Acer Chromebook Plus 516: The Basic Chromebook with a large and battery screen

7.5/ 10
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Acer Chromebook Plus 516

Positives

Spacious screen, 16 inches
Strong general performance from Intel Core i3
Long battery life

cons

Some flexible plastic structure
No rear lighting keyboard
Poor sound output
UsB outlets are slow

It will be easier to recommend Acer Chromebook Plus 516 if not the fact that the Acer Plus 516 GE can be for sale for a lower. “GE” in this other model symbolizes the release of games, but you do not need to be a player to estimate its added benefits. Both are large, 16 inches Chromebook Books But Gee is proud of a high -resolution width supported by the latest Intel processor with a multiplication of storage as well, adding some minerals to its design and rear RGB lighting. Chromebook Plus 516 costs $ 479 in Best Buy And Chromebook Plus 516 GE is $ 200 at the time of this review For sale for 449 dollars only.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 Chromebook is generally. The box is completely made of plastic but it is made somewhat strongly and does not look cheap. A 16 -inch display screen and produces a picture that looks clear enough for general use. Lack of any background lighting for the keyboard – RGB or otherwise – is disappointing but with its numbers, the Chromebook Plus 516 may be suitable for numbers. Unless you can find it for sale with less than the GE version or you need Chromebook completely with Numbad, there is really no reason to choose Chromebook Plus 516 on Chromebook Plus 516 Gee.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 (CB516-1H-31ue)

The price is also reviewed	$ 479
Size/accuracy of the offer	16 inches, 1920 x 1200 things
CPU	Intel Core i3-1315u
memory	8GB LPDDR5 SDRAM
Graphics	Intel UHD graphics
storage	128 GB global flash storage
Ports	2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 1.4, Audio Combo
Networks	Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3
OS	Chromosome
weight	3.67 pounds (1.66 kg)

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 Specifications and Performance

Chromebook Plus 516 (Model CB516-1H-31ue) is available in Best Buy for $ 479 and features an Intel Core i3 1315u processor, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB of flash storage. The screen is a 16 -inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1,920 x 200 pixels and a standard update of 60 Hz. It does not provide touch support.

As Chromebook Plus, Chromebook Plus 516 comes with a pre -download with Google Ai from Google. It also includes 12 months of Google One AI Premium, which provides the latest Google artificial intelligence models, access to Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Notebooklm Plus and 2 TB of cloud storage. This special plan costs $ 20 per month, making it a value of $ 240 here.

Acer has product pages for Chromebook Plus 516 in UK and Australia But it is not yet available at the time of this review.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 keyboard with Intel Core i3 — Matt Elliot/CNET

ChromeBook Plus 516 is basically a model for Google’s beginners Chromebook plus category. The minimum requirements to be classified as Chromebook Plus are:

The twelfth generation of Intel I3 or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 processors or better
8 GB or more of the memory
128 GB or more storage
1080p-desology IPS LCD or better
1080 pixel web camera with time reduction

Unlike the thirteenth -generation Core i3 chip, Chromebook Plus 516 strikes minimal requirements and does not go further.

Core i3 1315u is now two generations, behind Intel’s Lake Nizur and Lake Moon series. Core 5 120u chip in Chromebook Plus 516 GE, for example, is the leak of meteor lake. As you can see in the performance plans below, Chromebook Plus 516 GE surpassed Chromebook Plus 516 over most of our criteria. Chromebook Plus 516 is still the best performance among Chromebooks because many current models feature the I3 XII syndrome or low -power chip of Intel N.

Chromebook Plus 516 is also one of the tallest Chromebook books that we tested, which lasts 11 hours 35 minutes in YouTube flow test. This is an excellent time for any Chromebook, but especially for such a large screen.

