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Jac

Nice machine once you've adjusted to it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2019

Although I hate Apple's nauseating spin, stupid prices and hidden actions, their computers have always been so much better than pc's and look in a different class altogether and much more user friendly. So I bought this Acer chromebook in some envy of my wife's Mac Air and whilst it isn't quite in that class it comes close with its lovely aluminium case and is very thin with a quality feel to it. Also Android and Google are way ahead of Microsoft in terms of user experience and it doesn't annoy like good old windows most especially the cretinous update mechanisms windows have which seems to bugger everyone about. To be fair Sheets and Pages are not up to any sophisticated work and not as good as excel and Word and have little delays from time to time thanks to the cloud system, so this is not a 100% replacement for a pc, but my life is simpler these, and it does all I need with absolutely no fuss. The Google system carries you along effortlessly. This could be a worry from the Big Brother point of view but it makes life extremely easy.
It does take some adjustment to move to this from a pc but once through the transition really worth it.
Don't know about long term performance but I expect at least 5 years from my kit and will be very cross if it doesn't do that.
USB sticks, wireless keyboard and mouse, external monitors all easy. Printers not totally straightforward, at the moment my pc has to be on to make it work but I may get around to sorting that out. Don't think the scanner will work with it but then you can just use your phone these days.

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Clinton Harris

The Excellent Acer CB3-431 Chromebook 14 - Powerful Stylish and Sleek.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2016

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This is a review of the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431 - Acer CB3-431 Chromebook 14 with 14 inch Full HD, Celeron Quad Core N3160, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB Storage, Chrome OS - Silver

Purchased this Acer Chromebook as I wanted something the family could use that would that would have good battery life and quick startup time, with a nice display and this unit does not disappoint in any area.

After unboxing the Acer Chromebook and plugging in the supplied power supply (the connection is a little small for my liking, however as the battery life is a huge 11-12+ hours of standard use, so after charging I rarely need to use it with the power connected. )

Switched on and within seconds was presented with the setup screen - setup was very quick and easy, just connect to your internet wifi router select your SSID and enter password, once connected, supply your email address and if you want the email address for each user that you wish to allow to have access. (there is the option to create an email accounts if you don't already have one)
as I used my Gmail account so all my existing bookmarks came straight up, very simple and quick.

My son uses it to login to the mathseeds websites and for other learning websites, and i am pleased to say the all the sites and pages we have visited so far have worked with no issues just like they would on a normal PC.

The Build Quality is excellent the Acer Chrome-book feels solid and sturdy and although it is ultra thin (16.95mm) it does not feel flimsy at all - probably due to the all metal chassis. also worthy to note even after prolonged use the unit is still cool to the touch. I can feel no heat from either the screen or even underneath the base which is great news if you are sitting with it on your lap. (my old PC laptop tends to cook your legs if you are not careful)

The display is Full HD (1920x1080) and as it is an IPS display it gives and excellent wide range of viewing angles with no loss of colour or definition, and virtually no reflection or glare from the screen. It also has a built in HDR webcam which is very handy.
Sound quality is also good with adequate stereo separation to make watching a film a good experience.

On the left of the unit are two USB 3 Sockets and an HDMI socket and on the right hand side are the power input connector and a single 3.5mm combined headphone and mic socket for a headset.

The startup is what i like best - it only take a few seconds from power on until you are at the login screen and once you have entered the password you are immediately at the desktop or browser ready for use.

There is a large multi touch mouse pad which provides excellent response. Once learned the control you have from the pad makes browsing a breeze (such and slide left and right with 3 fingers to swap between browser tabs, use two fingers and slide left to go back to previous page, or 3 fingers swiped down to minimise current window and in case you are wondering how to right click? - simply tap the mouse pad with two fingers)

just worth noting people - this is for working with anything that you can do with a web browser - you can't install programs on it like a laptop - I have however used chrome remote desktop to access my desktop pc and you can then remotely work on any applications that you have installed there.

