ASUS BR1402F-i3S81XA-3Y Intel Core i3 N-series i3-N305 Hybrid (2-in-1) 35.6 cm (14") Touchscreen Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 128 GB Flash Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Windows 11 Pro Education Grey

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For £452 ex-VAT, the ASUS BR1402F looks like a sensible “basic workhorse” if you’re buying lots of similar machines for students or light office use. The 2-in-1 touch screen is genuinely handy for training, classroom-style paperwork, and annotation-heavy tasks, and Wi‑Fi 6 is a nice quality-of-life upgrade if your estate uses modern access points. Also, Windows 11 Pro Education tends to mean less faffing around with licensing and classroom admin than consumer variants.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this for anything demanding or long-lived beyond simple apps. The Core i3 N-series + modest storage/class performance combo will feel fine for web apps, Office, video calls, and basic management tools—but you’ll notice slowdowns with heavier multitasking, large spreadsheets, or lots of browser tabs (which is what users always end up doing). If your users mainly type, I’d also consider whether you’re paying a touch/convertible premium you won’t exploit. Buy it if you want a flexible, entry-level touchscreen device at a fair price; skip it if your requirement is “fast and future-proof” rather than “good value and fit for purpose.”