Asus’ new premium Chromebooks at the moment are accessible beginning at $749.99

There are a variety of wonderful Chromebooks on the market, however the race to make the one true successor to Google’s $999 Pixelbook remains to be very a lot on. Asus is throwing its hat into the ring with two new releases: the Chromebook CX9 and the Chromebook Flip CX5.

Both new Chromebooks meet US MIL-STD 810H requirements, the corporate says, that means they’ve undergone numerous assessments for strain, shock, drop, and extra. Both can be configured with as much as an Intel Core i7 processor with Iris Xe graphics (which will probably be overkill for all however probably the most explicit of customers).

The clamshell Chromebook CX9 comes with as much as 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a 550-nit UHD touchscreen. (There are FHD contact and non-touch choices as effectively). Asus claims 14 hours of battery life (utilizing a video playback take a look at).

The CX9 can also be the primary Chromebook to function Asus’ NumberPad, an LED num pad that seems on the touchpad while you faucet an icon within the high nook. This expertise has been useful on earlier Asus laptops — it seems on the corporate’s fashionable ZenBook line, together with the most recent ZenBook 13.

The convertible Chromebook Flip CX5 is extra customary fare. It gives as much as 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM, although the display screen is restricted to a 1080p contact panel. A USI stylus is included, which Asus claims will get 45 minutes of use from 15 seconds of charging.

The Asus Chromebook CX9 is accessible now on Asus’ retailer — a mannequin with a Core i3, 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM will value $749.99, and a Core i7 with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM is $1,149.99. The Chromebook Flip CX5 is $1,049.99, although we haven’t but been capable of finding it on the Asus retailer.