office has Windows machines which are currently out of service due to software problems, but our 2 chromeboxes are absolutely reliable - and for someone who does business online - that is what I need. Not pretty just effective!

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Ive had this for a few days now and I am pleased with this little thing. Its sits on my desk in a low profile. I am using it for school. casual browsing, and plain ol curiosity about the Chrome OS. I like that the CHrome OS is not as bogged down as Windows. I am not a total convert though because I am a PC gamer. For school though, it works just fine. I have an external hard drive where I save my files. Other than that, everything is stored online via Google Drive. They even give 100GBs free for 2 years. So I am going to use it and see how it goes. I am not a big fan of google docs, so I do wish that there was support for office. You can use the 365 version via download from the app store, but you dont get the full functionality. I have made it work for me though. If I need to do anything major with word or excel, Ill just use my laptop or my gaming rig. Outside of that though, I have no problems. Will update after a few months.

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About 40% of the time there is loud static or crackling especially if I have 2 or more tabs open in chrome browser (only 1 tab playing audio). Closing and re-opening chrome browser fixes it but soon the static returns. Brand new chromebox with new gold plated HDMI cable. Tried different HDMI ports on TV and different HDMI cables. Edit: returned defective unit, replacement seems much better. Second edit after 2 months: audio stopped working. Must reboot each time and can have only 1 or 2 tabs open before audio stops working again. They need to fix the audio problems with this box. Unable to return now, past the 30 day return window.

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Bought this chromebox along with Asus VE278Q monitor for Mom. Setup was 10 minutes. Connected immediately to the internet via wifi. Logged into her account and all her settings from previous chromebook were intact. ChromeOS has come along way. This item is really great for older crowd that just needs to access the internet. After cleaning her Windows based PC one too many times in the past, I have not had an infiltration since switching to ChromeOS. Now if we can get faster processors/memory/disk space without the extremely high prices.

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Ok, this thing is great. I love the Chrome OS. This is my 4th Chrome device, and I could be happier to no longer need to use Windows. I cant afford Apples. My first 2 were a low-end Chromebook and Chromebase. ($250 ea.) They worked extremely well for what I was doing at the time. Because I started to do a lot with video, the basic models were no longer up to the task. I then bought a high-end Chromebook with an i5 processor and 8gb of ram. It is crazy fast! So why did I buy a Chromebox? I needed more desk space and I did not want to have to unplug my add-on monitors and other accessories every time I wanted to take my laptop somewhere and re-assemble everything when I got back. So, how do I like it? Yes, 5 stars. The i3 processor is slightly slower than my i5, but it is fulfilling my needs quite well. The small size takes up so little space and has more connections than I will ever use. It doesnt come with a keyboard or a mouse, but I just took one of the 5 I had in the closet. Keep in mind in choosing your device that you are not running Windows, so you really dont really need as much juice for it to be faster. The Celerons were ok for general stuff, but if you are doing the heavy stuff I would highly recommend the i3 or I5. This thing boots in 7 seconds, and shuts down in 5. Updates install in seconds as well. Be sure when you order your chromebox that it is a chromebox 3. There are some major differences and there are a lot of the older ones on Amazon. One last thing that I want to mention. I am paralyzed on my right side. In the "accessibility" settings there are quite a few helpful features I use is the"sticky keys". Using a keyboard with one hand is difficult. Sticky keys allow the user to push the shift key and release it and stays in shift mode until the next key is pressed so you do not have to perform contortion tricks to use the "@" key. Just press shift, release it, press the 2 key and you get "@". Handy! I cant say enough good things about the Chrome products Ive used. The first 3 were Acer models, and now this is an Asus. I see no difference in operation at all, and there is virtually no bloatware. What about MS Office? Office 365 works perfectly on it, but I find that Google Docs works out fine for me and its free. Chrome forever! Ok, I must update this. The unit has 4 GB of RAM. I think for most people this would be quite sufficient. As mentioned above, I do a lot with video, so I wanted to upgrade to 8 GB. I wanted to know what type of ram was inside without popping it open so I wouldnt have to re assemble it again after the RAM arrived. Different sources on line have conflicting answers, so I called ASUS. The 1st time I was told that it wasnt upgradeable, and it was DDR3 1600 mhz. I knew this was wrong, because ASUS literature says you can go to 16 GB. I look further, and get more conflicting info. I called again, and was told that the RAM was DDR4, 2133 mhz. That matched a couple of sources I have seen, so I ordered it. Upon receiving my order, I was quite surprised to see that I actually needed DDR4 2400 mhz! Grrrrrr! I still give the device 5 stars, but ASUS does a horrible job of making sure their call center has the right information. One last thing... The 4 GB of ram from ASUS is 2 GB X 2. in other words, to get 8 you will have to buy 8GB X 1 or 4GB X 2. I recommend 8 GB X 1 because if you want to upgrade to 16 all you need to do is get another 8 GB and you have 16. There is room for only 2 upgrade slots. Bottom line? Open it up before ordering your RAM to see what you actually have.

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Has worked flawlessly. So much quicker than my Windows 10 Computer. I have a beast of a Windows 10 with 32 gig and 8T of hard drive and start the computer from an ssd, as well as a fast 8 core AMD and the chromebox is still much faster. Took me less than 10 minutes to have it up and running and configured. Signed in with the same user account as my chromebook and android tablet and had it updated with all my programs. Bought as a replacement for my backup computer and now I find I am using this more than my primary computer.

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I purchased this to replace my 5+ year old streaming device. Set up was a breeze and love how user friendly chrome OS is. So far streaming netflix and browsing the internet is a piece of cake for this little computer. My wireless keyboard and mouse worked right away. This also comes with a mounting device so it can hide away nicely behind a wall mounted TV.

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Works very well, as expected. I love the simplicity, there’s nothing to set up no bloatware no bullsht, just plug in, sign in, and you’re set.

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