ASUS Chromebox 5a with Intel® Core™ i3-1315U Processor, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 128GB M.2 PCIe G4x4 NVMe SSD, Quad-Display, Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth, Gb LAN, USB-C, Chrome OS, VESA Mount

2nd asus chromebox, last 4 yrs old, this is my replacement!!16 gb ram, fast, works great!

With some operating systems getting out of hand I have come to rely on chrome to do most of my internet work and surfing. Simple and it just works. This Asus CB 5a with the Intel i-3 is a total workhorse for me, it does everything I want with no hickups. Is the best for me.

Asus Chromebox 5a, C67-S1 i5-1335U modelCPU:* The CPU is excellent for running ChromeOS with a Linux VM. Everything is snappy with tons of tabs and VSCode running. Not the best for heavy Linux loads, like large compiles / video transcodes.Video:* The display port can go well beyond the advertised 4k, I use it at 7680x2160 @ 120Hz. (It can probably do 8k @ 60 fine.)* The HDMI ports are unfortunately stuck at 4k. You can use an 8k DP->HDMI cable but it's hard to find a good one.Memory is upgrade-able, mine came with 2 sticks of Samsung M471A5244CB0, I upgraded to 64GB of Crucial CT2K32G4SFD832A. (The ARK spec for the CPU says it should be able to go up to 96GB, but 48GB sticks were way more expensive.)The NVMe SSD is upgrade-able, mine came with a FORESEE XP2000F128G, I upgraded to a Crucial P3 Plus 500GB, reimagined, and was good to go.The Wifi card is removable but I don't know if there's anything you can replace it with. Mine came with the Intel AX211NGW which was plenty good enough. It has two internal antennas.

I thought this product was new. Packaging and product looked new . When powering up another individuals name popped up. I power washed and all is well. Using a Logitech keyboard and mouse. Operates Cool as a cucumber. No heat detected. Replacing a Win 11 desktop which I hated. in documentation on line I could not find auto update year. After Power wash this device will get automatic software and security updates until June 2032.

Works as advertised.

For the last 10 years I’ve set my dad up (87) on chrome boxes, after disasters of trying windows pcs just to deal with malware, viruses and confusion from non technical users. This box is silent, fast, offers plenty of ports for the kb, mouse, speakers, thumb drives etc - everything needed. It’s tiny, sitting under the monitor out of the way, one button to turn on and no tech support needed.

Perfect machine for user just doing chrome browser based work like all applications in G-suite

Worked a few days then wouldn't power up from power supply. USB c power source worked for less than hour and failed. Something defective in computer