It’s usable, but we’d like it to be powerful and, I suspect, the 4GB of RAM might not be enough as time goes on. Exporting a video from InShot to Instagram, for instance, didn’t always work, with the latter often crashing on me. In the 17-inch class, workstations and gaming laptops alike benefit from choosing the right screen type.

If you have a fast enough internet connection, you're not going to tell the difference between a Chromebook and a fully-featured Windows laptop or a MacBook. Its panel is dimmer than the average Chromebook (298 nits) and the Galaxy Chromebook 2 (390 nits), but the Chromebook C423NA is much worse with its 205-nit display. If 17-inch screens aren't quite big enough for your laptop-only PC gaming, then the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 should be your first choice.You’re looking for something super cheap: You’re paying for portability and higher-end features here.

While we found the speakers to be a bit of a weak point due to their hollow audio quality and we wish the keyboard was a little more pleasing to type on, At least, its battery life is very good. Because a Chromebook is only as good as its peripherals, we take a look at its display, keyboard, availability of ports, and how good its overall design is. It's powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c chip, which is comfortably powerful enough to handle whatever you throw at it on Chrome OS.Then again, with two USB-C ports (one on each side), you can always connect a hub to handle all your needs when you want to actually use it more like a desktop than a laptop. During testing, we found that its keyboard and kickstand still feel a little flimsy - not to mention, not the most seamless to handle. Fortunately, it managed to outpace the measly Intel Celeron N3350 CPU inside the Chromebook C423NA (518). While I can’t yet speak to the performance gains of Jasper Lake, I can tell you this Chromebook 317 feels plenty snappy and that makes me excited for the future of low-cost, affordable Chromebooks. It's one of the best notebook workstations we've ever tested, making it excellent for content creation professionals.