I've been very impressed with the Asus C434 since I got it around a month ago. Wanted to upgrade to a premium Chromebook and this fits the bill: nice slim bezels on the screen which is super sharp and is great for watching Netflix/iPlayer on the go and the overall feel of the device is great.

A luxurious Chromebook Asus' new 2-in-1 will surprise you

Reliable performance; Snappy keyboard and touchpad; Battery life is excellent; Solid build quality

Unimpressive display; Overly stiff hinge

The Flip C434TA has some of the best performance we've seen in a Chromebook. It looks good, is comfortable to use, and the touchscreen adds versatility especially when paired with Android games.

Chromebooks are becoming more and more popular and their success can be explained by several factors: price, battery life, and performance. Asus is not a novice manufacturer in this field and expects to have its share of the cake.

Elegant design; Excellent battery life; Performance; Connection technology

Limited tablet mode; High price for a Chromebook

Still, 7hrs 33mins isn't to be sniffed at, and the Flip C434TA does well in every other way. It's a cracking premium convertible Chromebook, even if the Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 takes top spot in this Labs.

Slim ergonomic design; Crisp 1080p Full HD resolution

Poor sound quality at high volumes; Low-power processor

Laptops like the Asus Chromebook Flip C434 make you wonder how much we should be willing to pay for a Chromebook. These laptops are great for day-to-day browsing and light work, which is what made them so easy to recommend when most of them were cheap, and low-cost Windows laptops were terrible.

Good keyboard; Good screen; Solid battery life

Disappointing trackpad; Chrome OS's apps are still weak

Just-OK trackpad aside, the Asus Chromebook Flip C434T is one of the best fancy Chromebooks around. Its screen and battery life are great, the aluminium shell has more than a touch of class and it’s handily portable. \ When you creep above £500, though, the bad bits of Chromebooks start to stand out. It can only run Android apps, not Windows ones, and it has more than its share of problems with those

Bold, slim-surround screen; Good battery life; Solid keyboard;

Plastic trackpad doesn’t match the rest for quality; Flaky app support; More versatile Windows laptops available at the price;

Bold, slim-surround screen; Good battery life; Solid keyboard;

Plastic trackpad doesn’t match the rest for quality; Flaky app support; More versatile Windows laptops available at the price;

The Asus Chromebook Flip C434TA-DSM4T is an exciting laptop, providing class-leading performance, and it's by far the most exciting piece of hardware around. It runs fast enough for the usual OS tasks, it runs a long time on a single charge of the battery, and its sleek metallic design makes it easy...

Sleek; premium design; Thin display bezels; Long battery life

Finicky touchpad

I love it. I'm still getting to know the variables, but I feel like I'm no longer working from the place of what computers have been. I'm working toward what computers will be.