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Review on πŸ”₯ Renewed Acer Chromebook C740-C4PE: 11.6" Intel Celeron, 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD – Unbeatable Performance at a Great Price! by Ahmed Rowe

Revainrating 3 out of 5

This is a Class C Chromebook

This is not an "almost new" but a refurbished Class C laptop as stated in the warranty documents. However, everything is functional. The protective sticker on the trackpad is misaligned and has a bulge on one side. The lower case has a small crack in one corner and an internal screw is broken in that corner. The screen seems to have an inferior TN matrix, but for $30 you can replace it with IPS if you buy it in China. Throw in another $25-$30 for a 256GB SSD and you have a very good laptop. Hardware supports replacing internal boot code with UEFI - Google details. After swapping the ROM, you even boot Windows on it, but I don't see a reason for that. However, DRAM is not upgradeable, so think carefully before making a purchasing decision. Linux (Gallium) works quite well and does not require an update to boot UEFI.

Pros
  • Quick replacement
Cons
  • Available in white only