Acer Chromebook 14 Review - 14 Inch 1080p $300 Chromebook with 4GB of RAM CB3-431

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Buy it on Amazon - (affiliate link) - The Acer Chromebook 14 is an excellent value - great build quality, nice screen, and adequate performance. But it does have some rough edges. See more ChromeOS: and subscribe!
VIDEO INDEX:
0:27 - Hardware overview
1:25 - Battery life discussion
3:00 - Keyboard and Trackpad overview
4:02 - Webcam discussion
4:20 - Web browsing performance
5:46 - YouTube / Video performance
7:22 - Octane benchmark test
8:07 - Conclusion and final thoughts
The stand out feature, by far, is the screen. An excellent 14" IPS display at a full 1080p resolution on the version I reviewed. It's bright clear, and just a pleasure to look at. It will also fold all the way flat to the surface of a desk or table so it is very adjustable. Quite nice especially given the price tag.
But it's not perfect. I was surprised to see it lack an SD Card slot. On Chromebooks that slot can be very useful as a means of augmenting its limited onboard storage for playing back media, etc. The trackpad is not as precise as it could be and doesn't register smoothly when dragging windows around on screen. The keyboard is nice with its large well spaced keys but the travel distance could be a little bit better on them. I also have not yet been able to get anywhere near the advertised 12 hours of battery life - so far I've been able to get around 8-10 hours.
Performance is good for most web browsing tasks. Sites with a heavy amount of advertising and javascript might take a little longer to load but overall the basic browsing experience is good. It would be nice to see faster processors being offered in this form factor.
Those issues aside it's actually a great computer for the price - especially with that gorgeous 14" display.
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