The TravelMate Spin P4 has a lot of great features, but it's seriously weak in one important area.
The best Windows convertible laptops aren't just for regular consumers. Businesses looking to treat their employees or executives with a new system often end up buying them, too. Usually, it's the Lenovo ThinkPads that come to mind for most IT admins who do the shopping, but Acer has the TravelMate line that's just as good as anything in Acer's laptop lineup.
The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is a really surprising Chromebook thanks to the MediaTek SoC under the hood, as well as its great design.
Some of the best Chromebooks I've ever used feature Intel, AMD, or Qualcomm chips. I argue that those chips are quite powerful for Chromebooks as is. But there's one player in the Chromebook market that many people (and even myself) often overlook: MediaTek. It's been part of the Chromebook story since 2016, and recently, it put its newest chips in some great Chromebook models. The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is one of them.
The Acer Chromebook 516 GE is one of the best Chromebooks I've used, with an RGB keyboard, 120Hz screen, and stylish design.
Gaming is the last thing that I think of when I use a Chromebook. While I could fire up Xbox Cloud Gaming or Nvidia GeForce Now on any Chromebook through the web, I never had reason to try it before because the hardware isn't specialized for it. I think of Chromebooks as laptops with long battery life, great security, and efficiency. Cloud gaming is what I usually do on my Android phone or something like the incoming Logitech GCloud. But that all changed for me recently.
The Acer Swift 3 for 2022 is faster than ever and has a sharper display, but those upgrades comes at the expense of battery life.
The Acer Swift 3 is one of the mainstays in the company's laptop lineup, and the 2022 model brings some very welcome improvements that make this a great laptop for most people. It's got plenty of performance with Intel's P series, up to a Quad HD display, and - potentially my favorite aspect - a very good webcam that makes it ideal for remote learning or work.