There are many application and games available from the google store and you can work with google docs for free which can open word documents and excel spreadsheets so no issues there.

Overall I have very impressed with this Acer Chrome-Book - initially was going to go with a smaller display - Before I saw this Acer 14 inch version - and I am so glad that I went for this - it is an excellent little product, well done Acer!

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Client d'Amazon

Super Simple, sleek and good value.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2017

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Great laptop for the price, delivery was really quick, the setting up simple (I am not techy at all!) moving my word documents from my old Mac was easy, I have not moved my photos as I can access the from the iCloud app. E mails are super speedy, I have three different accounts and no problem with any of them. I play is good though it only loaded some of my music from iTunes, not sure why? Printing was a bit of a panic as I thought I was going to have to buy a cloud ready printer, but bizarrely it will print through my old MacBook, but can't see why it won't accept printer when it is plugged in to usb port, I haven't tried scanning a document yet. Google docs is super easy to use, in my opinion, better than word, all documents are simple to file and find. Browsing the Internet is fast, but I haven't found how to send a page link. I haven't downloaded any films as all the options are French, it would be nice to be able to choose either English or French films.

This computer does not work without wifi, which can be a pain when travelling.

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IainMCool

Excellent purchase. A lot of bang for your buck.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2018

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For £249 this does everything I need it to and does it brilliantly. A lot of bang for your buck.

If you want a cheap laptop for browsing, email, basic word processing etc then this might be for you. We were tied to Microsoft for ages due to needing to run a particular type of driver that only works with Windows, I'm happy with the move to Chromebook. I use an android phone and if you do too, then you'll get on with this.

Downside is that it's a bit limited when without WiFi, and storage ain't great, and if you have an i device then you won't be able to use it with this (as far as I know).

The brilliant thing was the process for getting it set up is as follows:

- Plug it in.
- Turn it on.
- Log in with your Gmail account

That's it. All your bookmarks, email drive and everything Googly is ready to use and it takes less than a minute.

I believe (though not tried it) that you are still able to use Microsoft Office (if you have to) as long as you're happy using it in the browser.

There are more and more apps on the Play Store for this, including Spotify and Netflix.

Loads up in seconds and the battery lasts all day of working.

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catlady

neither usb port has enough power - by design! BEWARE

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2018

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amazin tech support have just confirmed to me that no chromebook, especially the acer chromebook 14, has enough power to the usb ports to charge anything.
after 2 days of setting it up, learning how to use it I noticed my phone was dead, and it had been plugged into the chromebook the whole time, I had fully charged the chromebook before using for the first time, and it has been plugged in the entire time since. I tried al sorts of things, even tried different cables and a speaker, all charge on the laptop and none charge on the chromebook. Tech support confirmed there is a tiny amount of power to the usb ports, just enough to allow you to plug something in to transfer files, but no wehre near enough power to charge anything, ever. That i should send it back and buy somethign else.
No info on this on the acer site, no info on this on the amazon site - so I am writing this to warn you, don't waste your time like I had to.
Also - it dows not work with Sonos speakers at all - the "android" on a chromebook is apparently a weak cousin of android and is not compatible with many products that work fine on android, and finally - there is no CD drive - fine it says that on the product specs, you might think that is ok I iwll buy an external one, as I did, but even if you did, you cannot play DVD's, the weak chromse OS on chromebooks does not allow and has no plans to ever allow people to watch dvd;s, I suppose google want you to buy their downloads of films, but that is another reason why any chromebook is such a bad idea for anyone with dvd's, a phone, and any periferals like speakers that they can happily connect to with their pphone, because a chromebook cannot even do what a phone can!

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Barry Reynolds

Very good laptop for web, writing and email

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2019

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The laptop is lightweight, fast and has a very nice high res screen with 1920 x 1080 resolution. I've tried other Chromebooks but the screens weren't very good and had bad viewing angles. This is better than the older Macbook Air's screen, lighter weight and has a metal body with a decent keyboard.

