I rarely write reviews, unless the product is exceptionally bad, or good enough to warrant one. My experience with this Acer C720 is the latter. This compact little Chromebook is nothing but awesome. I have been using it almost daily ever since I purchased it 4 years and 8 months ago, and it runs just like when I first took out of the box and plug it in. At the time of my purchase this chromebook costs 199, which was still a very decent price.
The highlights still remain true after almost 5 years of regular usage:
Fast Reboot
Light Weight (of course)
Fast for web browsing (have 10+ tabs open with youtube videos playing)
Long battery life ( 8+ hours for browsing, 3-5 for watching Netflix )
Rugged ( It doesn't have aluminum body but not even a crack has been inflicted on my C720)
Fast charge ( It still charges relatively fast)
Low noise ( O' the little fan has been running for a long time)
Decent touch pad ( the paint surface may wear out, but it's still sensitive)
If you just want a personal netbook, not for gaming purpose, C720 still fits the bill even today. I purchased a 2-in-1 Intel i7 quad core laptop a couple months ago, with touch screen, but I still find myself using C720 most of the time. Unless I have to use Windows OS based software, in which case I'd rather prefer a desktop with dual monitor. So, that's my experience with this gem so far.
| Standing screen display size | 11.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Processor | 1.4 GHz celeron |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3L SDRAM |
| Memory Speed | 1333.00 |
| Hard Drive | 16 GB flash_memory_solid_state |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 128 MB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 8.5 Hours |
