Design
The plastic Chromebook 15 feels pretty sturdy - like give-it-to-your-kid-sturdy - and it's covered with a woven texture for a better grip. On the top left of the laptop's white back is a Chrome logo, bose soundlink power adapter while a silver Acer logo sits below that. The system comes in white or black; the white model looks sleeker but the black version looks like it will stain less easily.Under the lid is the Chromebook 15's black island-style keyboard on a white deck flanked by two large speakers. A generously sized touchpad sits below it, centered to the G and H keys. Facing the keyboard is a 15.6-inch display with anti-glare coating, and a 720p webcam above it. acer aspire switch 10 charger the Chromebook 15 is larger and thicker than the 13-inch Toshiba Chromebook 2 (12.6 x 8.4 x 0.76 inches), the 13-inch Samsung Chromebook 2 (12.72 x 8.80 x 0.65 inches) and the 14-inch HP Chromebook 14 (13.56 x 9.44 x 0.81 inches).At 4.4 pounds, the Chromebook 15 is also significantly heavier than the 2.95-pound Toshiba, the 3-pound Samsung and the 4-pound HP. This is a laptop that's best for home use rather than travel, but 4.4 pounds is fairly light for a 15-inch system.
Features
larger chassis was a wider port selection. I was a little let down to discover that the Chromebook 15 has the same basic ports as other, smaller models. On the right are an SD card slot, a USB 2.0 port, Asus batteries and a Kensington lock slot. On the left are the power connector, an HDMI output, a USB 3.0 port, and a headset jack. Above the display is an HD webcam. Inside, the device boasts 802.11ac Wi-Fi, but enhances both the speed and quality of the connection with a dual-band MIMO setup. Bluetooth 4.0 is also built in.32GB of solid-state memory. That's not much, despite being twice the 16GB usually allotted to Chrome-OS-based laptops. (There is also a 16GB model available for $299.) Google encourages cloud storage by MSI batteries offering you a free 100GB of additional Google Drive storage (good for 24 months) with purchase of the laptop. This makes a lot of sense, given that Chrome relies on Web-connected apps like Google Drive and its suite of free office apps (Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides) for productivity work, and uses apps and extensions from the Chrome Store instead of traditional local software. To sweeten the deal, Google also offers a 60-day trial of Google Play Music All Access and an offer for 12 GoGo Inflight wireless passes (available for U.S. Domestic flights only). Acer covers the system with a one-year warranty.
Display
Although the Chromebook 15's 1080p screen is plenty large, it doesn't offer a great picture. Watching movies and TV shows was underwhelming. When viewing the HD trailer for The Avengers Age of Ultron, surface pro 3 adapter Captain America's shield looked clear, but the blue sky and orange flames looked muted.Viewing angles were fairly decent, with image quality degrading slightly when I moved beyond 45 degrees. Despite its anti-glare coating, the screen still reflected some overhead lights during a dark scene in the Avengers trailer, making it hard to see.Notching 228 nits on our brightness meter, the Chromebook 15 is dimmer than the average mainstream laptop (251 nits) and the Toshiba Chromebook 2 (339 nits), vgp ac10v10 adapter for vaio but brighter than the Samsung Chromebook 2 (214 nits) and the HP Chromebook 14 (209 nits).Based on our colorimeter readings, the Chromebook 15 can display just 58.1 percent of the sRGB color gamut. That's much lower than the average mainstream notebook's 82.8 percent, the HP Chromebook 14's 61 percent and the Toshiba Chromebook 2's impressive 98.5 percent. The Samsung Chromebook 2 notched a poorer 57 percent.