I own a 15 MacBook Pro (2015) but it's too big and the battery doesn't last long and it takes a long time to charge. For web browsing on the go or around the house, I prefer this laptop. For serious work I use an iMac or if I need to show clients work then I'll take the MacBook but for general use, this is more suitable. It only cost £200 from Amazon Warehouse and was as good as new.

BuzzPinky

It looks good but fails on practicality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2017

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My last chrome book was an HP. This ACER laptop looks the part, i love the finish and the overall slimline design.
However, practically speaking - this chrome book is a bit clunky and fails to match up to my old and trusted HP.

Main gripes - Mousepad feels clunky and cheap to push
Keyboard spazzes out on occasions when you type quickly.
Sound is poor in my opinion.
The chromebook screen has a feature where its possible to lay the screen down completely flat. I cant think why they designed it like this.
Unless they Acer wanted it to double as a frisbee?

For a light user this may fit the bill, but for someone always on the go and using their chromebook heavily - you might want to look elsewhere.
I will be looking for an alternative in the new year.

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Mark

Budget Chromebook with premium finish

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017

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This is a pretty decent upgrade over my Asus C300. The main selling point here is obviously the 14" IPS 1080p screen and metal chassis. It's definitely a nicer build quality than most of the cheaper looking plastic Chromebooks. Performance-wise, you know what you are getting with ChromeOS. It's fine for web browsing with a handful of tabs open and an mp3 playing in the background, just don't expect to run Youtube videos at 4k on top of that. As pointed out in the spec sheet there is no sd card slot but that's not really a problem, it has two USB 3 inputs and you can buy tiny flash drives to fit in there that won't poke out at all. Getting back to the 1080p screen, you can actually boost the resolution to an even higher 2400 x 1350. Images look great but text is so small there's not really much point in going that high but it's a nice option to have. If you happen to be downgrading from Mac or Windows or simply want a second budget laptop this is a great place to start.

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Peter Fenton

Good but could be better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2019

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This is my 4th Chromebook. I use them daily and they usually last 2-3 years before they start to show their age and the battery becomes erratic. My previous model was a 13" 2016 Acer, which was still functional but getting tired.
I was looking to replace it with something higher spec without going into Pixel or 2-in-1 models and with its aluminium body this feels slightly more premium. It also has an FHD screen (as did the old one) and the processor seems much quicker. I like the trackpad size which is 30% bigger than the old one . The battery seems good, charges quickly and still shows 49% after nearly 24 hours.
The things I don't like: The case has sharp edges, which won't cut me but feel awkward to hold, the screen has a filter on it designed to enable prolonged use, but makes everything look a bit washed out and the trackpad has an annoying rattle like something is loose. The hinge would also benefit from being slightly stiffer and there's no longer an SD slot.
Over than that I'm happy with it and if it lasts for a few years I'll have no complaints.

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TheJase

Nice stylish Chromebook

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2017

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I bought this as a replacement for a three year old 11.6" Acer C720 Chromebook. The old one is still going strong but I wanted an upgrade in screen size, resolution, and RAM so that I could have more tabs open before things start getting bogged down. This one fits the bill and has the added attraction of an all aluminium shell, similar to Apple's MacBooks. It isn't machined to quite the same precision as Apple's products, but you get what you pay for.

The model I bought has a Celeron N3160 1.6GHz quad core CPU, 4GB RAM, 32GB SSD storage and a 1080p display (matte/non-glossy). Performance is reasonably good, but at times it feels a little less responsive than my old C720, which only had a Celeron 2955U 1.4GHz dual core CPU and 2GB RAM. This sluggishness usually manifests as web pages taking a second or two longer to start loading. It's a little puzzling given the higher spec of the new Chromebook, but it does have more than twice as many screen pixels to render so maybe that explains it. It doesn't bother me a great deal, but this is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5.

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