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

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'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!

It's a little heavy for its size, but a great experience overall. Very bright screen, backlit keyboard, up-firing speakers. The speakers are not as good as my hp 14a, but everything else is superior, especially battery life. Only 20% left? I've still got 3+ hours before it shuts itself off. The Mediatek processor is so much faster than a Celeron N4000 that it's hard to put into words, and Android apps are fantastic on this platform. The trackpad is one of the best I've ever used. I wish I had paid for a touch screen, but only once in a while. I tried using a Microsoft Bluetooth mouse, and it was unreliable, but it turned out to be the mouse, not the Bluetooth chip on the Chromebook. My only problem is that the keyboard has a quirk: The space bar either skips (no space) or doubles (two spaces), regardless of my thumb angle or force when I strike it. I'm sending this unit back to Acer to see if the keyboard can be replaced with one better-made. I've had 4 or 5 other Acer Chromebooks and a couple of low-end Acer Windows notebooks, and this is the first time I've had a keyboard this bad from Acer; usually they're at least competent, if not actually good. External keyboards work just fine. If my keyboard is a fluke, I'll be happy to recommend this as a daily driver Chromebook.

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.

Same issues as others have reported here. Returned after 3 weeks. Had hoped by waiting, issues would have been fixed by acer. However this Chromebook was Manuf 5/22, purchased 9/23 from amazon, not a 3rd party seller. So at 16 months, pretty old stock. Also octa core, 8mb ram chromebook. must be blazing fast.... my current acer chromebook is 7 yrs old. it runs a celeron processor with 4mb memory. There was not an appreciable difference. was surprised to see this runs the 32bit chrome OS, not 64bit, like the 7 yrs old acer. it seems this is down to the processor type. would not have bought it, if this was in the product description it also seems that my 7yr old acer, past end of life, is running a higher feature version of chrome browser than this, as I see features missing from the new acer's chrome browser. the screen [non touch] is bluntly, terrible. colour rendition is way off/orange. the only control you have is to make it more orange... and scrolling, side by side with the old acer, is not as smooth. Tried many diff screen resolutions/zoom etc plus side? light in weight bigger touchpad better screen angles no fans Long battery run time

Awesome battery life. I'm easily getting 17-18 hours of screen-on, normal work day use per charge. Not exactly premium in terms of components and materials, but excellent value - the quality of the components and touch-points (keyboard, touch-pad, etc.) is better than the low price would suggest. This has also become my go-to travel laptop - no fear of loss, theft or damage (low replacement cost), long battery life for times when recharging opportunities are scarce, with entirely satisfactory functionality for basic computing and internet interaction.

This is my 3rd try at getting a new Chromebook. My chomebooks in the past have been fine, with clear screens, but the last 2 I just purchased had blurry/hazy screens with a blue tint that I couldn't get past. One was an HP and one was an Acer. I sent those back and got this third one praying it would have crisp screen that I have been used to in the past with my Chromebooks. The screen is perfect for me on this model. (disclaimer, I'm not a gamer so beware if you are) The computer is fast and this is my first backlit keyboard which comes in handy. Over all, very pleased.

I've had this chromebook since July, and it has been the answer I needed. Lightweight but not tiny, it has the power to run everything I had needed to on it, including streaming. I have also been impressed with the battery life. One of the reasons for this purchase was to get work done or stream and chill with my legs propped up and not under me all day. The battery is so good I don't have to worry about finding a nearby plugin, it will easily last a couple movies. I binged a season of a show without it plugged in. This chromebook has excellent bang for the buck.