Acer Chromebook 515
Price: £499 from fave.co/3lE7pW8
Larger Chromebooks seem to be making a bit of a comeback recently. While most of the Chrome OS devices you can buy tend to favour small formats, usually built around a 13in display, with many people now using them as a workhorse in the home, a bigger panel can be a real benefit.
Acer has recognised this new trend and its response is the Chromebook 515, complete with a 15.6in display. But, does bigger always mean better?
DESIGN
Those used to the lightweight, compact nature of Chromebooks might be a little taken aback when they first encounter the 515. It’s a large device in this category, with its sizable dimensions making it something of a surfboard when compared to the likes of the HP Chromebook x360 14c, but around the same as the other recent big Chrome OS machine, the Asus Chromebook Flip CX5.
The materials used in the construction do keep the weight to manageable level, with 1.7kg feeling just about comfortable to lug around. Plastic is deployed for the base section, while the majority of the lid is made from metal with