Keyboard and Touchpad
I didn't have much trouble chatting with my friends or firing out emails with the Chromebook 15. Its island-style black keys with white lettering are amply spaced and comfortable to type on. With a depth of 1.3 mm, hp envy x2 power adapter the Chromebook 15's keys are shallower than the HP Chromebook 14's 1.5 mm, but it offers more travel than the Toshiba Chromebook 2 (1.2 mm) and the Samsung Chromebook 2 (1.1 mm). On the KeyHero typing test, I scored an average of 105.18 words per minute with 96.8 percent accuracy, slightly less than my desktop average (113.40 wpm; 98.5 percent accuracy). Like on other Chromebooks, the top row has keys for functions such as back, forward, refresh, full screen, window switcher, brightness, volume and power. As a lover of keyboard shortcuts, though, I missed the Home, Page Up, Page Down, Delete keys that you get on most Windows keyboards.While the Chromebook 15's sony sgpt111gb s charger keyboard itself works well, it was somewhat uncomfortable to use the laptop when it was placed on a table. I had to reach across the sizable deck below the keyboard to type, which caused strain on my wrists over time
Performance
The Chromebook 15 is outfitted with a Acer Chromebook 15 (CB5-571-C09S) : Lid 1.6GHz Intel Celeron 3205U lenovo m72e power adapter processor, paired with 4GB of RAM. It's the same processor Acer offers in its smaller-model Chromebooks and similar to those seen in budget-friendly Windows systems, like the HP Stream 13 (13-c020nr)$229.99 at HP and the Dell Inspiron 15 Non-Touch (3531)$299.99 at Dell. In a Windows laptop, this low-level processor will feel slow and sluggish, but Chrome shifts a lot of the work to the cloud, allowing Chromebooks to offer pretty good performance in Web browsing, media streaming, and app use. Now, the one possible drawback of this particular model is that the larger size may make some users more aware of the (perceived) limitations of the Chrome OS,acer s3 battery but the overall performance isn't noticeably different than most smaller Chromebooks.We can't run our standard test software on Chromebooks, so we don't have the usual results to compare and contrast, but the Chromebook 15 is reasonably nimble while browsing the Web and streaming media. As with most Chromebooks, the weakest aspect of performance is multitasking. Once you have nine or 10 browsing tabs open, the performance slows considerably, hp envy x2 charger and in some uses¡ªlike taking on multiple video streams in Google Hangouts¡ªyou'll really feel the pinch. By and large, however, these problems are common to all Chromebooks. It should be noted that the positives remain, like 6-second boot time and 5-second wake time.The one area where I expected the larger Chromebook to outshine its competitors was in battery life, due to the chassis having room for a larger battery. Lasting 8 hours 40 minutes in our battery rundown test, the Chromebook 15 does last longer than some models, like the HP Chromebook 11 (Verizon LTE) (5:31) or the Toshiba CB35-B3340 (7:04), and it's hours longer than the HP Chromebook 14 (3:36). It's not the longest lasting, however, as the Asus C300 (10:42) topped it by a full two hours.
Battery Life
Although you're not likely to lug the Chromebook 15 around a lot, its four-cell 48-Whr battery will last you more than the workday if you need to take it out with you.Clocking 9 hours and 1 minute on Laptop Mag's battery test, which involves akku lenovo g50 70 Web surfing over Wi-Fi with the display set at 100 nits, the Chromebook 15 beat the mainstream notebook average (6:12), the Toshiba (7:49) and the HP (7:57). It fell slightly short of the Samsung, which notched 9 hours and 34 minutes.
Bottom Line
If you're looking for a simple laptop that works well, and don't need to carry it everywhere, the Acer Chromebook 15 is a solid investment. Its large display is good for Web surfing and working on spreadsheets, and its speedy performance makes it a dependable device for productivity. The loud speakers and long-lasting battery are other pluses. I just wish the screen lenovo z500 akku were brighter and more colorful. Although it has a 13-inch smaller screen and isn't as fast, we prefer the Toshiba Chromebook 2 ($329) because its IPS display is richer.There are also good Windows laptops that you can buy for less than the Chromebook 15. For instance, the HP Stream 13 offers smooth Windows 8 performance in a colorful design for just $217, yoga 3 pro power adapter offering access to a lot more apps. However, the HP lasted 2.5 hours less on a charge. You could also pick up a Celeron-powered Dell Inspiron 15 with a 320GB hard drive for $310. But if you prefer the simplicity of the Chrome OS married with a big display, the Acer Chromebook 15 offers plenty for your money.
Conclusion
The Acer Chromebook 15 (CB5-571-C09S) may be the largest model ever, but when you boil it down, that's really all it has to offer. Otherwise, it offers a standard Chromebook experience, just with a larger display and chassis. If you've been feeling cramped by the small size of most models, then perhaps this is the system for you. For most shoppers, however, I'd recommend looking at dell m3800 power adapter other Chromebooks with unique features, as there are plenty of systems in this price range that offer more compelling takes on the basic Chromebook, like the Toshiba CB35-B3340 Chromebook 2, which has a 13-inch full HD display and Skullcandy audio, or the Editors' Choice HP Chromebook 11 (Verizon LTE), which offers more mobility, thanks to wireless data.