Acer Chromebook 514 Laptop | 14" FHD Display | MediaTek Kompanio 828 Octa-Core Processor | 8GB RAM | 64GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6 | Backlit KB | Chrome OS | Up to 15 Hours Battery Life | CB514-2H-K7GF,Silver

I've been a Chromebook user for 7 years. My old one hit its end of life, so I ordered this model a couple of months ago and have been using it daily.Highlights:- Excellent battery life. The best battery life I've personally experienced on a laptop. Can go a couple of days on a charge.- It runs cool. No fans, so no fan noise.- Nice big smooth Gorilla Glass track pad. Very nice. Premium feel.- Aluminum top cover with chamfered edges. The rest of the body is plastic but solidly built.- 8-Core ARM CPU with a 26K Octane Score, almost twice as fast as my previous Chromebook which already was sufficiently fast.- 8GB Memory. Many other Chromebooks in this range have 4GB.- The device will receive Chrome updates until June 2029. 7 years. Nice.- Wi-Fi 6 wireless- 2 USB-C ports, 1 USB 3.0 port.- USB-C Charging- Thin. Under 3 pounds- Very good keyboard feel. Backlit keys.Other features:- The screen is Full HD, IPS. Nice, but could be brighter. No problem at all for indoor use. Not really bright enough for outdoor (I tested it,) although the matte screen is helpful there.- Headphone jack is there if you need one.- The Chromebook comes with basic travel sleeve. Nice perk.- The 720p Webcam is nothing spectacular but will get you through meetings- Storage is a 64GB eMMC, not an SSD, but it seems fast and I have no issue with it.Not necessarily negatives but worth mentioning:- No HDMI slot. I don't really need HDMI anymore because Chromebooks can wirelessly cast the screen to my Chromecast. Or it can cast YouTube to my Roku. Beyond that there's always a USB-C to HDMI cable I could purchase if needed.- No SD card slot. Would be nice to expand storage if needed in the future, but I suppose a USB flash drive could be used instead.Could be better:- Speakers - I guess I was spoiled by my Toshiba Chromebook 2 with fairly robust laptop speakers, because these Acer speakers, while up-firing, lack any bass and with music can be tinny sounding at times. They do have good stereo separation though. For voice, they're good and clear. But for music I will be bluetoothing to my external speaker or wireless headphones most of the time.Summary:Overall an excellent mid-range Chromebook! Highly recommended.Update - November 2022: As I see other reviews have noted, occasionally the laptop will not connect to wi-fi when you first turn it on. Rebooting it resolves the problem and luckily Chromebooks reboot very quickly. (The issue does not occur when waking the laptop from sleep.)Update - March 2023: The wi-fi connection issue has not occurred in a month or so, so it seems like they fixed it with a software update!

I just bought this laptop for my mom for Xmas 🎄 (Dec 2023). I researched a few dozen Chromebooks. This was to replace her Windows 11S Asus, which took a long time to boot-up and was slow. The browser would freeze all the time, and it was just a pain to use!Plus the battery-life was only 4 -5 hours. So, I was looking for a mid to low-priced Chromebook with at least 8 GB RAM, a snappy processor, instant-on (thus why I was looking at a Chromebook), and most importantly a battery 🔋that lasts a long time...This was the only Chromebook in my price-range that checked ALL the boxes. It's amazing! With the silver body, black keys, and snappy operation, this reminds me of my 16" MacBook Pro, only a compact $330 version! LOL 😂The battery-life 🔋rivals MacBook Pros/ Airs, reminding me of the Apple experience. Sure, a 16:10 aspect ratio display would have been nice, but this display is surprisingly crisp and bright. And the handy "full-screen" button helps!It looks and feels more premium than it is. The Gorilla Glass touchpad is terrific! This also reminds me of my MacBook. The 2.6GHz MediaTek Kompanio 828 chip is superb. A great balance of power and efficiency. No more freezing or stuttering, and it sips power!That is the most amazing thing about this laptop! Easily 16-17-18 hours of use! It's compact and under 3lbs, so you can take it with you, and leave the charging cord at home! ....and if you did need to, you can plug in any USB-C charger ...on EITHER side of the laptop!You won't be disappointed if you get one of these. 🎅🏻 😃 Mom is excited and loves it too! 👍

I was shopping for a replacement for my Asus C302C, which reaches its AUE date in June. The C302 was a great, feature packed model for not a lot of money. Sadly, it seems you can't get all those specs in the same package for the price anymore. At any rate, I'm a longtime Chromebook user, and I have a good understanding of what they capable of and what they aren't. So I researched a bit, knowing what I needed and what I can live without. I use mine for browsing, listenting to podcasts, and word processing. So I figured I could get by with the Kompanio processor, as I'm not doing any dev work or heavy image processing. The trade off is longer battery life, and I'm pleased to confirm the processor is a miser when it comes to the battery. I also knew I didn't need the touchscreen functionality, as I'd never once used it on my C302C, so I opted to save a bit of money there. The speakers are decent and the keyboard is good, though I think the C302 excels in both departments, though the keyboard is pretty close. I think the display is slightly better on the C302C as well, but again, it's good enough for my purposes. I like the size quite a bit--not too much bigger than the C302C, but greater screen real estate. It charges relatively quickly as well. I was happy to catch this on sale. Along with credit card points, this was a steal in the end.