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

Piece of junk. This chromebook routinely goes into sleep mode on its own (at full battery), even during use, and is very difficult to start again. I am not a computer novice and checked the settings to ensure that it shouldnt do this.

I have been a Chromebook fan since June, 2011. I was taking a flight on Virgin to Washington DC and there was a Google promotion at the gate at SFO where you could borrow a Chromebook for your flight. I liked the all white understated design of the Samsung model I tried - it was easy to use, but the keyboard lacked all those PC keys I was used to. “What? No Delete Key? And what are those arrow keys where the F Keys are supposed to be?” But there was something liberating about a laptop that was simply a web browser, but that connected you with simple apps that you could use for basic word processing, calendar functions and, of course, your email. I returned from my trip and promptly bought a white, somewhat heavy Samsung Chromebook.

Do not buy! This chromebook seems a good deal, but screen cracked under normal use in just a few months. Acer wants $399 to fix the glass. Robbery! Will not be buying any further Acer products.

It is a fair to middling machine that handles most day to day tasks, as expected from something at this price point. Besides some slight compatibility issues, the only real problem I have is the fact that the battery has degraded exponentially since initial purchase. After just 20 charging cycles the most I can get out of it is about 4 hours of light use before searching for an outlet. That is a far cry from the 10+ that was promised. Otherwise, it is a capable device, just not one you can trust to stay charged up and ready to go.

If you are willing to give up an hour or two of battery life for 2 to 5 times the CPU power, then you are trying to decide between the Lenovo C630 or the Acer Spin 13 (both models run rings around a Pixelbook or Pixel Slate). Both models max out at an Intel I5-8250U CPU, with which comes the whirring of a cooling fan at times. Both have the same RAM, storage, and an IPS screen (Lenovo has a 15.6 screen, the Acer a 13.5 screen). The Lenovo price on Amazon is usually $619, the Acer $749. Why is a smaller panel priced higher than a larger panel for the same CPU, RAM, and storage, you wonder. The answer is ... the 2256 x 1504 screen on the Acer is much better than the Lenovo FHD screen. The difference is not only resolution, but color accuracy and saturation. The whites on the C630 are yellow-white... very noticeble. The whites on the Spin 13 are brilliant white. Ive had multiple Windows laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc., Chromebooks from Asus, Acer, and Lenovo, and many tablets. My summary is: you live with the screen every second you attend to a computer, the keyboard less, and everything else far less (trackpad, CPU, etc.). For that reason, I cannot stand cheap Chromebooks... the screens are horrible. IMO, the Acer screen is more than halfway to a Samsung AMOLED, using the the Lenovo C630 screen as a base, and hits a sweet spot as priced on Amazon. A second factor is size&weight: portability. For me 15 is TOO big, and the 13.5 size of the Lenovo hits a sweet spot for portability. So, having been reluctant to click on $749, I kept using a Samsung Chromebook, even though I wanted a bigger display and MORE POWER. When the Spin 13 went on sale on Pi Day, clicking was immediate... patience rewarded. The Samsung has a new home, as do all the Chromebooks before it, and the occasional whirring of the Spin 13 goes unnoticed.

This review is for Acer Chromebook Spin 314 Convertible Laptop CP314-1H-P9G7. I’m going to divide this review up into sections: Pros, Cons, Final Thoughts.

I have the first Google Pixelbook and this one is just as fast sturdier build and just as fast plays 8k video no problem bright screen good sound

The good: This is my 2nd Chromebook and this one has a lot more features!. As long as you have a gmail account, setup takes just a couple minutes. This will automatically power on when opened, even when it is shut off from the last time. All programs are app based and so this requires WiFi. The screen can be flipped completely and used as a tablet. Hitting the keys, didnt seem to cause any issues in tablet mode. As a laptop, the touchscreen still functions. I hooked up an external mouse and it automatically recognized it, with no wait time! Google has tons of apps that can be added. Everything is stored via the cloud, which keeps this computer really fast as nothing needs to load. Google constantly is doing upgrades, so this will work at its total potential. The keyboard lights up and since there are no moving parts, battery life is quite good. This can be charged connecting to a USB C or via an outlet with the included cord.

I like this laptop and it’s great for the price. I’ve had it a few months and honestly it was hard for me to get used to because I’ve never owned a chrome book before. I haven’t used it a lot but now that I am because of school I have noticed that the battery life isn’t great. It says 10 hours of battery life but when I’m working on it the battery drains after a couple of hours. Other than that l, the touch screen function is great and the pen that came with it is good. I would be careful and not lose that pen because finding a replacement pen is VERY difficult. All of the off brand pens sold on here do not work with it.

Fan noise 10x more annoying and distracting than any other laptop Ive ever used.