Review on 💻 Acer Chromebook 15: Intel Celeron N3350, Full HD Touch, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Chrome OS, Pure Silver - CB515-1HT-C2AE by Craig Edwards

For $300, I expected a high-end Chromebook with good performance and build quality. And after my order has arrived. Well I have this high end Chromebook with good performance and build quality. for Chromebook. This isn't the case for a product advertised as having a metal body, but the only metal on the finish is the center cover around the keyboard and trackpad. The top, bottom and cover of the screen are made of cheap polymer coated with silver paint. That's forgivable since it's a Chromebook, but I just wanted to point out that it's not all metal. I/O is fantastic as it includes 2 USB-C ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, a microSD slot, a headphone jack and a K slot. It also charges via the USB-C slot on the left, which is amazing. In terms of performance, the device is far better than any sub-$500 Chromebook I've ever used. It contains an SSD, so fast boot times in the range of seconds were expected. 4 GB RAM is the perfect price/performance ratio for light work and multitasking. And the 2.4 GHz processor was able to handle the tasks I asked it to do. In terms of media consumption, this device gets the job done. The screen is a 1080p (not sure if 60Hz) IPS display with decent color accuracy. For reading articles or browsing photos, the Chromebook does a great job. I can't say exactly the same about videos, however, as every video I watched was set to 720p by default. I can set it to 1080p but the device gets a little slow and warm after that. At least 720p is a resolution that's impossible to see. In terms of performance, the Chromebook is designed to achieve this goal at a reasonable price. The specs are enough for basic multitasking as I could run Chrome (3 tabs), Firefox (2 tabs), Google Documents, Microsoft OneNote and Discord at the same time. While it's true that Windows or Macbooks can do a lot more, these laptops come at a different, much higher price point. Macbooks aren't new at this price point, and so are the Windows laptops, which often suffer from meager performance and build quality (in general, ChromeOS doesn't take much to run compared to Windows). Lots of good points to point out, but I have some bad points to point out. First the trackpad. The trackpad is just junk with poor sensitivity, poor tracking, and poor physical touch. The material on the trackpad is glossy plastic and lacks a matte texture, making precise cursor maneuvering difficult as friction slows finger movement. ChromeOS also only has 5 cursor settings, making precise DPI personalization difficult. Because of this, I had to buy a bluetooth mouse. Another downside would be the battery life; Advertised as 14 hours, I actually only got 6 hours at 50% brightness. Acer probably meant 14 hours at 10% brightness. The last downside will be the keyboard. Printing on it isn't very grandiose; You could argue that I shouldn't expect good typing from a $300 Chromebook, but I felt better with keyboards from other $300 Windows laptops. I've also read 3rd party reviews from other websites, it's obvious that the Acer Chromebook 15's keyboard suffers from water and moisture issues. So I would recommend Revain's recommendation for the silicone keyboard cover for the Acer Chromebook. Overall I think this is a good productivity device for small businesses or students. It certainly beats its price without breaking the bank. If you can handle the shortcomings listed above, I recommend this laptop to any other $300 laptop.