This $999 Acer Chromebook Spin 714 Packs Big Premium Upgrades
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2023
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One of Acer's latest Chromebook releases is a higher-end version of their quite-excellent Spin 714. While many consumers may balk at the idea of just about any $1,000 Chromebook, it's clear that Acer is aiming looking to add in some great, additional features to their wining formula in the Spin 714 to take things fully to the premium level. So, the question quickly becomes: is this new Spin 714 truly worth the hefty price tag? Let's dive into the details.
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Lost me at 8GB for $1000 .. need at least 16GB
Love this channel. Not their fault. But I’m skipping this video. I heard 8GB RAM for $1000 and idc what else this laptop can do…that’s just silly Apple level non-sense! Hard pass…
For 1000 dollar I rather buy a MacBook
Lots of people won’t pay that. Acer has a history of slapping some nice discounts on these.
I couldn't agree with you more, 16gb minimum at this price point.
Not on Linux, you don't. As ChromeOS is just a Gentoo spin.
I just bought the 2020 MacBook Air with M1 for $749 and it has a real decent build. It was on sale on Amazon and I decided to buy it right then and there. This is my very first Apple product and I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase. I still like my Asus CX5601 but I wanted a laptop to have as a backup. I bought the Asus after watching your review of it and I couldn't be more pleased with that laptop as well. Thank you for such informative reviews on these Chromebooks. I really appreciate them.
Fantastic video but for $1000 16gb ram would have been a nice touch.
I'm still using a spin 713 the one with the thunderbolt ports. I think I paid around $600 and still use it, no desire to upgrade yet. I have no plans to upgrade yet until a 713 and a steam deck have a baby. That to me would be worth $1,000. A Chromebook with a terabyte of storage, 16 gigs of RAM, a current i5, The integrated graphics card out of a steam deck, quad HD, 400+ nits, with a compartmentalized steam OS pre-installed. Someone needs to make this happen!
Robby & Joe -- This makes me feel even better about recently buying the 2022 version of this (12th Gen i5 / 256GB / 8GB / stylus) for only *_$379.99_*_ refurbished_ from Target!! Turning out to be the perfect upgrade from my AUE-ed Asus C302.
It's also still available on the Acer recertified site for 379.99
@@RyanTheBiv great news - the (2022) Spin 714 is an _excellent_ Chromebook, which already got the early Chromebook Plus features, b/c I'm on the beta channel.
@@RyanTheBivis it still available?
Do you have a link or model number?
I was able to purchase the Acer Spin 714 at BestBuy for $470 during their Black Friday sale. Same hardware config 8GB/256GB but no docked stylus. I'm good with that. No problems with the trackpad, screen is beautiful, keyboard is wonderful. Quickly installed the Linux container and everything works great. I have zero complaints. Given the price I paid, I cannot imagine a nicer Chromebook. Highly recommended, but watch for the sale price opportunities.
Great video! I bought the previous Acer Chromebook Spin 714 with the i5 processor (8gb, 256). It's been great so far and I have had no issues. It's super fast and It was cheaper than this new one obviously; it didn't come with a stylus or fingerprint scanner, but it's awesome. On this new one, the stylus and fingerprint scanner is nice, but I don't see much of a big difference except for the upgrade to i7. Thanks for the video!
thank you for creating this channel and explaining it, the simplest way possible! Ive been looking for a laptop to use for work while travelling and i think chromebook is the wy to go. Ive been using asus vivobook , it was great but my sister is currently using it now. So i need to find a new one since i will travel soon with my mom. Thanks again!
Thanks for the info Robbie! 😃👍🏻💻👊🏻
$1000 not for a Chromebook. Great videos
I have just picked up a 713 spin 2021 10 gen cpu 1.8 gig to ,4 gig turbo ,2 k screen refurbished 229 quid . Perfect for 13.5 screen did not want onr to big . Wanted the 3-2 aspect ratio as much smaller .
Fantastic collection keep it up ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Is the bottom half aluminum? I don't think I could ever pay a thousand bucks for a laptop with a plastic keyboard deck.
I have the spin 714 from last year it's more than enough for me. I bought it along side my gaming rig I built.
Price tag aside, i5 + 16GB Ram sounds like a much better use of manufacturing budget than i7 + 8GB. Feels like the i7 is only for justifying the price tag.
This is what Chromebook Plus is for, by solidifying what should be expected as the bare minimum for a mid-range device; we can actually get high end devices with specs and quality that live up to their price, and everyone gets a better experience across the board. As for this device, 16gb of ram would have been nice to see; hopefully it becomes standard at this price point, and I hope we see less of the omission of an SD card slot (that's a make or break for me, I need that lol.)