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You or your children at school at some point. Instead of a small touch screen, it depends on a 16 -inch large screen that lacks touch support. It is an essential IPS panel of standard accuracy and update rate. The text looks fragile and the images look sharp on the 1,920 x 1200 pixels screen, but things are more accurate on 2,560 x 600 pixels for Chromebook Plus 516 Gee. In order to use General Chromebook to browse the web and work on Google documents and panels, there is no need to spend more for a high accuracy painting unless this high -resolution plate is displayed for less at the time of this review.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 has a 16 -inch screen — Matt Elliot/CNET

Likewise, the update rate of 120 Hz for the Gee model is not a condition for most users, but it is good to be if the price is correct. The rapid update rate is a blessing for players because the movement in the games looks smoother. Although you may be able to discover the most smooth pass through the Gee -style web pages compared to the plate in the 60 Hz Panel here, it is not full to see a radical arrogance. Again, it’s a great feature but not for most Chromebook users.

Despite the large screen, the Chromebook Plus 516 remains relatively carried. Weighs 3.67 pounds, which is the same GE and about half a lighter than 16 inches Lenovo Ideapad 5i Chromebook. At the same time at 3.2 pounds, 14 inches Acer Chromebook Plus 514 It is half a lighter pounds than Chromebook plus 516.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 Plastic Alawite Cover — Matt Elliot/CNET

The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 features an Alllastic size, which is the base for most Chromebook books. I have passed the MIL-Std-810H tests for durability, according to Acer, but some flexibility can be felt. Flex are in its worst in the middle of the keyboard, which is not unexpected due to the large prices on such large chrome. The plastic upper cap is slightly bent behind the screen. The 516 GE model is often plastic but has an aluminum lid behind the screen to get hard and additional style.

Comfortable keyboard for use; Keys feel stable and offer a great deal of travel. They are also calm when pressing them; This is not a cheap keyboard. The easiest numbers added but not at the expense of the rest of the keyboard – there are no brief keys. It includes a new key that I have not seen before on the CAPS-Lock key as a fast insert switch that calls for a sensitive list of context with the help of Google AI to rewrite and edit content as well as shortcuts to add emojis, arrogance and modern files.

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 keyboard and touch painting — Matt Elliot/CNET

Above the keyboard is a broad amplifier network, which gave me some hope that the sound product would have some kick. Unfortunately, my hopes were baseless. Sitrio amplifiers are absolutely released up, which is always a good start to the laptop sound instead of loudspeakers that push the sound to the office or your bosom. The loudspeakers looked so weak and are divorced in order to enjoy music. It does not provide anything in the way of responding to the bright and middle response and sound heights. Even the dialogue when watching a show or movie seemed inspiring.

The 1080p web camera provides a fairly clean image, but it definitely has more noise than it gets, for example, 1440p camera. Artificial intelligence tools on board the plane designed to remove these digital pills did not do very effective. On the positive side of the web camera, it is characterized by a physical struggle so that you can protect your privacy when you are not in a video call.

The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 port on the left side includes two USB-C connections — Matt Elliot/CNET

Chromebook Plus 516 provides USB-C and USB-A port, so you will not need to carry a transformer to connect any USB devices with it. But the ports are slow with modern standards. Thunderbolt 4 provides 40 GB speeds, but a pair of USB-C outlets here tops 10 GB per second. The USB-A ports slowed in 5 GB per second.

Is Acer Chromebook Plus 516 worth buying?

There is nothing wrong with Chromebook Plus 516 to prevent recommendation. The palaces – inspiring plastic design, weak sound output, without lighting keyboard lighting – is not uncommon for Chromebook. However, it is clear that Chromebook Plus 516 GE is to buy better when it can be found for less. I would like to only face you towards Chromebook Plus 516 when it is offered for sale and the Gee model is not.

The full price of the GE 649 dollar model, which is more than $ 170 of “Chromebook Plus 516. This is a reasonable discount to give up some screen resolution and speed, processing power, keyboard lighting and aluminum cover. But when this difference is not only disappeared in the price, it is swinging in the other direction, there is no reason to choose the Chromebook Plus 516 GE. Only during the times when you can get a GE model for $ 170 less than the Gee model, it makes sense to choose it.

Geekbench 6 (Android version, multi -core)

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 Ge 7559Acer Chromebook Plus 516 5581Acer Chromebook Plus 515 5069HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook 4489Acer Chromebook Plus 514 4395HP Chromebook Plus X360 4328Lenovo Ideapad 5i Chromebook 3872Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 2375