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Manufacturer: Acer Part number: CNET-acer-c7-chromebook
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- Bottom Line:
- At $199, the Acer C7 is an attractive proposition for anyone looking for a supercheap portable laptop, but the Chrome OS and short battery life mean you'll have to accept a lot of compromises.
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CNET editors' review
Acer C7 Chromebook price range: $199.00 - $263.95
- Reviewed by: Scott Stein
- Reviewed on: 11/20/2012
The good: The Acer C7 Chromebook's very affordable price is its best asset, plus it's got plenty of ports and a large hard drive. It boots up quickly and is simple to use.
The bad: Saddled with an ugly design, finicky touch pad, and short battery life, this feels like a far cry even from most budget laptops. The Chrome OS is still too limiting, though it's made some strides in a year.
The bottom line: At $199, the Acer C7 is an attractive proposition for anyone looking for a supercheap portable laptop, but the Chrome OS and short battery life mean you'll have to accept a lot of compromises.
User reviews
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Very usable, Inexpensive, Upgradeable Chromebook!
by Itsjus10 on December 2, 2012
Pros: *Price
*Upgradeable (SATA HDD, 2 RAM slots
*User replaceable battery (Samsung does not)
*Ethernet port (Samsung does not)
*3 USB 2.0 ports
*VGA and HDMI out
*SD card slot
*Gloss Screen (Samsung is matte)Cons: *Battery life - But user replaceable ;)
*Weight (heavier than the Samsung)
*Cooling fan (Samsung is fanless)Summary: I originally bought the thin Samsung Chromebook..but returned it a few days later. 16gb of local storage and a washed out matte display wasn't very exciting. I switched ...
Summary: I originally bought the thin Samsung Chromebook..but returned it a few days later. 16gb of local storage and a washed out matte display wasn't very exciting. I switched to the Acer C7 because it offered more usable features for daily use (Ethernet, VGA etc.).
I am also not a "Weight-Weenie" and can handle transporting a 3 pound device without a problem haha!
I put the $50 savings towards a 64GB SSD and a 8GB DDR RAM upgrade. This gave me 10GB of RAM total. I then installed Ubuntu 12.04 Unity (dual booted). Now that Ubuntu is installed..it works like a normal laptop.
I also found that saving movies locally and trying to play them using the Chrome OS was weak. It only played AVI files.
Once Ubuntu was installed.. I was able to play all my movies locally using the VLC video player =D
Hope this helps you determine which Chromebook to purchase.6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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GREAT FOR EDUCATION, GAMES, MUSIC,and COMMUNICATION.
by ptodoroff on December 7, 2012
Pros: Price, 320 G. HD. Camera, Ethernet!!, wireless, everything you need to surf the Internet. Easy to Use!
All for $199 Great PriceCons: NONE That I can Think Of
Summary: GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT PRICE, GREAT TOOL FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND HELP WITH THEIR EDUCATION, AT LEAST GET THEM OFF TO A GOOD START IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU ...
Summary: GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT PRICE, GREAT TOOL FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND HELP WITH THEIR EDUCATION, AT LEAST GET THEM OFF TO A GOOD START IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU ACER & GOOGLE FOR MAKING THIS GREAT PRODUCT At a Reasonable Price. Pete
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Don't buy from Google Play
by abrazilian on December 17, 2012
Pros: The price is awesome, if only it wasn't broken.
Cons: It arrived broken and Google Play customer support was the worst ever.
Summary: Things happen - mine arrived broken. It took me 3 days of phone calls and emails to finally find someone at Google Play customer support that knew how to issue ...
Summary: Things happen - mine arrived broken. It took me 3 days of phone calls and emails to finally find someone at Google Play customer support that knew how to issue a return RMA. Now I am stuck paying 15% restocking fee and shipping costs, just to send them back their broken computer.
4 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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With upgrades - close to an Ultrabook for about $300!
by StarfirePrime on February 14, 2013
Pros: Easily upgradable memory and drive (voids warranty however)
Intel Dual-core Celeron 847, NM70 Intel HD graphics outperforms other low-end CPU
Dual bootable to Linux (ChrUbuntu) with dead simple installation script (google it)
Crisp displayCons: Battery life is shorter than Samsung
No USB 3.0 (needed the HM70 chipset for that)Summary: I needed Ultrabook convenience without the overkill and found it here. I upgraded to 8GB DDR3 Dual Channel memory (for $32) and a 120GB SSD (for $80) and this thing ...
Summary: I needed Ultrabook convenience without the overkill and found it here. I upgraded to 8GB DDR3 Dual Channel memory (for $32) and a 120GB SSD (for $80) and this thing smokes on both ChromeOS and ChrUbuntu. I had no problem upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 and adding the Cinnamon desktop. Office 2010 runs fine with PlayOnLinux and just for fun, I ran WinXP in a VMware box allocating both cores and it ran just fine. I couldn't be happier!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great notebook for the money.
by skwertsdad on February 6, 2013
Pros: Fires up fast.
Plenty of storage.
Great for taking into a wi-fi hotspot and taking care of biz.
Built well for the price.
Good quality LCD screen.
Plenty of USB ports.
VGA port.
Card reader.
HDMI port and others.
Linux compatibility.Cons: Mouse pad takes some getting used to.
Limited to apps.
