Acer Chromebook AC700

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Pros:

Affordable.
Plenty of ports.
Large hard drive.

Cons:

Saddled with an ugly design.
Finicky touch pad.

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Last revision on August 9, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Affordable
Plenty of ports
Large hard drive
Very fast
Simple to use

Reviewers Didn't Like

Saddled with an ugly design
Finicky touch pad
Short battery life
The Chrome OS is still too limiting, though it's made some strides in a year

Expert reviews and ratings

A $200 laptop is a difficult thing to assess. On one hand, the Acer C7 Chromebook has that shockingly low price tag, on the other, there is weak build quality and a netbook-grade processor. The trade-offs the buyer must be willing to make are not...

By TechSpot on December 13, 2012

The price makes sense, but it's not an assurance of quality. Poor screen viewing angle, limited battery life, no 3G and a not-so-nice keyboard are all flaws that drive the C7's score down. There are better Chromebooks out there, though few...

By Pocket-lint on December 17, 2012

The Acer C7 Chromebook is by far the most impressive and versatile Chrome OS computer we’ve tested, even if it’s not even the most powerful. At just £199, it’s seriously worth considering if all you’re after is a little netbook for browsing Amazon on...

By 5FWD on November 14, 2012

You'd be forgiven for not noticing Chromebooks, cloud-connected laptops that Google promised would revolutionise the way we use our PCs. The idea failed to take off a year ago, and the release of Acer's Chromia AC700 doesn't have much hope...

By TechRadar on April 23, 2012

8.13/10...

By TopTenREVIEWS on December 04, 2012

GoozerNation is recommending the Acer AC700 Chromebook as a nice luxury item for convenient home web browsing, using all Google products from Docs to Music to apps and games and so on. Is it a work machine? No.

By GoozerNation on September 07, 2012

I do think the Chrome OS approach of doing more and more online and in the browser is the future we’ll move towards, for some that may already be the case, but for many it’s still too early.

By LaptopReviews on July 11, 2012

So what does this all boil down to? Well, the Chromebook is a wonderful device, there are limitations, like the fact you can't install seperate software, for example, there's no Java "out of the box" which may have to do with Oracle suing Google...

By Examiner on April 11, 2012

With Google Chrome OS, Google has undertaken a great experiment. Unfortunately, that experiment has been a failure. From the outset Google promised that Google Chrome OS would provide an easy to use platform that was reliable, inexpensive, and...

By PCPer on August 15, 2011