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For several years, Acer’s Chromebook Spin 713 was the premium Chromebook to buy, competing with Google’s own Pixelbooks on design, specs and features, while undercutting them on price. The Spin 713 is still available, but it’s no longer being updated with Intel’s latest CPUs. Luckily, its successor, the Spin 714, is every bit as good.
Sure, it comes without the old model’s 3:2 ratio QHD screen, swapping it out for a more standard 14in, 16:10 display with a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution. Otherwise, though, it maintains the same styling and dark grey, all aluminium build. It’s still a 2-in-1 convertible, with a 360° hinge that allows the screen to fold back flat against the base, and work either as a chunky pseudo-tablet or…
