Asus Chromebook CX14 Series
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-N Core 3 N355, Intel Jasper Lake Celeron N4500Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.368kg, 1.44kg
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Asus Chromebook CX1405CKA
Specifications
Notebook: Asus Chromebook CX1405CKAProcessor: Intel Jasper Lake Celeron N4500
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.368kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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The Asus Chromebook CX1405CKA is available on the market for less than €300 (about $350). It features great build quality and a fanless design, but its display and performance are not as strong.
Asus Chromebook Plus CX14 CX1405CTA
Specifications
Notebook: Asus Chromebook Plus CX14 CX1405CTAProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-N Core 3 N355
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.44kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Source: PC Mag
The Chromebook Plus CX14 is a decent performer and can handle the tasks people usually throw at ChromeOS, except perhaps the most demanding of Android games. It has enough RAM to keep many tabs open simultaneously, and its local storage uses faster SSD technology, as opposed to the UFS or eMMC that anchors some other low-end Chromebooks. Possibly most important, the price is attractive, even more so if you can get it on sale. It’s not the best-built laptop, with an all-plastic construction that isn’t very rigid. The display won’t please media streamers or creators, and the keyboard and touchpad aren't great shakes, either. But it's worth your consideration if you have limited funds and want an easy platform to use and maintain. If you can stretch your budget a little further, the Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 addresses most, if not all, of these concerns, which earned it our Editors' Choice award in the category.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU): Integrated graphics card in Intel Jasper Lake Celeron entry level models based on the Gen. 11 architecture. Offers 16 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model ranging from 350 MHz base to 800 MHz boost. The Jasper Lake chips are produced in the 10nm process at Intel produced (similar to Ice Lake).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs: Integrated graphics card (in Alder-Lake SoCs) of the Gen. 12 architecture with 32 EUs.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Jasper Lake:
Celeron N4500: Low power dual-core SoC from the Jasper Lake series for inexpensive notebooks. Runs with clocks between 1.1 - 2.8 GHz and integrates a DirectX 12 capable graphics adapter with 16 EUs and up 750 MHz. The CPU cores are smaller and slower than in the Core CPUs (e.g. Ice Lake) but manufactured on the same 10nm process.
Intel Alder Lake-N:
Core 3 N355: Entry-level mobile processor (SoC) of the Twin Lake family which is mostly identical to Alder Lake-N. Offers 8 Efficient (Gracemont) cores and a very basic iGPU. The maximum clock speed of the CPU cores is 3.9 GHz.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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67.8%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
