We've owned 5 Chromebooks, including my daily driver, a Pixelbook Go. We've also owned several Macbooks over the years. Out of all the Chromebooks in our home, this one blows away anything made by Asus or Lenovo. We've had two Lenovos and both had QC issues. We've had 3 Asus machines: two were low-end and did the job, minimally. The third Asus we had was mid-range and mediocre in every way. But this Acer, at a slightly higher price point than our most recent Asus purchase, completely blows it away. Great keyboard, fantastic screen (not a touch screen), bright, great color pop. The extra RAM is great. Fast processor. No complaints about this device at all.
The standard of comparison, in my view, is the Pixelbook Go. Even though it's 5 years old, it's still better than most available Chromebooks. However, this Acer with its newer i5 processor and 16 GB of RAM smokes the Pixelbook Go speedwise, and in almost every other way. So finally one of the manufacturers got the Chromebook right for a change, far below a grand. Seems that the only way to get a decent Chromebook is to spend a thousand buck, but this Acer does a great job at a decent price.
No touchscreen, but who cares.
If my Pixelbook Go died tomorrow, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another Acer 516 GE.
| Standing screen display size | 16 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 2560x1600 |
| Processor | 1.7 GHz core_i5_1240p |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR4X |
| Hard Drive | SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
