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
42 Overall Score
Price CA$457
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (35th 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 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Dell Tower ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 180 | 280 | 600 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 15.1 | 34.8 | 1.1 | 86.7 | 9.7 | 37.4 | 44.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71 | 58.4 | 79.5 | 99.4 | 85.2 | 70.1 | 89.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 84.1 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 86.7 | 65.1 | 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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