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Chromebook vs Acer Aspire V3-772G vs Acer Swift 3 SF314-51-39NE

Specs

Weight

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RAM

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CPU

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Storage

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GPU

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Ports

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Display

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Wireless

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Webcam

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Aspect Ratio

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Release date

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Trackpoint

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Card Reader

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Screen size

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Screen resolution

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Weight

7.05 lbs

RAM

8GB / 16GB

CPU

2.6 GHz i5-4210M / 2.3 GHZ i7-4712MQ

Storage

1TB HDD or 120GB / 256GB SSD

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Ports

2xUSB3 & 2xUSB 2.0 & VGA

Display

17.3 in 1920x1080

Wireless

802.11 a/b/g/n & Bluetooth 4.0

Webcam

720p

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Release date

July 2013

Trackpoint

No

Card Reader

Yes

Screen size

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Screen resolution

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Weight

3.36 lbs

RAM

4GB

CPU

7th gen i3

Storage

128GB SSD

GPU

Embedded

Ports

2x USB 3.0 slots, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C gen 1, HDMI

Display

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Wireless

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Webcam

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Aspect Ratio

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Release date

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Trackpoint

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Card Reader

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Screen size

14''

Screen resolution

1080p

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Easy to use

If you can use the Chrome browser, you can probably use the OS as well. Chromebooks were designed for pretty much just browsing the internet, checking emails etc.
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Pro
 Low price

Chromebooks are very affordable, some even go as low as $200-300.
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Pro
 User friendly

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 Secure

Chrome OS has a built-in anti-virus(and malware) protection. It gets updated often.
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Con
 Perhaps too simple

Odds are, this is is a non issue, but occasionally the people I have recommended chromebooks to have been frustrated when they have wanted to do something a little more complicated than what I expected them to want to do.
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Pro
 Big keyboard

It's not one of those usual laptop keyboards where a lot of keys are either missing or only accessible via function key. Most of the keys are located where you'd expect them to be and it even has a numpad. Nice little detail: In the lower left, there's actually the Ctrl key, and not one of those Fn keys.
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Pro
 Good performance

There's a decent video card, decent CPU power and more RAM than I've needed yet. There are even some above-average speakers (if you need them), compared to other laptops.
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Pro
 Wide screen

1920 x 1080 pixels provide quite some space.
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Con
 Pre-installed software

When ordered with a Windows OS, there is a LOT of pre-installed software, most of which unwanted.
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Pro
 Great build quality

For an entry model, the Acer Swift 3 has great build quality. The chassis is solid and there's absolutely no bending in either the chassis or the hood. The outer case is built from aluminum and the inner chassis is made of plastic.
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 Great trackpad

The trackpad is a bit larger than average and feels great to the touch, albeit a bit rougher than most trackpads out there. It performs really well with standard swipes, taps, and gestures and has no stuttering or jumpiness.
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Pro
 Decent keyboard

The keys have a slightly concave shape and a soft finishing which makes them feel great to touch and they also provide pretty good feedback.
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Pro
 Portable

The Swift 3 is a pretty light and compact laptop. It weight around 3.35 lbs and is 0.7″ thick. The screen size is 14" which is well within the small category as far as laptop screens go.
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 Good performance for the price

The Swift 3 performs quite well for the price and laptop class it belongs to. Everyday tasks are handled without problem, multitasking is not a problem neither, and it can also play some lightweight games (DoTA, LoL, Team Fortress 2) at decent framerates as well as some more demanding software such as Photoshop and Mathlab without overheating the hardware or lagging.
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 Upgradeable storage

Unfortunately the CPU and RAM are soldered on the motherboard so they can't be upgraded, however the storage is not and can be easily swapped and upgraded if one needs to do so.
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 Good battery life

The Swift 3 can get a good 10 hours of use (sometimes even more) with simple tasks such as web browsing or watching videos. This is true for both the models with i3 and i5 CPUs.
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Con
 Comes with some bloatware

The Swift 3 comes with some bloatware out of the box which may influence performance, especially if you are using a model with 4GB RAM.
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Con
 Fairly noisy

The Acer Swift 3 has two small fans which sit on the CPU and GPU. Unfortunately they are rather agressive and start spinning even at low temperatures. Even something as simple as opening a browser will prompt both fans to start spinning quite fast. If you also keep in mind that both these fans have a fairly high pitched hum, then it's soon clear that this laptop is not the quietest on the market.
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