I feel like there are a few gimmicks that a few people use that chromebooks don't really need such as a stylus with a chromebook. The best implementation is either done with a tablet or the samsung note and last i checked the note was discontinued, now back to the tablet a laptop is just not a tablet just make a better android tablet that's equivalent to the ipad, As for the 360 hinge again really a few people are going to flip the device and use it in that form factor, just make a good or better laptop stop the gimmicks. Save people the money and improve on it back to back.
this changed my mind so fast. I was completely ready to move this to the #1 spot and push the Dragonfly Pro down, but yiiiiiikes....
Since dragonfly is mentioned, I think my 32/512 12th-i7 elite dragonfly still have no contest with dragonfly pro included. But one pain is HP is not selling that wireless rechargeable stylus. I bought the silver one for x2, it works but won't attach properly, seems the mags are configured differebtly.
Robbie what device do you use to edit these videos?
consideration has already been made. big No for this cost
I still cant find this version on the Best Buy website. Hopefully they will update the 714 with 16gb of ram and UWB.
Speakers on the 713 are terrible, 714 may be slightly better but still crap. 8GBs of RAM for 1000 bucks is laughable. Upgrade a Framework to 64GBs for a couple hundred bucks more and you can fix/upgrade it indefinitely. You should be pushing the Framework approach more often at this price point.
does the framework chromebook have a AUE date?
Ehh the Framework has different trade offs. No touch or pen support. Uses an older chip. Uses DDR4 RAM which is slower and more power hungry. Has a plastic bezel. It’s not a convertible. If your fine those trade-offs then yeah it’s fine
Thank You.
How powerful Chromebook can I buy with no fan noise. What model and make is that ??
I’m having this same trackpad issue on my 714. Second unit still same issue. Super bummed. I really like it otherwise. Anyone else having this issue with this or the 714?
I still prefer my 713, which was basically the same as this 714 but $400 dollars cheaper at launch. You didn't mention if this has a 120 hertz screen. Not having 16mb of ram is ridiculous and it should have a 4K or Oled screen.
From Acer's website: 14" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 16:10 IPS 60 Hz Touchscreen. Terrible specs. The ask price of $999 is crazy.
Is there a version of this Chromebook with 16 GB of RAM?
Despite all the 'Chromebooks can edit videos' comments on the web, I'm still struggling to make a simple video production of a short video dropped in Google Photos. Many online editors don't even link directly with Google Photos or let you import from there. Google photos itself doesn't have an edit option, despite online saying it does. What are you using to make your UA-cam videos, assuming you're using a Chromebook, please?
I'm not too excited by this device, but in the future I do hope that manufacturers continue to produce higher-tier Chromebooks; especially when Meteor Lake and Strix Point come out.
Integrated graphics are starting to get pretty decent, and I'm so eager for the day we see these in Chromebooks and native gaming will actually be possible; especially after the dGPU projects got canned. Borealis recently entered the Stable channel too, so I'm hoping by this time next year we'll have an actual Steam experience on a Chromebook.
Starting to? Must be an Intel fanboy. AMD has had decent integrated graphics for years.
8gb is not reasonable for that price point. But if it goes on sale, not bad I do hope the HP dragonfly pro goes to Best Buy like you said.
I have an Acer Spin 513 Chromebook with the Kompanio 1380 arm processor with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB, and now its running Chrome OS 64-bit with Android 11 it has impressive performance. It was also £100 off the normal retail price, and hence also excellent value for money. I have always been interested in the Acer Spin 714 Chromebook, but I wouldn't buy any Intel core i7 Chromebook without 16 GB RAM. I have noticed that Acer high end Chromebooks have recently been topping out at 8 GB RAM which for me makes these devices poor value for money and doesn't stack up with the value they seem to offer at the low to mid-range Chromebook level. I hope Acer sought themselves out otherwise they will have one less customer.
Is the ram soldering in?
Yes
Honestly i find the concept of the ChromeBooks very interesting... but for that price i just don't know, i would rather buy a Macbook air that i find often brand new at that price range... (At least where i live) So if anyone could make an argument for debate sake why this would be better i would like to know...
2560x1600 is MASSIVELY better than 1920x1200 when doing document work with stylus, especially with fine detail documents. The only thing that comes close is Samsung Chromebook (4K). This Enterprise version is the only recent Chromebook with this PPI, with garaged stylus ^_^
I hope they fixed the speakers because I have the 714 and they're terrible
Still rocking the 713 going strong 💪
I bought this recently i5 with 16GB and a stylus for 800€.
I've always had good experiences with Acer laptops but $1000 for a Chromebook is a big ask and I don't see where this 714 is at a point where it achieves that asking price level. I'd consider it around the $699-$749 range
So sad that Dragonfly Pro Chromebook isn't a convertible.
16Gb would have been a no-brainer winner.
Does it support all games and software like windows laptop and it is similar to have ssds and fan less ?
