Acer Chromebook 14 (2018) vs Samsung Chromebook Plus V2

While the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) makes for a passable Chromebook for its asking price, the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US simply doesn't make the cut and should be avoided by most people. In both cases, however, you might want to look at some better alternatives at the $400 budget range.

If you nevertheless want to learn more about the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) and the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US, however, we wrote a short summary of what we know about them:

The reviewers at Expert Reviews have featured the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) in their Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431 (2018) review: A competent budget laptop – if you can cope with Chrome OS roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

As for the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Android Central, CNET, Android Authority, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) vs. Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) most impressed the reviewers at Expert Reviews, who gave it a score of 6, whereas the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US did best in its Gadget Review review - it scored 9 points.

Finally, we compared them to other Chromebooks and found that the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE520QAB-K03US, on average, got reviewed considerably better than most of its competitors - it earned a review average of 8.0 points, compared to the 7.0 out of 10 overall rating of Chromebooks in general, whereas the Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C9W7 (2018) performed worse than the majority of its competitors, with an average of only 6.0.