Unfortunately, fanless models can be a bit of a double-edged sword: no fan means no noise, but it also means that if the manufacturer gets anything wrong, the laptop can literally get too hot to handle, which is what happened to the original Galaxy Chromebook. Thankfully, Acer has managed the heat and the processor well enough that it won't overheat, even if you run it for 16 hours alternating between tables and lap use like I did today. The battery is rated to last "up to 10 hours," and I usually got 8-9 on light work, frequent tab-hopping, and me getting distracted over to Twitter about twice an hour. My review unit came with 8GB of RAM, which is great unless you're an absolute tab-hoarder. Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central) Acer Chromebook Spin 514 Not going far enough If you are, you'll want to grab a 16GB model - and please seek professional help because you should really learn to let go and close your tabs when you're done. While I'm happy the Spin 514 fixed the flaws of its predecessor, it's a full $200 more expensive. Of course, Intel processors cost more, but that's still not enough to cover quite that big of an upcharge.
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