All right, so we are here at CES 2026 a
little unexpectedly. I didn't think that
we were going to be at the show this
year, but I'm glad we're here because
there is something that ASUS has at
their booth that I think is going to be
very interesting for a lot of you.
So, check this guy out. This is the
update to the CM30. Uh, it looks a lot
like the CM30, but it's a little bit
bigger. 12in display this time around.
Uh, it's actually got a better Corning
Gorilla Glass. uh covering on it, but
it's got the MediaTek Compano 540. Uh 8
gigs of RAM, 128 gigs of storage, Wi-Fi
7, but that updated MediaTek Companio
540 in here. So, we should get a lot
better performance than the last
generation of this. ASUS says that they
have made uh some moves on the keyboard,
and that thing does feel really, really
good. Trackpad feels very nice as well.
But there's some cool stuff around the
back here I want to show you. Namely,
this right here. Now, while this doesn't
look quite as nice as the the pin spot
on something like the the Lenovo uh
Chromebook Duet, what it's holding here
is a rechargeable stylus. So, yep, you
drop that on there, it's actually going
to charge and that case is going to hold
it in place. And so, you've obvious
obviously got the kickstand portion here
that is detachable just like it always
is. Uh and then the, you know, nice
smooth uh silver back here. As of right
now, ASUS does not have a price and
availability yet on this. So, we're
guessing probably quarter two. But, man,
this screen looks really good. Uh 1,200
or 600 nits, I'm sorry. Uh and and a
full 12in display. So, this is going to
be a really nice upgrade. They've got
some different cases as well. So, we've
got some white uh keyboard and back
cases, but we also have kind of an
education focused one with this nice
bumper. Uh they're saying it's an impact
shield, but yeah, there there's some
options here for the uh for the CM32
detachable Chromebook. I did not expect
to see this thing here. I'm very excited
that it is here. You're talking great
battery life, improved performance,
great looking screen, awesome looking
case. Yeah, this is going to be a nice
package, assuming Asus prices it right.
But as soon as we know more about it,
guys, we'll let you know.
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