Asus Chromebook Juya CM3 Review

Littafin Chromebook mai canzawa 2-in-1 zaɓi ne mai ban sha'awa ga waɗanda ba za su iya yanke shawara tsakanin kwamfutar hannu ko kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka ba don yin binciken intanet na yau da kullun da rarraba imel. Duk da yake mun ga wasu kyawawan zaɓuɓɓuka masu iya canzawa na ƙima, kamar Acer Chromebook Spin 514, har yanzu akwai samfuran inganci da yawa don masu siyayyar kasafin kuɗi suma. Sun haɗa da Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 (farawa daga $329; $429 kamar yadda aka gwada). Wannan sleek, kasafin kuɗi-2-in-1 kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka mai canzawa yana ba da aiki mai kyau sosai, za ku iya manta cewa kuna riƙe da wani abu wanda bai wuce $500 ba.

Fiye da Babban Littafin Chrome

Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 yana ba da kyakkyawan ra'ayi na farko. Azurfa ta ƙarfe na chassis ɗin ta cika baƙar fata na madannai da bezels da kyau, kuma tayi kyau sosai kamar kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka da kwamfutar hannu. A ciki, sashin nazarin mu yana fasalta 4GB na RAM kawai da 64GB na ajiyar eMMC, daidai da kwas don Chromebook na kasafin kuɗi. Bambance-bambancen $329 na mai iya canzawa kusan kusan iri ɗaya ne da rukunin nazarin mu, tare da manyan bambance-bambance guda biyu kawai: Yana amfani da tsohuwar MediaTek MT8183 processor (tare da sabon MT8192/Kompanio 820 a cikin gwajin gwajin mu) kuma ya zo tare da rabin ajiya, yankan. da 64GB na onboard ajiya zuwa 32GB.

Masananmu sun gwada 151 Samfura a cikin Rukunin Kwamfutoci na wannan Shekara

Tun daga 1982, PCMag ya gwada kuma ya ƙididdige dubban samfurori don taimaka muku yanke shawara mafi kyawun siyan. (Dubi yadda muke gwadawa.)

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CM3 yana amfani da na'ura mai sarrafa Mediatek, maimakon hadayun Intel ko AMD da aka saba. Masu sarrafawa na tushen ARM daga Mediatek da Qualcomm yawanci ana samun su a cikin ƙananan litattafai na Chrome kamar wannan, kuma yawanci suna yin kusan da sauran kwakwalwan kwamfuta masu ƙarfi kamar Intel Pentium ko AMD Athlon. Yawancin ba su da sannu a hankali, amma akwai tazara mai yawa tsakanin su da kwakwalwan kwamfuta na tsakiya daga AMD da Intel, da ma tazara mafi girma tsakanin su da Apple silicon, wanda kuma tushen ARM ne. (Ga yadda ake zabar mafi kyawun sarrafa kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka).

Idan baku gane da sunan kadai ba, Chromebook Flip CM3 yana amfani da Google Chrome OS. Idan kun riga kun kasance ƙwararren mai amfani da Google, ba za ku sami matsala ba tare da daidaitawa ba tare da ɓata lokaci ba tare da daidaita asusun Gmail ɗinku, YouTube, da Google Play ba. Yayin da yawancin Windows apps na iya zama kamar babu shi a kallo na farko, yawancin shirye-shirye masu kama da Android suna samuwa don saukewa daga Google Play Store. Tare da ƴan abubuwan zazzagewa da amfani mai nauyi na tushen burauza apps, za ku iya dacewa da ainihin ayyukan PC na kasafin kuɗi na Windows.

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A kawai fam 2.5, Asus Chromebook CM3 nauyin fuka-fuki ne, yana auna rabin-laba kasa da wanda ya lashe Zabin Editocin mu na baya, Acer Chromebook Spin 713, kuma kusan cikakken fam mai nauyi fiye da HP Chromebook x360 14a. (Gaskiya, allon CM3 ya fi inci biyu ƙarami fiye da abin da waɗannan masu fafatawa ke bayarwa.) Amma ƙaƙƙarfan girman babban ma'ana ne ga mutanen da ke darajar ɗaukar hoto: CM3 yana auna 0.7 ta 10.6 ta 8.5 inci (HWD). A matsayin kwamfutar hannu, zai zama ɗan rashin ƙarfi fiye da na'urar Apple iPad, amma kar ka manta cewa shi ma ya fi dacewa, tun da yana da cikakken kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka tare da keyboard.

