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Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-3W-58KE) review

Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-3W-58KE)

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good screen
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Very good keyboard
  • microSD card slot
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Heavy to hold as a tablet
  • Not obvious how to enable keyboard backlight
  • Touchpad did not feel precise

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Chrome OS

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
50%
Tablet use score
61%
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
72%
Display score
80%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
77%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
860
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1957
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
39
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:54
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:18
Expert tester comments
Acer's Intel Core i7-powered Chromebook Spin 713 is a premium product. It's a solid laptop that can be turned into a tablet (albeit a heavy one), and it will run apps from the Google Play Store. The screen offers an aspect ratio that is more square than other laptops, giving a view that is very well suited to working on documents. It's worth considering if you are already ensconced in the Google suite of products, or are seriously considering ditching Windows for Chrome OS, but don't want a laptop that looks and feels like an entry level product.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,094.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.5
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2256 x 1504
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1135G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
212
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 235 x 300

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
5

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