Robbie, for a thousand bucks that touchscreen had damn well better be sensitive to every touch without jabbing it. And as others have pointed out, 8 GB of RAM for a grand? Ridiculous. We just picked up the 516 GE with 16 GB of RAM for $600 on Amazon. And the i5 is plenty fast. I don't know what manufacturers are thinking with their inconsistent pricing and specs. Take a user who isn't familiar with all of the issues like dim vs bright screens and inconsistent specs/pricing/model numbers, and it's no wonder that a lot of people are in a state of total confusion when it comes to choosing a Chromebook.
And the standard that these devices should be compared to vis-a-vis the keyboard, trackpad, and internals are devices like the Pixelbook Go. I've been using one for the past two years, and if there were anything out there with comparable specs at a similar price point, we would pick it up in a heartbeat.
You even mentioned the Pixelbook Go's speakers. Well, it was released FIVE years ago, and it still blows away many, if not most, of the new devices.
Shane on me! Made another attempt at using Chrome OS by getting a Chrome box.. Chrome OS is like lipstick on a pig.
AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS...
Google still can't figure out a simple way to allow consumers to use their keyboards and mice like they can with a PC.
Such a shame because it's such a great operating system. .
Yet another example of something that Google just doesn't give a s*** about, but acts like they do
Who is this machine supposed to be for?
Me, I want this machine. I want a premium, 13th gen intel chromebook with 16gb ram. I use chromebooks as my daily machines for software development, I basically see chrome OS as a polished, supported linux distro. My current chromebook is an i5 pixelbook go with 16gb ram which I also paid $999 for back in 2018. Finally now were seeing really decent replacements for it.
@@Mantenner Get the HP Dragonfly chromebook instead of this. Trust me.
@@BlueBackflip I have thought about it but heard mixed things about battery life, also only a 12th gen i5. I am considering the acer 515 chromebook plus (the new one coming out) with 16gb ram and the 13th gen i7.
I have the Acer Chromebook ge 516 gaming focused chromebook and I actually think that is better than this especially on price I managed to pick up a store return for £470 here in the UK i5 8gb ram it's such a good laptop for work and play screen is amazing just disappointed it's not touch screen that's all really.
Anybody else wonder what's going through a camera's mind when it's staring into the lens of another? 🤔
8G is just an entery level,and with a 13th gen i7? Weird
This is going to be a weird take but at $999 with the dragonfly series out there. I expect some decent packaging like HP presents or even how samsung did with the original galaxy chromebook. This just ain't it Acer. Maybe 2 or 3 years ago. But not at this price and not with dragonflys with 16GB of ram out there.
$649 Right Now, on Amazon (Today)(5/12/24)
can some help please i have the gaming acer chromebook 516 ge and i purchased a gaming mouse a logitech g305 the problem is i cant use logitechs g hub for additional mouse settings because the only download available is for windows or mac os? please help
How about $500 for Best Buy Black Friday.....
I see comments on here balking at the cost of $1000. These are likely the same people who justify the purchase of a $1000 iPad.
close. you can get a solid refurbed macbook air for 1,000
8gb is really not good enough, even for a 500$ laptop, especially that Chromebooks do not have sodimm slots
Almost as good as my Pixelbook....
$999 for a Chromebook? Dream on!
The HP dragonfly pro will far outperform this due to its 16gb of RAM
I won't use any pen that lack the wacom/samsung style cursor/hover, they are so annoying
Why would anyone buy a chromebook @ $1000 where the cheapest MacBook Air is $750 on Amazon?
I have the Dragonfly Pro and the last gen of this Acer. The Acer speakers suck beyond belief. Not loud at all and they sound like crap. I sent it back to get it repaired because the speakers cut out all the time. Even after being "repaired" they still suck. The HP one is so much better than this one..
No reason any chromebook should be this price.
Hehe commented before a lot of people.First one to comment!!!
At this pricepoint, i would buy a real computer xD
8 GB of RAM is lauguable. Let's hope LPCAMM picks up soon, so we can do away with this soldered on RAM nonsense.
Unfortunately this is just a massive NOPE. Seriously Acer? 8gb of RAM? You gotta be kidding me. There's nothing about his Chromebook that says $1000 without having the single most important feature for improved performance. The RAM! Would have better to have put in an Intel i5 with 16gb RAM. And that track pad!!! Thank you for saying you would simply return it. YES! Honestly, with all the speaker buzzing, Bluetooth issues, faulty keyboards and more this is just another Acer fail. The best Acer Chromebook IMO is the 2020 713 which had zero issues and is still an absolute beast.
$1000 for a stowable stylus? I'll pass, thank you.
8gb ram/ 256 ssd? $999??? Pass!
You lost me at 8GB of ram.
you can buy a better windows one for cheaper so i don't see why anyone would buy this
$1K for a 8GB Chromebook 😅😅😅😅
We don't get Plus or Premiun in South Africa. Typical crap service from Acer, Asus, Lenovo and HP.
DO NOT BUY AN ACER - MY CHROMEBOOK BROKE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE - STEER CLEAR FROM THE COMPANY
yup, for $1,000 you can get a high quality refurbished macbook air, so pass on this.