Acer AC700-1099 Review
Posted by hotstubb on August 18, 2011
I got a chromebook a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. The hardware isn’t high end and it won’t quite replace a traditional PC just yet, but the only thing I’ve used my desktop computer for is being able to adjust certain formatting and printing settings on documents. The computer I already have will always be able to fill in the gaps for the increasingly rare moments when I happen to need a function this one can’t provide.
I’ve read several reviews asking why you’d pay $50-$100 more for a system that only works online; I’ve been thinking for the past couple of years that I’d gladly pay more than that if I could just get rid of all the programs slowing down my Chrome browser. While I wouldn’t mind offline apps (at least docs and gmail), I haven’t missed that functionality yet and my phone can always fill in if there’s an emergency. The speed, ease of use, and constant upgrades make the chromebook well worth the money. When I first got the Chromebook, I was unimpressed. Pages crashed constantly, it didn’t really have much in the way of processing except for Google docs (something called scratchpad, which essentially allowed you to take little notes down), Flash was barely functional, and I couldn’t help but wonder why a computer that does the internet and only the internet wouldn’t be able to at least run quickly.
I took a twelve day trip out of the country, and when I came back, all these problems were fixed. I haven’t had a single page crash, scratchpad has been synced to Google docs and works wonderfully offline now, flash is still not perfect but always at least functions, and the whole thing seems to be moving a lot faster. I think Google has kept its promise about the constantly improving system, because I’ve noticed large improvements.
There are some things to note about Chrome OS. First and foremost, yeah, it doesn’t run programs. If you are a photographer, work heavily in technology, or a video-game player, then this isn’t the computer for you. If you want to cut yourself off from distractions (I personally wanted to keep off the video-games while I’m in college), then this computer is wonderful. To add to the focus aspect of this computer, I recommend the app StayFocusd, which you can get for free from the app store and which allows you to ration and/or entirely block superfluous internet use. The App store is surprisingly good in general, and I suspect that it will only get better. Personally, I’m an aspiring writer going through a pretty rigorous education, so a streamlined, useful tool like this is perfect for me.
A lot of people criticize the Chromebooks because computers with similar/slightly more expensive pricing can do the exact same things. They’re missing the point. This computer is about doing the things you need to do really well, not about doing all sorts of things decently. Sometimes less is more. That said, if it doesn’t have what you don’t need (i.e. programs) then I don’t recommend it. Also, it can’t charge iPods and that would be a drag, but I recently lost my iPod and honestly, with Google music (which really is amazing), I haven’t missed it. If you treat your iPod like an appendage dangling from your ears, you might find that troublesome.
Worth noting: Out of all the companies on earth, I would put Google as the most likely to take over the world. It’s worth getting on their good side.
Hardware-wise, The touch-pad is functional and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, the caps lock key was always useless, and it doesn’t take much time to get used to the slightly different key placement. The screen is wonderful and the speakers are surprisingly good for the thing’s size. Speaking of size, the Acer Chromebook strikes the perfect balance between laptop and netbook.
In summary:
Always improving software,
Streamlined, less-is-more kind of product,
useful app store,
decent hardware
I would take this over any other computer.
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