Earlier this year, Asus launched six affordable Chromebooks to cater to students and budget-centric customers in India. And today, the company has added another affordable Chromebook to its lineup in the country to offer customers a portable and rugged laptop for day-to-day use.
Dubbed as the Asus CX1101, the new Chromebook from Asus comes with an 11.6-inch IPS LCD panel with anti-glare capabilities, 220 nits of peak brightness, support for 45% of NTSC color gamut, and a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768p. It has a 67% screen-to-body ratio and a 16:9 aspect ratio. There is also a 720p HD webcam at the front for video conferencing.
Under the hood, the CX1101 is powered by a dual-core Intel Celeron N4020 processor, paired with Intel HD Graphics 600 integrated GPU. The device will come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. There is also a microSD slot onboard that allows users to expand the storage by up to 2TB.
As for the battery, the Asus CX1101 packs a 42Wh Li-ion battery that can deliver up to 13 hours of battery life on a single charge. The device runs Google’s Chrome OS out of the box and allows users to access millions of Android apps via the Google Play Store.
As Asus wants to cater to students and budget-centric customers with the Asus CX1101 Chromebook, the company will offer the laptop at an affordable price of Rs 19,999 in India. It will be available to buy exclusively from Flipkart, starting from December 15.
