Acer Chromebook 314

The Acer Chromebook 314 is a return to the principles that made Chromebooks so appealing to many people when they first arrived. You won’t find expensive displays, quad-core processors or touchscreens here, but what you have is a cheap device with excellent battery life that can help kids do their homework, families organise their lives, and pretty much all the basics that most people want most of the time. It’s also lightweight and acts like a proper laptop rather than some weird hybrid. Old-school, with modern aesthetics and performance.

-- As reviewed by TechAdvisor
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Product details

  • Chromebook runs on Chrome OS - An operating system by Google that is built for the way we live today. It updates automatically, boots up in seconds and continues to stay fast over time. (Internet connection is required).Control method:touch
  • All the Google apps you know and love come standard on every Chromebook, which means you can edit, download, and convert Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
  • Get access to more than 2 million Android apps from Google Play to learn and do more.
  • Chromebooks come with built-in storage for offline access to your most important files and an additional 100GB of Google Drive space to ensure that all of your files are backed up automatically.
  • Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Processor (Up to 3.3GHz) | Intel UHD Graphics
  • 14.0" HD (1366 x 768) LED-backlit TFT LCD Corning Gorilla Glass Display with Multi-Touch and USI Stylus Compatible | 4GB LPDDR4X On-Board Memory | 128GB eMMC
  • Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11ax Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology | Bluetooth 5.1 | DTS Audio with Two Built-in Face-Up Stereo Speakers

PROS

+ Simple, clean design
+ excellent battery life
+ Good port selection

CONS

- No touchscreen
- average display
- occasional streaming glitches

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechAdvisor on March 16, 2020
The Acer Chromebook 314 is a return to the principles that made Chromebooks so appealing to many people when they first arrived. You won’t find expensive displays, quad-core processors or touchscreens here, but what you have is a cheap device with excellent battery life that can help kids do their homework, families organise their lives, and pretty much all the basics that most people want most of the time. It’s also lightweight and acts like a proper laptop rather than some weird hybrid. Old-school, with modern aesthetics and performance.
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By TechRadar on June 23, 2021
The Acer Chromebook 314 is a manifestation of what Chromebooks do well: simplicity and reliable performance, backed up by longevity.
90
By TrustedReviews on June 01, 2021
The Acer Chromebook 314 is a great Chromebook for those looking to get online for not much money. The Celeron N4000 and 4GB of DDR4 RAM result in a smooth user experience, the battery life is great, and ChromeOS helps to keep things simple. If you’d like a device that can do a little more, expect to pay a fair bit more.
90