ASUS Chromebox 5a Eco Black 2024
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
41 Overall Score
Price CA$457
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 2048 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | 180 | - | 600 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 14.8 | 30.9 | 0.7 | 86.3 | 8.8 | 37.9 | 44.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.2 | 55.9 | 78.7 | 99.4 | 84.8 | 70.5 | 89.5 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.6 | 60.4 | 63.8 | 99.9 | 51 | 99.4 | 78.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.8 | 73 | 78.7 | 86.3 | 63.9 | 27.3 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$457
B&H Photo 1 offer From CA$457
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$933
Price History
Usage Scores
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