Asus released the ChromeBook Flip C100, a compact convertible laptop that doubles as a tablet. The C100 Flip is made of "lightweight" aluminum and features a 10-inch IPS multi-touch display and a battery that Asus claimed can last up to nine hours.
Some convertible laptops have removable keyboards, whereas some have keyboards that rotate 180-degrees and then flip. Asus has opted for a less complex motion for the ChromeBook Flip C100: The keyboard does not detach, nor does it rotate. Instead, it can simply flip 360 degrees.
The 10.1-inch IPS panel used for Asus's ChromeBook Flip C100 features a WXGA resolution (1280 x 800) with multi-touch capability. Asus said the Flip C100 can track as many as 10 fingers at once on the display.
Asus' ChromeBook Flip C100 features a Rockchip 3288-C 1.8 GHz quad-core processor, the option of 2 GB or 4 GB of memory and 16 GB of internal storage. External I/O ports include two USB 2.0 ports, a micro HDMI port, a single audio jack and an SD/SDXC card reader. The Chromebook Flip C100 does not include a network jack, relying on 802.11ac or Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity.
The Asus ChromeBook Flip C100PA-DB01 (2 GB model) is available for $249, and the C100PA-DB02 (4 GB model) is priced at $299. Both versions come with ChromeOS pre-installed and are available now through the Asus eStore, Newegg and Amazon.
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