Best Buy has
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-2W-3311) on sale for
$279.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
allenb for finding this deal.
Specs:
- Intel Core i3 10110U Processor (10th Gen)
- 13.5" 2256x1504 2K VertiView IPS Corning Gorilla Glass Touch Display
- 64GB eMMC Storage
- 4GB DDR4 RAM
- Backlit Keyboard
- Lithium-Ion Battery
- Chrome OS
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https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2...A.001.html
Browsing in Chrome is snappy and watching Hulu or YouTube in split screen mode while running other apps is no trouble at all. I do run a volume boost Chrome extension, as the volume is a tad low (because of the speaker placement, the "easel" mode is the loudest and clearest).
The front facing camera is only 720P and under 1MP, so I've just pretended it doesn't exist.
MicroSD is available, but you can't use it for system storage, obviously.
It's been able to run every Android app I've thrown at it, including ones I've side loaded. Linux VMs also run smoothly.
Would I get it for Android gaming? Definitely not, but I've been able to get Steam Link and Moonlight running on it for some remote PC gaming.
EDIT: One last thing to note: Opening it up is super simple. I replaced the thermal paste and was able to drop the temps 10 degrees. The fan runs less, so I've been able to get an extra 30min to an hour of runtime.
Also, the battery is not glued down, so swapping it is a matter of unplugging the old one and plugging in a new one.
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Also, can you pop in a microSD card to increase storage?
TIA
Also, can you pop in a microSD card to increase storage?
TIA
definite micro slot
edit:. I have 4 different Chromebooks and only 1 of them has decent speakers. but even the better one doesn't compare to speakers in my Dell XPS 13
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The 3:2 screen on this is really great and bright, the keyboard's okay, touchpad is pretty good. My main issue was that wake from sleep was relatively slowly compared to other Chromebooks at the same tier or even lower. It could be 5-30 seconds. I'm not sure if it was a Wi-Fi connection issue, but I've had other eMMC Chromebooks that loaded from sleep immediately.
That said, $279 for a web browsing or media consumption (w/ headphones) device is a great price given the form factor and screen. 4gb is absolutely enough for Chrome OS for these purposes.
ex. Not natively complied for x86.
You really do want big processor intels in your chromebooks. At this price you can't go wrong.
The 3:2 screen on this is really great and bright, the keyboard's okay, touchpad is pretty good. My main issue was that wake from sleep was relatively slowly compared to other Chromebooks at the same tier or even lower. It could be 5-30 seconds. I'm not sure if it was a Wi-Fi connection issue, but I've had other eMMC Chromebooks that loaded from sleep immediately.
That said, $279 for a web browsing or media consumption (w/ headphones) device is a great price given the form factor and screen. 4gb is absolutely enough for Chrome OS for these purposes.
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Browsing in Chrome is snappy and watching Hulu or YouTube in split screen mode while running other apps is no trouble at all. I do run a volume boost Chrome extension, as the volume is a tad low (because of the speaker placement, the "easel" mode is the loudest and clearest).
The front facing camera is only 720P and under 1MP, so I've just pretended it doesn't exist.
MicroSD is available, but you can't use it for system storage, obviously.
It's been able to run every Android app I've thrown at it, including ones I've side loaded. Linux VMs also run smoothly.
Would I get it for Android gaming? Definitely not, but I've been able to get Steam Link and Moonlight running on it for some remote PC gaming.
EDIT: One last thing to note: Opening it up is super simple. I replaced the thermal paste and was able to drop the temps 10 degrees. The fan runs less, so I've been able to get an extra 30min to an hour of runtime.
Also, the battery is not glued down, so swapping it is a matter of unplugging the old one and plugging in a new one.
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