Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 Convertible Laptop | AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | 14" Full HD IPS Touch Display | 8GB DDR4 | 128GB SSD | microSD | Wi-Fi 5 | Backlit Keyboard | Chrome OS

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022

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The Acer Chrome book has been a great pick for our family. The quality and versatility is top notch on every level.

Shipping: The Chrome book arrived pretty fast and was packaged neatly and carefully but I liked that they didn't seem to be too wasteful with their materials. The packaging was a snap to open and we got it all set up easily.

Display: The touch screen display is sharp and clear with pretty good colors. It's great for viewing from multiple angles. The colors show up beautifully. I like that the keyboard lights up and the letters are white while the keys are black. This is in contrast to another laptop we have that is gray on gray. It makes it much harder to type and see the keys clearly. I love that the keys are laid out with plenty of room for everything we need without feeling too crowded. I like that the screen has a nightlight option which makes the light easier on your eyes and reduces the blue light for evening use.
Sound: The device can have voice assistance enabled through the built in microphone. The one minor thing is that the sound automatically sounds lower when you flip to tablet mode. You may need to adjust your volume when you do so.

TouchPad:
The touch pad is smooth and very responsive. It's pretty large, about 4x5 which i appreciate and it definitely makes it easier to scroll and select.

Touch screen:
I love the option of a touch screen, which is gorilla glass, and it's super easy to flip this from laptop to tablet which makes it great for travel. I don't think the touch is so sensitive though so you need to sometimes press it a few times for it to respond.

Accessibility:
The Chrome book has many Accessibility options for visually or hearing impaired which is a big plus.

Sound:
The sound is good, even good enough for a long movie or even music! If you want a more nuanced sound you do have an option to connect to Bluetooth if you need.

Cons:
No stand for when used as a tablet. No DVD option. When we tried to connect to the internet it did take some time but that might be a network issue on our end. We did try it on two different networks though, both a Hotspot and at my husband's office. Average to weak touch screen response.

All in all we are very happy with the Chromebook as a second computer/ tablet. It's lightweight but also of a strong quality and it's great for emails, movies, or games. Highly recommend!!

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Chuck Davis

Speed

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023

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It works well for internet videos, YouTube ect. Where it doesn't work is my game I play called Megapolis. It can't render the graphics at all. Takes 20 minutes to bring up the building in the city. I power washed twice. Still runs slow. It has a amd ryzen 5 and but can't render the city. Takes to long. Other chromebooks with less powerful chips render good. Only reason I kept it is because I use it for work.

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Science4Life

Perfect Chromebook For Work & Travel

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022

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One of the many reasons I’ve owned a Chromebook is how quickly they turn on, you’re able to become more focused upon getting to work with minimal distractions. Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 is marketed with the enterprise functions being enabled so its ready to be deployed in a work environment, you’re still able to use this with a personal Google Account. This Chromebook has a Ryzen 5 3500C which is a quad-core processor that provides a nice boost for multitasking, 8GB of memory will allow you to run not only Android applications smoothly but also take advantage of the optional Linux application environment support. I previously owned a 14” Chromebook without a touchscreen so I thought it would be interesting to see how the weight balance ratio on this Acer Chromebook would be like during usage, its a decently bright 14” IPS screen which I feel seems like 300 nits brightness as it was on par with a desktop monitor that I use and the touchscreen is very responsive as expected for a 2-in-1 Chromebook. As far as the keyboard the concave keys seem to help improve typing since you’re less likely to slide your fingers onto the wrong key, my typing accuracy seemed to receive a slight boost from the concave key design. Backlit keyboard is a nice feature however it should be expected for this price point of a Chromebook.

The touchscreen is the most important feature, the responsive touchscreen is perfect for drawing, sketching, note/memos and using applications that take advantage of the touchscreen such as Android applications. The 300 nit screen in my opinion is plenty bright for indoor usage, when it comes to outdoor usage your mileage is going to vary and you may prefer sitting in a shaded area like under a tree at a park bench. The color depth of the IPS screen is very good on this Chromebook so I could sense this being more popular for a wider range of users.

