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

Because this laptop is convertible, at this price point its quite a bargain.

Easy simple

We purchased the Acer Chromebook Spin 314 in Feb 2023 for $345.49 and less than 2 month later, it started to turn off erratically. Each time, a hard turn on (using the side button) was required to turn it back on. Now, 3 months later, it turns off more frequently, and it is harder to turn back on each time. It is insanely annoying, and most certainly not an expected behavior for a Chromebook. I tried to return it (not possible, since I had passed the return date), and tried to contact the reseller eTechtronics to, at the minimum, get the computer serviced, or replaced. After multiple inquiries, and now several weeks, I did not receive any response back. I am truly disappointed with my experience with Amazon and eTechtronics and will most certainly never order computers on Amazon anymore.

I opened my Acer Spin 13 Chromebook today and my first impressions are all positive. The screen is bright and dynamic. The metal body is solid, feels sturdy. Touch screen responds well. Battery meter reads about 8 hours at full charge, but that may simply be because I havent fully discharged the battery yet and then recharged. (Unplugged my battery meter now says 9h37m remaining, so yeah, the battery meter needs to adjust.) The Screen flips all the way back on sturdy hinges. Keyboard and touchpad respond solidly.

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.

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.

I’ll be honest. I’m not really a tech person so I won’t be able to give a technical analysis of this computer. I ordered this computer for my son for college. Although this wasn’t necessarily what he wanted he was fine with using it until he was able to get what he wanted.

Good if you receive a good unit.

I like the idea of a laptop and a touch screen, but within 4 months the screen would fade out and produce this bar screen! NOT HAPPY!

Not reviewing the computer, just they seller. They were fine.