Acer Chromebook Spin 314 Convertible Laptop | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | 14 HD Corning Gorilla Glass Touch Display | 4GB LPDDR4X | 128GB eMMC | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | Chrome OS | CP314-1H-P9G7

The resolution on this Chromebook is horrible. I mean, gray, fuzzy, and outdated. I was flabbergasted. Had to return and spend a little bit more for the Samsung Chromebook 2. Now that’s a nice device!

I bought my Acer Spin 13 Chromebook in 2019. I chose this Chromebook because it came with a i5 intel CPU, 8 gigs of ram and 126 gb of eMMC storage. Lastly, the big deciding factor was the ability to use a EMR stylus that works with Samsung Note device screens.

I bought this convertible laptop/tablet primarily for displaying music on a stand. I wanted the widest screen possible when the screen is vertical (higher than wide). I also wanted to change over to Chrome and planned to use it as my main computer. Its well made and solid. The touch screen is great, although Id like to be able to adjust the sensitivity. I also wanted more onboard storage than most other Chromebooks have. The keyboard works well, although of course its not the same as a good separate keyboard. All in all, its worth the premium price.

If youre looking for a Chromebook and are considering this one, I would keep looking unless Acer cuts the price in half. The product page says it has an HD screen, but then you look closer and see that the resolution is only 1366 X 768. While technically you can say this is HD, when most people see those 2 letters, they automatically think the resolution is Full HD, which is 1920 X 1080. It has been a long time since I saw any laptop being sold with a resolution below Full HD. Also, it only comes with 4GB of RAM. For almost $400, it needs to have at least 8GB. I think the reason for the high price is the fact that it has a convertible touch screen, so you can use it like a tablet if you wish. That still doesnt justify the high price to me given the other mediocre specs. Even when I was typing on the keyboard, it felt cheap to me. Not a quality keyboard at all and not even close to other Acer laptops I have used. I would give this Chromebook a better rating if it was selling for $200 or less, but for almost $400 its just not worth it. If youre going to spend that much I recommend getting a regular Windows 11 laptop.

External drives will not handle movies very well, very jerky, and does not handle a lot of Android apps. Samsung Tab A - 8inch. Is a much better product /option.

Though a bit heavy, this chromebook does not disappoint. Some highlights for me include lighted keyboard, fanless/silent operation beautiful screen and premium look & feel. USB type C charger is great and my USB-C car charger will charge it at a reduced rate. Biggest deficiency? The audio just isnt loud enough.

Great resolution and very fast. Bought it used from Amazon and its a very good value for me.

Tested both the Asus spin and this machine. Both are premium builds but this seems more solid. Acer did not cut any corners. Wonderful and responsive screen. The major difference is widescreen vs 3:2 aspect ratio of the screen. More real estate on the screen when you use the tablet in portrait mode (as a tablet) to read articles or books.

Great power and speed, no matter how many tabs you keep open.

This machine is snappy. The display is great. I purchased it because of Crostini which works as it should at this early stage of development. It is way ahead of the Chromebooks I recommend for my school district. The only problem I have is that the display crashes. Large gray vertical stripes appear on the screen, then it turns black. The only way to recover from this is to fold the laptop and reopen it immediately. This happened a lot while using Crostini, so I first blamed this on the fact that the project was in Beta. But now, it also happens while running Chrome or android apps. I am now starting to wonder if this is not a hardware or implementation issue. I have had to return Acer laptops in the past. Is it a one-off issue? Should I exchange the machine? Acer, please help...