Speakers on this Chromebook is on the bottom like many makers, the upside with this design is while folded in tablet mode the audio is going to be pointed towards you instead of away from you. I found the audio range of lows, mids & highs to be on par with many laptops, you can raise the volume near max with minimal distortion.

Battery life on Acer’s product page says up to 10 hours, in my usage of Android applications and brightness at 50% it was closer to 8.5 hrs but I’m sure with a lowered brightness it could of reached 9 hrs. If you’re buying this for work reasons or considering this for an office purchase, this 2-in-1 lives up to the Chromebook long battery life and perfect for travel usage.

Build quality is very good, it actually reminds me of a previous business grade 2-in-1 I used for work, nice aluminum case and very good hinges so you’re able to use it in tent mode without worrying of wobble. As far as durability goes, my cat decided to take a nap on it so if it can handle an average weight cat I’m sure it’ll handle the rough travel life of the average laptop.

When it comes to recommending this Chromebook, in tablet mode I feel 14” is pushing your luck in comfort however Acer made this very well balanced in spreading out the weight so it feels comfortable to hold with one hand. Battery life run time from my usage was close to Acer’s listed 10 hrs so this is a perfect Chromebook for work & travel. Overall for a quad-core which provides a reasonable boost for multitasking and great battery life its a worthy recommend.

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Melrel05

Mixed feelings

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2022

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I definitely have some mixed feelings when it comes to this Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514. I actually had purchased my now 9 year old an Acer Chromebook Spin 311 about 2 years ago to use as his school computer instead of the super cheap and outdated ones the school was providing. Even then it was only about $260 so not a huge investment for a child. And he actually used that chromebook everyday for the last few years, until we had a mishap about 3 months ago when he was outside using it and dropped it the wrong way onto concrete shattering the screen. I actually looked into getting the screen replaced but the cost was basically the same cost of buying a new one since it was an inexpensive chromebook already. But up until that point it works very well for our needs and absolutely exceeded my expectations for it in every way possible. So when I was offered this Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 in exchange for my honest review I figured it would be a nice upgrade and since it was the same system that he was used to he wouldn’t miss a beat.

I give this information because it’s pertinent to this review, let me explain why. I’m still trying to figure out how this Spin 514 is so much more expensive than the previous one. And that’s because it really doesn’t do that much more or offer upgrades that are worth that much in my opinion. Sure it’s slightly faster, but it’s only slightly noticeable. I am not a huge tech person who is going to start spewing gigabits and rams, because quite frankly I only slightly know what those even mean. But I am a consumer who has purchased a previous model of this chromebook. And my insight is that I would rather buy the one that’s $200-$240 currently depending on where you buy it, than spend $680-$750 depending on where you buy this one. And that’s just my honest unbiased opinion.

Now that being said, I do really like the ease of use of these Acer Spin Chromebooks. They are really durable for younger kids, ours breaking was a fluke and just a bad fall since I can’t tell you how many times he dropped it prior to that. It’s super simple to use for kids and adults. And I love that you can use it like a laptop, or a tablet, to me that’s what makes these so versatile.

All in all I really love these Acer Spin Cheomebooks, I really really do. But I just personally don’t see any drastic improvement in how well this performs over the one we were previously using in the same line up but just a lower model. Thus I just can’t see why I as a consumer would buy this one over a lesser model.

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NL

Great Chromebook!

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023

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This is a really nice Chromebook.

The display is really nice! This may not be 4k, but the screen is crisp and clear!

I've been using this for around 6 months and haven't had any troubles. I'll be using this as my daily driver for quite a while!

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Worst laptop I've ever used

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022

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Even if you don't care about my technical jargon and you just want a chromebook to browse the internet, please read on. I promise this is all part of the point I'm trying to make here for everyone.

