ASUS Chromebook CM14 14 HD Laptop: At a Glance
ASUS positions the ASUS Chromebook CM14 14 HD Laptop as a high-end chromebooks, asking $179.99. After 1,583 customer reviews on Amazon, the verdict is a excellent 4.3 stars. We've ranked it #8 out of 46 in this category. It's in the top quartile of the category, which is where most buyers should be looking.
Build and Portability
Build quality at $179.99 is plastic-heavy with some flex in the lid and deck - that's the trade-off for the price.
By the Spec Sheet
- Brand: ASUS
- Price: $179.99 (right around the $182.00 category average)
- Amazon rating: 4.3 of 5.0
- Reviews: 1,583
- Category rank: #8 of 46 in chromebooks
- Cheaper in category: 20 products
- Higher-rated in category: 18 products
- More-reviewed in category: 8 products
What 1,583 Buyers Say
A 4.3-star average from 1,583 buyers means most are happy, but a meaningful slice - roughly 15-20% - has at least some complaint. The pattern in the negative reviews matters more than the average itself.
The Field Around It
At $179.99, the ASUS Chromebook CM14 14 HD Laptop sits right around the $182.00 category average. 20 options are cheaper and 25 are more expensive.
The category leader is the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 4 11.6 Laptop ($259.00, 4.4★, 4,261 reviews). The ASUS Chromebook CM14 14 HD Laptop is $79.01 cheaper, which is the main reason to pick it over the leader.
Direct competitors at this price (±25%):
- ASUS Chromebook CR11 11.6 Ruggedized Laptop - $187.99, 4.2★ (4,281 reviews) · Roughly comparable
- HP Chromebook 14 Intel Celeron N4120 Laptop - $194.89, 4.3★ (2,769 reviews) · Roughly comparable
- Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15.6 Chromebook - $202.88, 4.4★ (1,465 reviews) · Higher rated
If rating alone is your filter, the highest-rated option in this category is the ASUS 15 FHD Chromebook 4GB RAM (Renewed) at 5.0★. If pure price is the filter, the cheapest is the Dell Chromebook 11 3100 (Renewed) at $49.99.
Is It For You?
Maybe. Middle-of-the-pack on rating and price, no standout strengths. If a specific feature matches your need (look at the spec list), it's reasonable. Otherwise the top picks are safer bets.
Wrap-Up
8.5/10
Functional, mid-pack option. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing pushing it above the better-ranked alternatives either.