Can't watch my Quicktime movies.Summary: I am very pleased with the Acer C7. I haven't had a single problem with it so far. It appears that I'm getting 5 hours of battery life ...
Summary: I am very pleased with the Acer C7. I haven't had a single problem with it so far. It appears that I'm getting 5 hours of battery life consistently, which is a tad more than predicted. To me, the lower battery life is a good trade off considering the plusses over the Samsung model.
It's so funny to read all these reviews written by people that act as though they would rather scoop dog poop barehanded than touch an Acer product. They always tout the Samsung Chromebook in what's supposed to be Acer Chromebook reviews. Well...I bought a lower end Samsung phone ($89.00) and it came with a browser that that won't even let you access the account that you are using the phone with. Almost all sites you visit will cause a popup to appear telling you that you don't have the memory to access the site. This is with an 8 gig micro sd card. Brand new and the phone would shut down when you closed the slider. I had to shim the battery with a piece of cardboard to keep that from happening. A minute and a half to send a 50k picture...if it sends the picture at all. I could go on and on. The last thing I want is another low end Samsung item.
So...anyhoo...my advice is that if money is a concern and you want an item that functions very well for the price, buy the Acer C7.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Buy it at a great price
by MikeSpevs on November 21, 2012
Pros: easy to use. if you use chrome or gmail it is worth it. I am a lawyer who knows nothing about programming etc. but find this a very useful machine
Cons: Needs more apps. Battery life is fine except during super-storms I can plug it in at home.
Summary: Buy it you won't regret it if you know what you need.
Summary: Buy it you won't regret it if you know what you need.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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This laptop is amazing
by narn3049 on January 10, 2013
Pros: Web cam
Nice keyboardCons: Switching between windows (if on a flash site) can be slow at times, inability to save gets in the way sometimes, and you should buy an external mouse as the mouse shipped on is hard to get used to.
Summary: I got this laptop as a replacement for my netbook (Dell Mini) and have been pleasantly surprised with the boot time and the speed of the computer-- I go back ...
Summary: I got this laptop as a replacement for my netbook (Dell Mini) and have been pleasantly surprised with the boot time and the speed of the computer-- I go back and forth between both computers to send files and that at times can be a pain. Sometimes switching tabs from different websites (netflix, youtube, flash like sites) takes a bit. The mouse it ships with (trackpad) is a bit hard to use, so if you haven't ventured to a trackpad yet I'd recommend using a USB or Bluetooth mouse (it supports either)
Any site can be viewed--- it's basically a computer, that can't store anything/
Many apps are available for your needs on the PLAY store you can download & integrate right into your Chrome browser.
Nothing really bad with this laptop. Cheap and gets the job done for what I need it for.
Updated on Feb 16, 20131 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Chromebook is not for everybody but it is for me.
by dkenneally1 on May 29, 2013
Pros: No maintenance....ever. There are no programs running on your Chromebook so you never have update anything or worry about downloading malware or viruses.
Cons: Yes, you always have to be connected to the to the net but don't we do that anyway?
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Biggest POS ever
by fulmermike on April 30, 2013
Pros: None that I can think of
Cons: Loses its operating system
Terrible supportSummary: I would not ever buy another Acer product or a product with Google as its primary.
Summary: I would not ever buy another Acer product or a product with Google as its primary.
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Faulty COnstruction, poor support
by richiericardo on April 19, 2013
Pros: light, simple, chrome os
Cons: poor design, bad lcd
Summary: I only got to use my a little. One day opening it the screen cracked. I sent it in for repair. finally got it back and it cracked again the ...
Summary: I only got to use my a little. One day opening it the screen cracked. I sent it in for repair. finally got it back and it cracked again the same way, just opening it. right near the mic port. They wouldn't fix it this time. They want $100 to fix the LCD. I could use it as a doorstop for a similar cost. That's about half the value of the unit.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Acer
- Part number: CNET-acer-c7-chromebook
- Description: Continually updated, always new, the Acer C7 Chromebook keeps getting better and better. It starts in seconds, has virus protection built in, and runs your favorite Google apps plus thousands more. At about an inch thin and 3 lbs. light, this Chromebook goes wherever you go and keeps your files safe and secure in the cloud.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- System Type Chromebook
- OS Provided Google Chrome OS
- Notebook type Budget ,
HD display Processor / Chipset
- CPU Intel,
Celeron - Number of Cores Dual-Core
Memory
- RAM 2 GB
- Technology DDR3 SDRAM
- Form Factor SO DIMM 204-pin
Storage
- Hard Drive 320 GB HDD
- Optical Drive None
Display
- Type 11.6 in
- LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight
- Max Resolution 1366 x 768,
( HD ) - Widescreen Yes
Audio & Video
- Camera Yes
Input
- Type Keyboard,
Touchpad Communications
- Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n
Battery
- Run Time 3.5 hour(s)
AC Adapter
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Connections & Expansion
- Expansion Bays None
- Interfaces 3 x USB 2.0,
HDMI,
VGA,
LAN Software
- Software Included Google Drive (100 GB Cloud Storage)
Miscellaneous
- Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Dimensions & Weight
- Height 1 in
- Weight 3 lbs
Sustainability
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2011) 2.9
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2012) 5.1
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Acer
- Address:
333 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95110 - Phone: 1-800-368-2237