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Ƙarƙashin kwamfutar, za ku sami ɗigon roba guda biyu waɗanda ke ajiye injin ɗin a tsaye a kan teburin ku. Hannun biyu na ErgoLift suna riƙe madannai da allo tare kuma suna ba da izinin motsi na digiri 360 a hankali, suna ba da isasshen juriya don kada a ji kamar kuna ɗaukar injin cikin rabin. Gabaɗaya, ingancin ginin ya fi isa.

Allon taɓawa mai kyau, Clumsy Touchpad

Idan muka juya hankalinmu ga allon, zaku sami 3: 2 LCD panel tare da ƙudurin 1,366 ta 912 pixels. Yana da ɗan ƙaramin ƙuduri, amma ya fi ƙidaya 1,366-by-768-pixel da aka samu a mafi arha littattafan Chromebooks. Matsakaicin ƙimar nits 220 yana ba da isasshen haske, kodayake an fi son nuni mara sheki don mafi kyawun tace hasken daga hasken yanayi. Allon taɓawa yana da sauri kuma mai amsawa, tare da ko dai yatsa ko alƙalamin dijital na Asus da aka haɗa. Zazzage fasalin allo kyamarar gidan yanar gizo ce ta 720p wanda aka ɓoye cikin bezel ɗin allo.

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Tare da ingantaccen ingancin allo da allon taɓawa mai amsawa, Asus Chromebook CM3 ya riga ya zama kamar mai nasara, amma akwai ƴan ƙananan maki, gami da maƙallan taɓawa. Ba shi da kyau sosai kamar na ɓarna da za ku samu akan HP Chromebook 11a, amma kushin CM3 har yanzu yana da tabo a mafi kyawu da takaici don amfani. Ko da bayan rikice-rikice tare da zaɓuɓɓukan hankali, kawai bai bi diddigin motsina kamar yadda nake so ba. Yana sanya motsin hankali ya zama aiki, yana tilasta maka ka dogara da allon taɓawa ko linzamin kwamfuta na waje don mafi daidaito.

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Alhamdu lillahi, madannai ba ta sha wahala iri ɗaya. Maɓallan madannai na chiclet suna nisa nesa ba kusa ba don haka baya jin cunkushewa, kuma yana ba da wasu gamsassun ra'ayoyi yayin bugawa. Jeri na tsarin yana ba da umarnin layin saman maballin, kuma Maɓallin Sarrafa da Maɓallan Alt koyaushe suna da ƙari don samun kan ƙananan inji. Gabaɗaya, ba mu da matsala da yawa game da amfani da madannai yayin gwaji.

Masu lasifikan Chromebook, waɗanda ke ƙarƙashin maballin madannai, suna isar da tsattsauran sauti mai tsafta, musamman a cikakken ƙara. Na lura cewa chassis yana girgiza dan kadan lokacin sauraron cikakken ƙara, amma ba wani abu bane mai ɗaukar hankali.

Dangane da tashar jiragen ruwa na I/O, injin ɗin ba shi da adadi mai yawa, amma nau'in da yake da shi yana da ban mamaki. A gefen dama, zaku sami tashar USB Type-C guda ɗaya tare da maɓallin sarrafa ƙara da maɓallin wuta.

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A gefen hagu, zaku sami jakin kunne, tashar USB-A, wani tashar USB-C, da mai karanta katin microSD. Jimillar ramukan USB-C guda biyu suna da karimci, kuma abin mamakin samun kan injin kasafin kuɗi, kodayake zaku yi amfani da ɗayan tashoshin USB-C don caji.

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Gwada Asus Chromebook Flip CM3: Ƙarfafan ARM-yana Gasar

Chromebook Flip CM3 ya tabbatar da kansa a matsayin na'ura mai ban sha'awa ya zuwa yanzu, amma ta yaya aikinsa yake kwatanta da na sauran Chromebooks? Don ganowa, mun daidaita shi da Acer Chromebook Spin 311, Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3, da HP Chromebook 11a, da HP Chromebook x360 14a akan gwaje-gwajenmu na ma'auni. Duk da yake ba duk waɗannan littattafan Chrome ba ne a cikin wannan kuri'a masu canzawa 2-in-1 ne, duk suna raba bayanai iri ɗaya da fara farashin.

