Both of these Chromebooks are competing at a similar price point at their highest tiers. While the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition only offers an i5 for the time being, the ASUS Chromebook Flip CX3 (CX3400) offers an i7 at $1k. Then again, the ASUS is passively cooled, while the Framework contains an internal fan for active cooling, which means the Framework offers much more performance for the price. Of course, fan noise will be a constant with the Framework, whereas the ASUS doesn't make any noise at all. So the choice comes down to whether you need pure performance or something that conserves battery with an underclocked chip that's made to run cool, forgoing a fan.