I saw the Acer Chromebook 14 posted at this price yesterday and found the R11 at the same price.
Although this is a much smaller device and lacks the metal finish of the Acer 14, it has a flippable-touchscreen and already has Google Play Store support.
Specs: 11.6 Inch Screen Intel Celeron N3060 Processor 2 GB RAM Chrome OS Operating System 10 hours Battery Life White 1366 x 768 Resolution 3 Month Warranty
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gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#1
Acer - cold! Chromebook - cold! 2GB ram - cold!
DirtyQwerty to gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#2
Well the deal I mentioned from yesterday was all of those things and was far from cold. You might not be a fan but it's a lot of computer for £99.
UltimatePhoenix to DirtyQwerty
20 Aug 17#37
Which is better in your opinion this or that??
echoes008 to gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#4
Your attitude. Cold
There is nothing wrong with Acer or Chromebooks. 2 GB ram may be slightly underwhelming but still.
Muir to echoes008
19 Aug 17#7
I have a Lenovo N22 with 2GB ram, and it's fine. Yes it's fairly limited in what it can do (vs. PCs), but it is good at doing what it does. Tempted to pick one up for the wife as she has a much more powerful but much heavier Thinkpad tank, and all she uses it for is browsing, Netflix and the odd email.
echoes008 to Muir
19 Aug 17#9
I have a 4gb 32gb version and its superb. Can't fault it. I paid £230 for it and very happy so at this price 2gb version is a steal. My only concern is only 3 months warranty with this one.
Muir to echoes008
19 Aug 17#11
Yes to be fair if this was an Amazon Warehouse Deal used one, it would be a no-brainer. Just not sure about the vendor in terms of what the service will be like if you get a duff one.
andreasuk to echoes008
19 Aug 17#25
It's very underwhelming. 4gb is the absolutely absolute basic requirement.
plewis00 to andreasuk
19 Aug 17#28
Says who? 2GB is fine, even 1GB is usable. Just because you (random uninformed stranger on the internet) says so without any evidence whatsoever?
androoski to andreasuk
19 Aug 17#29
On a Chromebook running ChromeOS?
Mine is 2GB and I've not noticed any problem doing anything with it. That includes using Crouton to run linux.
Pokey to andreasuk
19 Aug 17#33
No, it really isn't, not for a Chromebook. I can't think what you'd be doing with it to need a minimum of 4gb RAM in a Chromebook.
chocobogamer to andreasuk
20 Aug 17#36
On Windows maybe, but on Chrome, nah, unless you have dozens of tabs open actively in use. Which is somewhat unlikely
eayragt to gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#15
Price - hot!
Unless you've got something better for under £100?
andreasuk to eayragt
19 Aug 17#26
Probably there isn't much. It doesn't mean you should waste your money.
Batmobile543 to gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#19
Your last deal - Cold!
Ergates to gorgo2015
19 Aug 17#27
Not really fair to call this cold. Anyway, look at the temp - it speaks for itself.
buckiebull
19 Aug 17#3
what type of HDD is installed on it? was wondering if it could be upgraded
echoes008 to buckiebull
19 Aug 17#5
I am not quite sure is there a need for it? Its a chromebook. Any documents etc that you may want to save is saved in google cloud. To install apps and stuff 32 GB is sufficient. You can even install apps from google play store.
LadyEleanor
19 Aug 17#6
You will miss out on the constant updates, the reboots and prayers needed with this.
echoes008 to LadyEleanor
19 Aug 17#10
my 4gb 32gb version works fine. I bought it after looking at amazon reviews. Haven't regretted it.
m1chaels
19 Aug 17#8
Could one install windows 10 on this?
m1chaels to m1chaels
20 Aug 17#40
Looks like it is possible but unclear if touchscreen is supported - anyone know if these have elan or atmel tochscreen?
Why would you want to, the 2gb of ram and 32g hd would cripple the speed and make auto updates a nightmare.
Don't see the need or point with cheap laptops out there.
tommy.noddy
19 Aug 17#12
Bought my son one of these and he loves it, touchscreen is great while playing games from the google play store, internet browsing using keyboard, very impressed!! This does the work of his redundant hudl and old laptop!!
jameshothothot to tommy.noddy
19 Aug 17#13
any idea of what approximate shares of apps work and don't work?
i mean this seems amazing if it doubles up as a tablet but also a proper computer for emailing etc
Danzelp to jameshothothot
19 Aug 17#14
Everything that's isn't mobile specific will work from the play store.
