Acer Chromebook 15 Review
The Acer CB5-571-C4G4 Chromebook is a 15.6” laptop with a full HD IPS display for around $280. I chose the Acer over the Toshiba Chromebook 2, the leading 1080p contender.
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So far, the chromebook has met my expectations. The matte screen looks great and images are clear. The 15” at 1080p shows multiple windows while still making everything readable.
The main reason I am writing this review is I did not find many online. This Chromebook is new and seems to only be available at Best Buy at the moment.
The keyboard and trackpad have been nice - no complaints either way. I do mis the delete, home, insert, etc keys of a normal keyboard, but the keyboard layout is the same as other chromebooks. You can hit ‘Search + right’ arrow to go to the end of the line.
I’m using the chromebook right now to type this review.
I do wish there was a way to bluetooth images from my phone over to this
device, but synching them with Google Photos worked good enough.
I did find two nice programs/apps to connect to my website: sftp and
Secure Shell, which are working fine.
At the moment, my biggest worry is the white body - I’m sure it will be quite dirty soon.
Specifications
- Intel Celeron 3205u
- 4 GB DDR3 RAM
- 16 GB SSD
- 1920x1080 resolution
- 801.11/AC Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Ports (one of each)
- USB 3.0
- USB 2.0
- HDMI
- SD Card Reader
- 4.85 pounds
- 0.97” x 15.08” x 9.65”
Compared to the Toshiba CB2
Firstly, both have the same amount of RAM (4 GB) and a 1080 IPS display with a 9 hour battery life. The obvious difference is the size. The Acer is a 15” laptop while the Toshiba is 13”. The Acer is 1.5 pounds heaver at 4.5 vs. the 3 of the Toshiba.
The Acer starts to shine with the processor.
It is a 5th generation Boardwell architecture Intel Celeron 3205u.
The benchmarks show the
3205u beating the N2840 of the CB2 by a fair margin.
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