Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C5FM vs Dell Chromebook 11

99 as tested) as prime choices for budget laptops. While they have attractively low pricing, the majority of top-rated examples have been compact models like the Asus Chromebook Flip($858.01 at Amazon Canada) or the Acer Chromebook R 11($858.01 at Amazon Canada), our recent top picks

It offers fast performance, exceptional battery life, a good keyboard and trackpad, and great build quality for a price under $300. The Dell is the first model that checks all the boxes of a great Chromebook — it’s not perfect in all of them, but it’s very good everywhere and that’s really all a Chromebook needs to be. It does cost slightly more than the Acer, but in return you get a better computer. (And you can actually buy the Dell today: since my review of the Acer went up last year, it’s been very difficult to find the C720 with 4GB of RAM in stock anywhere

The metal body and size no doubt add some weight compared to smaller, plastic Chromebooks, but at just under 3.5 pounds it's still light enough for a daily commute or hauling around campus. Plus, the rounded edges make it easier to slide in and out of a bag. Perhaps because it is so thin, though, the keyboard's keys don't have much travel

When I travel, I don't want to take my 15+ inch screen laptop. My tablet and I never really got along so I wanted a light, fully-functional computer. The Dell Chromebook was the answer. One of the top-rated Chromebooks

I charge it often at levels of 50%, 70%, or 90%. Both laptops get about 9 hrs of battery life if use both at 45% screen brightness. Hopefully this battery can last me for 10 years. I usually keep the display for the Toshiba at 50% screen brightness for videos and 40% for browsing

This is essential since the laptop has been designed for use in schools. The very good battery life also emphasizes this. One battery charge is enough for a day at school or university. The matte screen will not win any awards

The Acer Chromebook 14 has a 14-inch 1080p HD IPS screen, premium-feeling aluminum construction, a quad-core processor, better-than-average system memory and storage, good connectivity, and a sweet $300 price tag to top it off. Its only drawbacks are a lack of SD card expansion and a slightly stiff keyboard. We think this chromebook is close to the ideal for the category, and a viable alternative to a "traditional" Windows or Mac laptop with a $500 or higher price tag. That makes it our new Editors' Choice

It works, but you get what you pay for. Unless you're only using it for youtube and social media I would upgrade. You cant even update chrome os which it does not tell you when you buy it. 2 weeks after I got it I wasn't allowed to update

Video streaming - runs 1080p Youtube videos just fine. I have Chromecast and I've streamed pages with videos from this computer and found that watching videos and surfing the web really hampers the performance, that's another disappointment. Fanless processor - no noise, love it. At first I was disappointed with the performance (coming from a Acer C740), but after a week of only using this chromebook it has grown on me

Snappy performanceSolid build qualityAll-day battery lifeA little heavyScreen could be betterNoisy fansThe Chromebook 11 is the first model that checks off all of the boxesChrome OS has been around for a number of years, but every Chromebook released so far has required that you make some significant compromises when you buy it. That hasn’t stopped me from recommending Chromebooks in the past — I really liked Acer’s C720 last year — but the Dell is on a different level. It offers fast performance, exceptional battery life, a good keyboard and trackpad, and great build quality for a price under $300. The Dell is the first model that checks all the boxes of a great Chromebook — it’s not perfect in all of them, but it’s very good everywhere and that’s really all a Chromebook needs to be