Amazon Renewed's Flagship-tier Contender
Priced at $259.99, the ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 14 FHD (Renewed) is Amazon Renewed's entry in the chromebooks category. With 65 buyers rating it at 4.4 stars, it currently sits at #34 of 46 in our rankings. It's not a top pick - there are higher-rated and better-value options in the category - but specific shoppers may still find it fits their needs.
Laptop Construction
Build quality at $259.99 is plastic-heavy with some flex in the lid and deck - that's the trade-off for the price.
By the Spec Sheet
- Brand: Amazon Renewed
- Price: $259.99 (well above the $182.00 category average)
- Amazon rating: 4.4 of 5.0
- Reviews: 65
- Category rank: #34 of 46 in chromebooks
- Cheaper in category: 40 products
- Higher-rated in category: 7 products
- More-reviewed in category: 33 products
What 65 Buyers Say
A 4.4-star average from 65 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.
What Else to Consider
At $259.99, the ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 14 FHD (Renewed) sits well above the $182.00 category average. 40 options are cheaper and 5 are more expensive.
The category leader is the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 4 11.6 Laptop ($259.00, 4.4★, 4,261 reviews). Pricing is essentially the same, so the rating and review-count edge tilts in favor of the top pick.
Direct competitors at this price (±25%):
- Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 4 11.6 Laptop - $259.00, 4.4★ (4,261 reviews) · Roughly comparable
- HP 15.6 HD Premium Chromebook 8GB RAM - $268.88, 4.4★ (4,082 reviews) · Roughly comparable
- Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 12.2 2-in-1 - $279.99, 4.3★ (2,204 reviews) · Roughly comparable
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
6.7/10
Functional, mid-pack option. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing pushing it above the better-ranked alternatives either.