I really wanted to like this. I really, truly did. The build quality is pretty good for the price point and the hardware isn't too bad. I'm a tinkerer at heart, so I just wanted to try the linux integration out. Not to meme myself here but I use arch linux daily and consider myself competent enough to install an operating system and/or use the supposed linux integration within ChromeOS. After trying every method known to man all day, I've failed for the first time.

Integrated Linux container just crashes or fails to load if you want to use anything else other than Debian. Research indicates that this has been a problem for years. Putting the Chromebook into dev mode to try to install an OS on bare metal fails spectacularly, forcing you into a deformed rendition of grub tripping over its own shoe laces as it tries to find any semblance of an ISO or stock operating system. Starting from scratch and using a firmware utility script actually worked to install linux mint (my test OS of choice when tinkering since the install is ridiculously quick and easy) and I thought all would be well. Of course this is a Google product, so that couldn't be so. After a few reboots, Google's BIOS decided to lock me out of arguably the most important feature of developer mode, which is using alternative bootloaders that are necessary. I ended up needing to make a recovery disk to start from scratch yet again.

So, person who is in the market for a Chromebook, what is my point? My point is you either want a device to simply browse the internet or you want to utilize the Linux integrations. The cheapest Chromebook you can possibly find will browse the internet exactly as you want and the Linux integrations/accomodations don't work, therefore you're better off with quite literally anything else. The end result of my entire day worth of work is a factory chromebook that only goes on the internet and uses proprietary google services. My 14 year old laptops from undisclosed brand I cannot mention because of Amazon rules can do more than that. Don't pay over $600 for this.

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GardenCat

Solid build but not at all impressive for the price

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022

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I have the Acer switch 12 and that is a laptop that I absolutely love. I was prepared to love this one, but if I had it to do over I would just get another Acer switch 12 even though they're now outdated.
To start with this one is hard to open. It's got a super solid build, and I love that the touch screen is gorilla Glass. This seems like a good laptop for someone who is clumsy. It is really really solid and I do love that about this product. However you about need a finger now to get it open. They should have built some kind of lip or something into one side where you could open it easier. It's not a big problem but it gets annoying after a while.
The keyboard doesn't detach on this one like it does the Acer switch 12. And tablet mode you're always going to feel that keyboard on the back. I'm not a big fan of that.
I do like that they went to a USb-c charging because it's more of a standard currently and much more convenient since everything else is also using this sort of charge. The battery life is great and it charges quick. I'm very pleased with this.
I don't like that the touch screen has to be poked harder than most at times to get it to respond. I've tried adjusting settings but it doesn't help. It seems to track okay-as easily as any, it's just when you want to click something using the display, or select something dash anything that takes a poke- it's definitely not as sensitive as my other touchscreen displays.
It's easy to add a Linux virtual machine to this Chromebook.
I think I would like this better if it was running Windows but it's okay.
When you get it it has to be updated. That helps with performance issues a lot. This laptop just has lots of little annoying things that could have been fixed with easy design changes.
This is a good laptop for anyone clumsy who needs a solid laptop that's going to be able to stand up to Knicks, knocks and maybe short drops, or anyone in a work environment whose workplace uses the Google Enterprise apps. It seems like a good laptop for any developer that works in an Android space. I think that there's much better deals for the average home user out there who does not need the Enterprise functionality.
This is also a great laptop if you use your laptop outside a lot. The display is very bright and it's easy to see outside-this is probably my 20th laptop? Are more and it's the best display yet to use outside.
My rating is subject to change. I consider this a preliminary review and will update this as I gain experience with the device.
One of my main reasons for giving it a three is because the sound quality with built in speakers is horrible for a device this expensive. My Sony smartphone sounds better.

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BN

Love the Flip and Touchscreen

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2022

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I have used Chromebooks casually, but never owned one. I am familiar with the suite of apps because I use them at work. To be clear, I am speaking as a non-techie when I say I like this Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 Convertible Laptop.

