Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Series

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 CB514-3H

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Average Score: 78.33% - good

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80% Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 isn’t the definitive Chromebook to go out and buy tomorrow, but then again, that isn’t the point of a £399.99/$399.99 device. It is instead a laptop designed to offer what most people need for a price that most people would be happy to pay, and while it may not excel in any one area, it remains a respectable all-rounder choice. The quad-core Ryzen 3 7320C processor powers it to decent benchmark results and nippy real-world performance for the productivity tasks this laptop is designed for. What’s more, it’s a good-looking laptop with a sleek silver plastic chassis, while it also offers a plentiful port selection for a laptop at this price. The battery life on offer here is decent for a Chromebook, although we have seen better results with the likes of the Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 and the touchscreen Acer Chromebook Spin 514.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%

70% Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review: solidly affordable [VIDEO]
Source: Chrome Unboxed
But let’s face it: you won’t be too mad with any Chromebook Plus purchase at this point. And that’s the point, right? I can’t say the 514 does anything exceptionally better than the competition, so it really comes down to what’s available at the time of purchase, what the prices are, and where you shop. Being available only at Costco clearly makes this one a bit less popular, but as I’ve said with all these Chromebook Plus models; if you pick one up, I think you’ll like it.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/05/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%

80% Acer Chromebook Plus 514 review: A better class of budget Chromebook for business use
Source: It Pro
The Acer Chromebook Spin 714 is arguably the best Chromebook most of us should buy right now, thanks to its slimline body, practical 2-in-1 design, high-performance spec, and excellent 16:10 screen. But what if your Chromebook budget doesn't stretch to the £699 required per device? Enter the Acer Chromebook Plus 514. One of the first wave of premium Chromebooks bearing Google's new Plus designation, it gives you a screen of the same size with the same resolution, good working ergonomics, and a capable spec based on AMD's new Ryzen 3 7320C CPU, all for less than two-thirds of what you'd need to spend for the Spin 714. You'll have to abandon any hope of a sleek metallic chassis and a super-bright display, but if you're trying to cut your IT costs, you need to make some sacrifices somewhere. With the Acer Chromebook Plus 514, you're making them in mostly the right places.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/13/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Acer Chromebook Plus 514 review: going beyond the Chromebook basics
Source: T3
A solid, decent performer, with the Chromebook Plus label attached that ensures a certain level of quality. While it can't match the premium-level Chromebooks out there, the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 offers great value for money for office work and student use.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/05/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review
Source: Techtesters
Zoals gezegd waren de verwachtingen van een sub 500 euro laptop vooraf bescheiden, zeg maar gerust laag. Na een maand gebruik ben ik echter positief verrast door de totale ervaring met de Chromebook Plus 514. Als ik hem pak lijkt hij altijd nog genoeg accuduur over te hebben om mijn werk mee te doen, je krijgt wat extra pixels wat (school)werk heel duidelijk ten goede komt, plus je kan er comfortabel uren op tikken. De voornaamste nadelen zijn de beperkingen van het scherm op gebied van kleur en helderheid en het relatief basic touchpad. Twee zaken die je op dit prijspunt eigenlijk niet beter kan verwachten en ook niet beter zal vinden, maar wel twee hele duidelijke argumenten waarom je, indien je het budget hebt, meer uit zou willen geven als het even kan. Wil of kan je niet honderden euros meer uitgeven en kan jij met ChromeOS uit de voeten dan denk ik dat Acer met de Chromebook Plus 514 een hele leuke laptop neerzet.
Positive: Decent autonomy; good price; beautiful design. Negative: Poor display; mediocre touchpad.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/23/2024

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Acer Chromebook Plus 514 im Praxis-Test: Wie versprochen?
Source: Computerbild DE→EN
Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; fast SSD storage. Negative: Dark display; small storage; relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/19/2023

80% Análisis: Acer Chromebook Plus 514 review en español
Source: Geektopia ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/08/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%

Mi Experiencia Con El Portátil Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Tras Un Mes De Uso
Source: Tuexperto ES→EN
Positive: Decent performance; affordable price; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/22/2023

80% Test de l’Acer Chromebook Plus 514 : la nouvelle vague de Chrome OS
Source: Frandroid FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/25/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%

Acer Chromebook Plus 514-4HT

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Average Score: 79.5% - good

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78% Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Review: Getting Work Done for Less
Source: CNet
Just about all the Acer Chromebooks -- from basic to premium -- I've tested over the years are recommendable, and the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-4H/T) is no different. It meets all the requirements to be stamped as a Chromebook Plus model, and it delivers good performance and even better battery life. It has a respectably bright display with a matte finish to limit glare. And it has more storage than you'd typically find at its $350 starting price. It's a simple, sturdy Chromebook for school, work or home. And, once again, it's easy to recommend.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/19/2024
Rating: Total score: 78%

Foreign Reviews

81% Handliches Office-Chromebook mit guter Laufzeit
Source: Basic Tutorials DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/06/2024
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%

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Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

AMD Radeon 610M: Integrated graphics card in the Ryzen 7020 mobile series APUs based on the RDNA2 architecture with 2 CUs (= 128 shaders) and a clock speed of up to 1.9 GHz.

Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020):

R3 7320C: Mobile Quad-Core APU using four Zen 2 cores clocked at 2.4 to 4.1 GHz and SMT (8 threads). Chromebook version of the Ryzen 5 7320U with identical specifications.

Intel Alder Lake-N:

i3-N305: Alder Lake-N based mobile CPU with 8 efficient cores (Gracemont) with up to 3.8 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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78.63%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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