Asus launches Chromebit, PC in a flash from $85

Last updated Nov 21, 2018 615

Asus Chromebit is an entire computer in a flash by very low cost but the list price, particularly advantageous.

At the beginning of last April, Google and Asus announced Chromebit, a new computer loaded onto a dongle HDMI with Chrome OS preinstalled natively. Waiting for the summer, the launch of the product has occurred only in recent hours in the United States, with the companies that have still kept its promise of price below $ 100. Asus Chromebit costs $ 85, even less of computer-on-stick promised by Intel.

The list of technical specifications remained unchanged compared to the official announcement a few months ago: the first model will be called Chromebit CS10 and will be equipped with hardware platform Rockchip RK3288-C with four core Cortex-A17 and Mali T764 GPU.

The CPU is supported by 2 GB of RAM and a NAND LPDDR3 16GB, and it will also support 802.11ac networks and Bluetooth 4.0. The drive has a port for power, USB 2.0 and HDMI.

Chromebit becomes substantially any display on a computer full of basic functionality and is aimed primarily at schools and small businesses. Costs very little and work of mere productivity is cheaper than the Intel solutions that will overlook the market soon.

Despite the platform Rockchip is already present on some Chromebook and is already proven, the PC on a stick Intel will undoubtedly be more powerful with the Atom CPU and Windows 10, but also much more expensive (around $ 120 models announced).

Asus Chromebit CS10 Specifications :

OS : Chrome OS
CPU Rockchip RK3288-C-core quads
GPU : ARM Mali 760
RAM : 2 GB LPDDR3L
Storage : 16 GB.
Connectivity : Dual-band 802.11a / b / g / n / ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0. 1 x HDMI, 1 x USB 2.0. 1 x DC-in
Power supply : 12V, 1.5A, 18W adapter
Color : Cocoa Black, Tangerine Orange
Dimensions : 123 x 31 x 17mm
Weight : 75g

It is clear that one of the PC dongle is a category for which you will hear a lot about in the coming months, both for the versatility of the products for the price of access very inviting. Priced at $ 85 Asus will offer, in addition to Chromebit CS10, 100 GB of free storage for a year on Google Drive. The dongle is already available in the US, and will arrive soon in Denmark, Finland, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.