Asus C200 & C300 Chromebooks Feature Intel N2830 "Bay Trail-M" SoCs

Asus is about to launch two ChomeBooks, Asus C200 Chromebook and C300 Chromebook, for respectively around $250 and $350 according to listing from various online retailers, as NetbookItalia has recently reported.

Let’s go through the specs available for both laptops. These are unconfirmed and incomplete, as I just gathered some information from multiple sites.

Asus C200 Chromebook:

SoC – Intel Celeron N2830 dual core processor @ 2.16 Ghz (Burst mode: 2.41 GHz ) with Intel HD graphics up to 750 MHz. (7.5 W TDP).
System Memory – 2GB RAM
Storage – 16 GB eMMC
Display – 11.6″ display (1366×768)
Connectivity – Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0
USB – 1x USB 2.0 port, 1x USB 3.0 port
Video Output – HDMI port
Webcam – HD
Battery – 48WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion Polymer Battery Pack up to 10 hours
Weight – 1.15kg

There appears to be at least three variants, namely C200MA-EDU, C200MA-DS01 and C200MA-KX002, but at this stage we do not know what the differences are. Some sites are taken pre-order, but expect shipping to start in May as stated on Promevo.

Asus C300 Chromebook:

SoC – Intel Celeron N2830 dual core processor @ 2.16 Ghz (Burst mode: 2.41 GHz ) with Intel HD graphics up to 750 MHz. (7.5 W TDP).
System Memory – 4GB RAM
Storage – 32 GB eMMC
Display – 13.3″ display (Unknown resolution)
Connectivity – Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam – HD
Battery – 4 cells battery pack
Weight – 1.41 kg

I’ve seen at least two variants: C300MA-EDU and C300MA-RO003 on various sites. Depending where you read, this version should be available in April, May or June… Let’s make that Q2.

Via Liliputing

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.