Alamar farko ta Chromebook da muke amfani da ita ita ce CrXPRT 2, aikace-aikacen da za a iya zazzagewa wanda ke auna yadda tsarin ke aiwatar da ayyukan yau da kullun kamar amfani da tasiri akan hotuna da ɓoye fayiloli. CM3 ya ɗauki manyan maki a cikin wannan gwajin, yana tabbatar da cewa yana iya aiwatar da ayyukan yau da kullun cikin sauƙi.

Alamar ta gaba da muke gudanarwa ita ce tushen tushen burauzar yanar gizo na Basemark Web 3.0, wanda ke kimanta yadda PC ke iya gudanar da aikace-aikacen yanar gizo. CM3 yayi kyau anan amma ya zo takaice idan aka kwatanta da HP Chromebook x360 14a.

Yayin da muke gudanar da ma'aunin UL's PCMark a al'ada yayin gwajin Windows PC ɗin mu, don Chromebooks, muna tura nau'in Android, wanda aka zazzage kai tsaye daga Shagon Google Play. Dukkanin gwaje-gwajen biyu suna kwaikwayi ayyukan aiki na yau da kullun kamar sarrafa kalmomi, binciken gidan yanar gizo, da bincike na bayanai kuma suna ba da ƙimar aiki gabaɗaya. CM3 ya sake fitowa a saman, shaida ga mai sarrafa na'urar ARM mai ban sha'awa, tare da Acer Chromebook Spin 311 bai yi nisa ba a baya. 

Jarabawar mu ta gaba kuma tana zuwa mana kai tsaye daga Google Play Store. Sigar Android ta Geekbench 5 tana kama da ɗan uwanta na Windows: gwaji na tsakiya na CPU wanda aka ƙera don kwaikwayi aikace-aikacen zahirin duniya tun daga fassarar PDF da fahimtar magana zuwa koyon injin. Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 ya busa gasar daga cikin ruwa a cikin wannan gwajin, yana da'awar matsayi na farko.

Kowa ya san cewa Chromebooks ba kwamfyutocin caca bane masu ƙarfi, amma hakan ba zai hana mu gudanar da ma'auni na gaba ba, GFXBench 5.0, wanda shine ma'auni na dandamali na GPU wanda ke gwada damuwa-ƙananan matakan wasanni na yau da kullun. CM3 ya yi mafi kyau, amma kowane injin da ke cikin wannan gwajin ya yi mara kyau, a cikin duka gwajin 1440p Aztec Ruins da gwajin Car Chase na 1080p. Idan kuna neman yin wasu wasan kwaikwayo a kan tafiya, mafi kyawun faren ku shine kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka mai kwazo na tushen Windows.

Gwajin mu na ƙarshe yana sanya baturin ta cikin wringer. Muna gudanar da bidiyon 720p na fim ɗin Blender mai buɗewa Hawayen Karfe tare da hasken nuni a 50%, ƙarar sauti a 100%, da Wi-Fi da Bluetooth a kashe har sai tsarin ya ƙare. Idan kwamfutar ba ta da isassun ma'ajin da za ta iya ɗaukar fayil ɗin bidiyo, muna kunna ta daga faifan ƙasa mai ƙarfi na waje.

Yayin da CM3 ya fito a saman kusan kowane gwaji ya zuwa yanzu, yana takure a ƙarƙashin matsin sake kunna bidiyo, yana bugawa da kyau kafin alamar sa'o'i 7.

A Budget Baron

Babu wani jin daɗi fiye da gano lu'u-lu'u a cikin m, kuma Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 na iya zama lu'u-lu'u kawai ga waɗanda ke neman kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka mai arha amma mai ƙarfi wanda kuma zai iya aiki azaman kwamfutar hannu. Kyakkyawan aiki yana sa wannan Chromebook ya zama abin farin ciki don amfani, koda kuwa taɓa taɓawa, nuni mai kyalli, da gajeriyar rayuwar baturi sun saci wasu daga cikin tsawa.

Duk da yake akwai yawancin zaɓuɓɓukan Chromebook masu ƙima da za a yi la'akari da su, kamar Acer Chromebook Spin 713, idan kuna kan kasafin kuɗi, ba za ku iya yin kuskure tare da Asus Chromebook Flip CM3 ba. Kyakkyawan siye ne duk da gazawarsa kuma yakamata ya faranta wa ɗalibai, malamai, da masu amfani da intanet gabaɗaya suna neman injin intanet mai araha.