Acer C720 Chromebook Delivers Fast Ubuntu Performance

[JS987]

This device is just big and heavy toy if doesn't have at least 4 GB RAM and 120 GB SATA SSD or 1 TB HDD.

[devius]

2 cm? ... That was okay in a laptop sold in 1993.

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2 cm is alright for a high-powered gaming laptop with optical disc drive.
But its way too thick for a chromebook.

You have no idea how much 2cm is do you? Either that, or you're talking about tablets, not laptops.

Or you're just being sarcastic

[uid313]

It has 16GB SSD. And what you expect is delivered by apple for the according price. IMHO sexy is the last I expect from a device - sexy is a term reserved for womans.
And who cares if a device is slim if it is not thicker than 2 cm? The weight matters, but that is also only 1.3 kg...

I don't think a chromebook should have any mechanical hard disk drives.

2 cm? That is huge fat thick!
That was okay in a laptop sold in 1993.

It gets too big, too bulky, too inconvenient.

2 cm is alright for a high-powered gaming laptop with optical disc drive.
But its way too thick for a chromebook.

[tomtomme]

Too bad its 100 mbit/s, not 1000 mbit/s Ethernet.
Too bad it has big bulky legacy VGA port.

The build quality looks rather unimpressive too.
And no SSD?

Really, it feels they just took a shit laptop and put Chrome OS on it and called it a Chromebook.

A chromebook is supposed to be thin, slim, light and sexy.

It has 16GB SSD. And what you expect is delivered by apple for the according price. IMHO sexy is the last I expect from a device - sexy is a term reserved for womans.
And who cares if a device is slim if it is not thicker than 2 cm? The weight matters, but that is also only 1.3 kg...

[uid313]

Too bad its 100 mbit/s, not 1000 mbit/s Ethernet.
Too bad it has big bulky legacy VGA port.

The build quality looks rather unimpressive too.
And no SSD?

Really, it feels they just took a shit laptop and put Chrome OS on it and called it a Chromebook.

A chromebook is supposed to be thin, slim, light and sexy.

[[Knuckles]]

Nice to see low-end hardware being throughly reviewed and benchmarked, these days it seems that most other sites are bored with these devices, and prefer to all rush to the same top-of-the-line expensive hardware.

Would really like to see some more gaming benchmarks with the latest mesa drivers, especially source games

[tomtomme]

Lol @ $200 chromebook beating $2000 macbook pro

$2000 was the price in 2010. You may get it for less than $1000 now and get more ram, geforce graphics, bigger display etc.
The price difference however still remains impressive, I second you that.

[vivo]

I currently use a Dual Core Atom Asus Eee PC for programming at uni or when on the go. However the lack of performance finally started to piss me off.
I got happy I found a cheap replacement, but then it doesn't have Function keys (F1 - F12), Home, End and Delete. It could use a Windows(Meta) key as well.
Mouse not yet working kills the portable factor as well.

[devius]

Lol @ $200 chromebook beating $2000 macbook pro

[parched]

Yes, ram is soldered so no easy upgrade there. The ssd can be replaced though apparently, $99 for a 128gb on amazon.

I ordered one of these chromebooks earlier in the week, can't wait to get it now seeing these results.

Ps sorry Michael I forgot to use your amazon link, will make sure I do next time.