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Review on πŸ’» Acer Chromebook 314, Intel Celeron N4000, 14-Inch HD Display, 4GB LPDDR4, 64GB eMMC, Gigabit WiFi, Google Chrome, CB314-1H-C34N by Christopher Wiggins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It only does 99% of what I need from a computer and it makes it easy with no drama

I've used a Chromebook as my daily computer for surfing the web, emailing, etc for the last seven or eight years. They're inexpensive, get the job done, and I don't have to deal with the pain of Windows updates. I bought this after the battery on my previous 11 inch Samsung Chromebook from 5 years ago started to die. more flexible. It would be better if it was made from heavier plastic or aluminum, but then the cost would likely go up, making it less of a bargain. At $249, I can't complain too much, especially when like my Samsung I get to use it for five years. Hopefully there won't be any Flex related durability issues in the future. version of Chrome (their online program works but I don't use it) and I have a TPMS summer/winter tire replacement program that is windows only. There are no problems with backups, because after setup, backups are moved to the Google cloud. As a bonus, I can choose to sync things like bookmarks, website passwords, etc. to my Android devices like my phone. Google Docs and Sheets are used for word processing and spreadsheets respectively and are already integrated. I don't think they are as reliable as Microsoft Word and Excel, but for basic home use they do the job well. Printing can be done locally or over the internet to my home printer so I can print to my home printer. from anywhere with an internet connection. I've never felt the need to do this, but it might be a useful feature for some people. When I bought this machine there was also a unit that was configured with 6GB of RAM versus the 4GB of this unit and I kept wondering if I really needed the extra RAM of a more expensive machine. I've settled on an inexpensive 4Gb/s machine and have never encountered any memory issues that I know of. computer, and this Acer will probably do the job just fine.

Pros
  • Access over 2 million Android apps from Google Play to learn and do more.
Cons
  • May Damage