Acer Chromebook 14, Aluminum, 14-inch Full HD, Intel Celeron N3160, 4GB LPDDR3, 32GB, Chrome, Gold, CB3-431-C0AK

To begin with, I knew going in that I was getting an android operating system that would not have all the functionality of Windows, especially MS Word. I have a 13 inch Win10 HP Spit with an i3 processor and so that is my comparison. My objectives for this laptop were:1) Lighter weight with a screen 13-14 inches. I have used 11 inch models and found them to be too small to enjoy surfing the net. 13-14 inches is perfect. This machine satisfied both my weight and screen size needs. The HD resolution is nice and futureproof but at this screen size do not expect a quantum leap. It is, however, very good.2) Reasonable fast web page loading. The Celeron 3160 and 4G ram closely matches my HP i3 for speed.3) A strong internet connection. The ac WiFi with 5g connection is a great addition and something you don't get in older models. Is it strong, yes. Is it faster than my i7 8G ram Dell, no, but we are talking $500 difference. Don't buy a Ford Fusion and expect it to perform like a Porsche.I have had Q&A on this Chromebook asking if it will download MS Office. No. Google Docs gives you word processing capability and you can see and work with all of your MS Office stuff, but you cant easily go back and forth to MS Office. Keep in mind, you have to pay $ for MS Office where Google Docs is free.Some significant differences for me versus Windows were:1) I needed to find a mouse that was android compatible. A couple of my older and expensive Logitech mice just would not work. Logitech now has mice that state compatability with android and says so on the box. Watch that if you are a mouse person. I found a reasonably priced mouse at Costco that works fine. The touchpad works great if you prefer.2) The tab bar icons are really small. You can blow them up but you have to change the screen resolution. Check it out at Best Buy to make sure that you can live with it, The drop down bar on the Favorites tab give regular size views. Web pages can be blown up the same as in the Chrome browser, so no issues there.Overall, the way I see it, I'm getting a big screen HD android galaxy tablet with a keyboard for the price of a tablet. It does not allow download of all the apps on the android tablet or phone, but Google is working on that. For $300 it's a great machine for web surfing and basic computing and a major improvement over older Chromebooks. I have i3 and i7 WIn10 laptops for my heavy duty stuff. This acer is a web surfer that's easy to travel with.

This is the first chromebook I have had! I have had a Windows computer, and I am an avid Apple Mac lover and user!This chromebook is a beauty, love the gold color! This Acer 14 Chromebook is snappy! Comes on quick and shuts down quick! Switches between pages quick!I am learning how to use it, the only thing is that I just wanted to transfer some things over from my mac to the chromebook by using a flash drive, I actually had to just open google docs and make tables and add all the information. Took a bit, but I think it will work well!I have only had this for a few days, and have been at work, so not to much time to learn all! But so far, I like it!I did order a 128 gb flash drive for the Acer chromebook for storage! I don't like the idea of paying Google Drive for storage, I can take my flash drive with me for access to my files.The webcam isn't all that good, and Skype on here is not the best! I tried to Skype with my mom last night and she said that the video was not good at all, and after a bit she froze up on my end. She will share her screen with me so I can help her with her Macbook air, and she tried to and it would not share on my end. Oh well, I do have an iMac and an iPad that I can use, and I can also Skype on my phone!I will adjust to the changes between Mac and Chromebook. I did also have to adjust to Mac from Windows and fell in love with Mac. I will probably end up loving chromebook also!I mainly purchased the chromebook to see if and when my husband and I would be able to switch from Mac to Chromebook! We have had our Macs since 2009 and no issues other than my iMac needing a hard drive, after 7 years of use. My husbands MacBook pro, no issues! I am hoping that we will be able to do everything that we normally do on our macs, on the chromebook!Update 2-27-17 I have had this Acer now for just about 2 weeks and am learning how to work all the things I was trying to do before! I just took my usb flash drive and uploaded into google sheets and there it all was. I am just in love with this Chromebook! I could have several setting around me and would be so happy! I have it on all the time I'm home and wished I could take it with me when I go to work, (But I would not get anything done at work for being on this).I would highly recommend this Acer 14 Chromebook!UPDATE 12/29/18I still use my Acer daily! It is still quick in response, start up and shut down, switching between pages are quick! You would never think that I have had it for about 2 years! A windows computer would have been slowed down! I would say that you still need a regular computer for certain tasks, like for us it would be for getting into our Apple airport and maybe printing pictures! But this chromebook is awesome for daily use! I love it!UPDATE 1-1-20Still use my Acer Chromebook to this day! I have found out that it is just a little slower than when new! But it is almost 3 years in and it isn't enough that I will reset it to factory settings {I did read that if you do the power wash it will bring it back to being just as snappy as when first purchased}! Still love it, everything I need it for it works perfect! I can see myself using it till it dies! Who knows when that may happen!

So I've been using my MacBook Air for a good five years now. And since Google and Java won't update any further, I thought it was time for a change. I was a little apprehensive about buying a Chromebook at first since there's so many different ones to choose from. But after reading a few different reviews and shopping around for the best price, I finally decided on the Acer Chromebook. It has a nice design and isn't too heavy. This laptop is really great if you're looking to do simple tasks like surfing the web, doing homework, and writing reports. It's perfect for both my work and school life (as well as using it just to play around), and I'm really happy with my purchase. My only complaint is that there's a few things on the Chromebook that you can't get. For instance, I used iTunes all the time on my MacBook; unfortunately, you can only use Google Play. I know that I'll eventually learn to like it, but I'm still a little disappointed. Due keep in mind, though, that I'm still just learning the basics of this laptop, Other than that, the laptop is great! It's fast, it has a nice HD screen for movies and YouTube videos, it has a virus protection built in (a strong selling point for me), and it's gold color is unique and gorgeous.