The good:
- Set-up was easy
- It’s thin and light weight, but feels sturdy
- Computer wakes up quickly
- It has a 128 GB hard drive, so it’s fast
- The screen is gorilla glass
- Good battery life. If I’m not using it for long periods, battery usage is minimal
- The picture looks great, with 1080P resolution at 60 Hz
- Responsive touch pad, which is very slightly textured (barely noticeable)
- Touch screen is also very responsive
- The flip feature works flawlessly and feels like a tablet when using that way
- The Wi-Fi stays connected all the time - not the case with my old laptop, which dropped Wi-Fi constantly
- This device stays relatively cool. When it starts to get warm with extended use, I push the screen back a little and the bottom of the computer lifts at the back to allow for greater air flow.
- The keyboard deck is rigid (my preference), the keys are comfortable to use and are backlit
- It supports a lot of android apps. It doesn’t support word program, which I also use, but I can use it online instead because everything is stored on my drive
- Input/Output. It has two usb-C ports, one usb-3.1 port, a full-size HDMI port, a 1.4 mm headphone jack and a micro-SD card reader.

The not-so-great:
- I can’t open it one-handed
- Sound quality is laptop typical – a little echo-y. So not impressive, but still not bad. If you’re looking for fabulous speakers, however, this is not for you.
- It’s expensive, so make sure it isn’t more than you need
- At this price, it should come with a case

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Scott I.

Well Built Convertible Laptop; Light Weight; Good Battery Life

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2022

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We got this Chromebook for casual use around the house and when traveling, not specifically for work. This is also my first Chromebook, but I have used many other Google/Android devices. We have been using this for almost 2 months and are very happy with most aspects of it. You can easily watch videos, browse the internet, install apps from Google Play, and use the various Google Workspace apps.

The overall build quality is good. The laptop has a metal chassis, is thin, and fairly light weight. The battery life has been good so far, but we have not really pushed it yet. We have been able to use it for 5 to 7 hours at a time while unplugged with no trouble. Obviously this depends on the screen brightness and other things. I really like that it charges from either of the 2 USB C ports. The speakers are ok for a laptop, but you can easily pair speakers over Bluetooth or use the 1/8 audio port on the left side. The touchscreen works well and can easily be used as a tablet.

The one thing that I wish was a little better is the maximum screen brightness. It is difficult to see the screen outside on a sunny day. I know this is not an easy thing for most laptops, but my older ThinkPad is a little brighter. I would have also liked if this supported WiFi 6 (802.11ax) instead of WiFi 5, but I am ok with it.

I am happy with this Acer Chromebook and would recommend it to others. It is a little more on the expensive side of Chromebooks, but I hope that translates into a longer usable life.

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Carfo

Decide what you want out of a laptop before ordering this

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022

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This is a fairly competent Chromebook but at $700 I would start to ask yourself what you want out of a laptop. The specs on this aren't too great, but if all you want to do is browse the internet and watch Netflix, then this laptop can handle that. But a lot of other laptops could do that as well for much cheaper. So then you must like the hybrid tablet/laptop mode. I can understand that because it's convenient to flip this laptop around and have Windows automatically switch to tablet mode which adjusts the screen size and brings up the on screen keyboard when needed. The functionality between a tablet and a laptop in one package is pretty cool admittedly. Just ask yourself how much you need that and is it worth sacrificing performance for that given the amount you would spend on a laptop. If you're OK with having a laptop that mediocre speakers (you will need a third party sound device if you want to enjoy an experience with this laptop be it headphones or a bluetooth speaker), a keyboard that is meh to type on, low tier hardware, but with a decent build quality and Enterprise features (if you even need it but that's more for businesses). The battery life is OK. It's not all day so you'll want to make sure you have a charger handy if you travel. Bottom line, if you really enjoy the hybrid style and are OK with shelling out some extra money for that in lieu better performance then by all means go for it, but my personal suggestion is to spend a little more on something that has better hardware unless you really need to be able to turn this into a tablet.

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