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Nice. Mine had a small smudge on its screen lid that wiped off easily. Otherwise it seems very clean. I ran the diagnostic tests for: battery, ram, and cpu within the settings menu and all of them...
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dont know about wifi printer but it works with wireless fujitsu scansnnap so I would assume printer would be fine
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Out of stock
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My experience is the same except mine has some marks on the top cover. The touchpad is not very good/responsive. Otherwise, it's a good laptop. I wish it was touch though as I mainly use it for media.
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How much time and $ would it take for a noob to get windows on this? And would the drivers get all screwed up most likely?
I have this laptop but I want to sail the high seas and need windows for...
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lol wow. are you one of those bluray snobs then? running around telling poople that netflix 4k isnt real? you must be fun at parties. :lmao::lmao:
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I found this person's guide and it actually worked for me (https://old.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/16kscby/acer_516_ge_does_not_require_a_suzyq_cable_for/). I hope it works for you too.
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I used the battery-disconnect method. After booting the system with the battery disconnected and launching the latest version of the MrChromebox Firmware Utility Script, it detects the presence of...
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Great info. Thank you!
How did you disable the hardware write protect for the 516 GE? I'm trying to find an image for the location of the jumpers to bridge but haven't been able to.
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I’m also running Win 11 using the installation methods from chrultrabook and Coolstar.org. USB-C and audio drivers for Windows are available through a paid driver program: $20 and $10 respectively.
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oh this may be good for Geforce Now gaming
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Can you tell us why?
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I wouldnt suggest a used Ford Fiesta to anyone, but a used Ford GT, hell yes
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I bought this Chromebook last sale and I agree with all your points. The only neg is the battery life, unsurprising.
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lol that's too much work, just buy a normal gaming laptop
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Whenever you see LPDDR(4 or 5) that means "low power" which is 99% of the time soldered ram.
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Need touchscreen for those droid apps. :(
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Technically possible as long as you have the skills, tools and parts. Similarly, someone has successfully upgraded the internal storage of iPad and iPhone.
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Come on man, mercy.
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those Macbooks are $1000+ dollars with top line ARM chipsets yet still wonky compatibility, no shiz sherlock get any intel Macbook and the battery life was also not stellar, just like the performance...
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Fantastic computer for the price. I have both a Lenovo 9i and this and end up using this Chromebook most of the time because it does everything I need it to well and the 120hz screen is a game...
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Acer via eBay has Acer 516 Chromebook (Certified Refurbished, CBG516-1H-53TY) on sale for $299.99 - 9% off automatic discount applied at checkout = $272.99. Shipping is free.
Note: Must add to...
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It's only a standard Type-C port, not Thunderbolt. An eGPU won't work with this, sadly.
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Great deal for a very performant chromebook
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Well, you know the internet. If I said 100% of the time, some know-it-all will come after me with the one oddball motherboard that exists capable of using slotted LPDDR memory.
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Actually I recall someone saying you can un solder the chips, and replace them with a higher capacity. Then again you also need to know where to source compatible lp chips, which is outside of my...
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Not a complaint of your comment or this laptop, but I am always amazed by the fact that new Macbook Pro 14" and 16" have very high screen resolutions (3024x1964 and 3456x2234) with high refresh rates...
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Does anyone know if any of the Chromebook plus software features are specific to new purchases? I think it might be a dumb question since it seems like it’s just a different set of software. I just...
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sunshine/moonlight is a better game streaming than steam remote play. QHD at 120hz is childsplay. i do 4K 240hz over wifi6
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AGP port?
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ah; thanks!
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Just curious, are you getting a second one for another user or for another location or something like that?
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I am not a gamer but want to watch movies on it..how is the video, movie 4K HDR content experience on this? and which Video player is reliable to use , on my old Chromebook, video players i...
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The Linux route maybe better and cheaper than Windows
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the game streaming services all use compressed video. Netflix only need 15Mbps for their 4K videos, GeForce Now only require 45Mbps for their 4K 120hz, etc
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This is a screaming deal for what is (imo) one of the best Chromebooks available right now. Performance is searingly fast; the 1240 CPU handles regular web browsing and YouTube without even getting...
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Why not?
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if u r interested in using chrome this is decent hardware. No u cant install windows, but it does run linux and android apps.
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yes, Im running Windows 11 on mine
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