Look closely, and you’ll notice the deck around the keyboard is a metallic plastic rather than the gunmetal alloy of the lid, but it feels robust and well fitted to the curved edges and shallow body. One thing the Chromebook CB514-1W has in common with the Spin 513 is that neither looks or feels like a sub-£500 device. We’ll get to how the two compare later, but the CB514-1W on review is weaker in some respects while being slightly stronger in others. The other clear rival is the 4GB version of the Acer Chromebook Spin 513, which uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c processor rather than an Intel chip. There’s a version of the HP Chromebook x360 for the same money but with a slower, older Pentium Silver N6000 CPU. The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i is £30 more expensive but comes with an Intel Core i3-1115G4 processor, a 13.3in screen and a 2-in-1 convertible design. There’s some decent competition at this price point. What’s more, it comes with some features you might not expect, including support for Wi-Fi 6, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a built-in fingerprint reader.Īcer Chromebook CB514-1W review: Price and competition It has a classy chassis, a decent 14in, 1080p screen and one of Intel’s newest 11th-generation Pentium Gold 7505 processors. The Chromebook CB514-1W makes neither mistake. The more expensive models have had better, Full HD 1080p displays but often had weak internals. The cheaper models have suffered from slow, outdated Intel Celeron processors and poor, low-resolution screens. Best Bluetooth headphones 2023: Wireless wonders for every budget

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