Example of those that won't IE Pokémon Go as it needs GPS and gyroscope, WhatsApp as it needs a connected SIM and phone number. Otherwise everything is compatible :thumbsup:
The_IMF to Danzelp
19 Aug 17#20
Even then you can download the apk file and install apps which show as "not compatible" on the app store.
I've got a CCTV tablet app running on my ASUS chromebook. My chromebook has 4GB though and runs very smooth... tempted by this as mine doesn't have touch and I managed to crack the screen on my 10inch tablet on holiday!
Danzelp to The_IMF
19 Aug 17#21
Assuming you've sideloaded the app though as chromebook play store support is only on selected Chromebooks at the moment, even on developer and beta channel they are all touchscreen?
The likelyhood is your CCTV camera app is available to download with no issues on compatible devices like this or the chromebook flip anyway.
The_IMF to Danzelp
19 Aug 17#22
I have the ASUS Chromebook C201PA - Google Play isn't officially supported. You have to go to developer channel and then enable it via the console every time you reboot the chromebook (which in my case is very infrequently) using these steps iggy82.blogspot.co.uk/201…tml
Mine has 32GB storage. I believe this one has 16GB which is a shame because any Google Play app only has access to internal storage and not an external SD card unless that has changed?
RiverDragon8 to The_IMF
19 Aug 17#23
This chromebook comes with 32GB storage otherwise I wouldn't have just bought it.
The_IMF to RiverDragon8
19 Aug 17#24
Haha would have been clear had I read the title!! I was checking out the specs on other sites and there was 2GB 16GB or 4GB 32GB
Guess I'm biting the bullet. eBay £1 weekend will recoup my money if I change my mind later :grin:
Then better buy Android tablet with sim card slot . Without communication apps like WhatsApp ,Viber ,Line etc which work using sim card Android is much better .
makey
19 Aug 17#16
great find
PurplePerson
19 Aug 17#17
Just ordered one of these as an update from my Acer C720, which despite being an Acer, a Chromebook, and having only 2GB of RAM has been great (for what it is - obviously).
With the ability for running Android apps now, I would have really liked the 4GB version, but it's like £90 more (almost double the price) for that extra 2GB; so this'll have to do for now.
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Opening post
Although this is a much smaller device and lacks the metal finish of the Acer 14, it has a flippable-touchscreen and already has Google Play Store support.
Specs: 11.6 Inch Screen
Intel Celeron N3060 Processor
2 GB RAM
Chrome OS Operating System
10 hours Battery Life
White
1366 x 768 Resolution
3 Month Warranty
All comments (74)
Chromebook - cold!
2GB ram - cold!
There is nothing wrong with Acer or Chromebooks. 2 GB ram may be slightly underwhelming but still.
4gb is the absolutely absolute basic requirement.
Mine is 2GB and I've not noticed any problem doing anything with it. That includes using Crouton to run linux.
Unless you've got something better for under £100?
It doesn't mean you should waste your money.
was wondering if it could be upgraded
coolstar.org/chr…tml
Don't see the need or point with cheap laptops out there.
i mean this seems amazing if it doubles up as a tablet but also a proper computer for emailing etc
Example of those that won't IE Pokémon Go as it needs GPS and gyroscope, WhatsApp as it needs a connected SIM and phone number. Otherwise everything is compatible :thumbsup:
I've got a CCTV tablet app running on my ASUS chromebook. My chromebook has 4GB though and runs very smooth... tempted by this as mine doesn't have touch and I managed to crack the screen on my 10inch tablet on holiday!
The likelyhood is your CCTV camera app is available to download with no issues on compatible devices like this or the chromebook flip anyway.
Mine has 32GB storage. I believe this one has 16GB which is a shame because any Google Play app only has access to internal storage and not an external SD card unless that has changed?
Guess I'm biting the bullet. eBay £1 weekend will recoup my money if I change my mind later :grin:
Web WhatsApp App for Chromebooks
With the ability for running Android apps now, I would have really liked the 4GB version, but it's like £90 more (almost double the price) for that extra 2GB; so this'll have to do for now.