Acer Chromebook Spin 13 13.5" Chromebook (8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) $1077.05 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Amazon AU has a good price for this now, since it comes via Amazon US which has a $200 USD discount.

The usual Chromebooks are not for everyone blah di dah. But if you like Chrome OS this is a solid premium end model.

8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor
13.5-inch, 2256 x 1504 IPS display with integrated 10-finger touch
UHD 620 graphics
8gb memory
128GB storage
309.5 x 245.8 x 16.95mm, 1.58kg
Up to 10 hours battery life

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  iDrownFish on 07/02/2019 - 10:22

  are there actually ppl out there that prefer Chrome OS over others

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    bn030687 on 07/02/2019 - 11:04

    +9

    Me

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    matt-ozb on 07/02/2019 - 13:08

    +4

    Me

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    bunnybash on 07/02/2019 - 19:57

    +3

    Me, my wife, my mother, my sister. Pretty much anyone who has used a midrange Chromebook and doesn't need video editing or extensive photo and music production. Mind you, those things can be done with Linux apps now too.

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    Penpinch on 07/02/2019 - 21:33

    +1

    me. Using a Pixelbook and won't touch Windows/Mac with a yardstick.

• lgacb08 on 07/02/2019 - 10:22 Comment score below threshold.
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    yoshi864 on 07/02/2019 - 10:35

    +7

    Which search engine do you use mate? And are you an Android user?

    Google has likely already "harvested" a lot of your usage information. If not them, then Facebook, or Apple, or even our government with the totally-not-authoritarian metadata retention laws.

    Very hard to truly be anonymous online these days.

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    magic8ballgag on 07/02/2019 - 13:58

    +2

    Google should pay me for the privilege.

    This assumes Google is interested in someone such as yourself.

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  krazek on 07/02/2019 - 10:27

  +9

  eMMC storage on a >$1k machine… ewww

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    ozjacky on 07/02/2019 - 11:15

    correct, eMMC, no , thanks

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  PeppaCat on 07/02/2019 - 10:30

  -6

  Chrome book? Only worth $200 at most…

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    Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 10:35

    +8

    I beg to differ with the Samsung Chromebook Pro I've had for a couple of years. Others are always surprised by how good the 3:2 1440p display is, how small and light it is, how it runs Android apps. Really solid use of $750 IMO.

    Not everyone wants Windows. It's fine if you do though.

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      eddyah on 07/02/2019 - 10:58

      +4

      Also a Chromebook Pro user. Really is a great machine which i throw around everywhere when i don't want to carry around my work 15 inch MBP.

      I think this is overpriced though. Nice to see an 8th gen CPU on it but ARM should be winning the chromebook space.

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      onlinepred on 07/02/2019 - 11:23

      -1

      Why not just get a dev machine and put linux on it? Or just get a mac? If all you want is a semi functional laptop/tablet with 3:2 why don't you go tablet with keyboard?
      https://h20386.www2.hp.com/AustraliaStore/Merch/Offer.aspx?p… or any surface laptop - just install linux.

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        Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 11:34

        +4

        Because I don't want a detaching keyboard. Because I like having the same Android apps that are on my phone. Because I enjoy the lightweight focus of Chrome OS. Because there isn't a Linux or Mac machine with the same specs and build quality at a better price.
        Not sure why people are so touchy about others liking Chrome OS machines.

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          onlinepred on 07/02/2019 - 12:12

          @Tinqer: I was asking questions is all. I tried Pixel book as dev machine for a bit (borrowed) but went back to a Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu.

          Personally wouldn't touch a laptop with only 128gb storage, especially a chromeOS one, especially when paying just over $1k.

          I can understand why people would want an in between device that is like a tablet but with a fixed keyboard.

          Also ChromeOS isn't lightweight, it requires a fair bit of grunt to run well, it's not very well optimised at all. Most benchmarks I ran, I got higher scores on windows desktops chrome compared to chromeOS chrome.

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            Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 12:36

            +4

            @onlinepred: Fair enough. In my experience Chrome OS runs smooth on fanless Intel M3's and even many ARM processors. And I don't struggle much with only 32gb storage at the moment. Everyone's got different uses I suppose.

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              onlinepred on 07/02/2019 - 13:01

              -5

              @Tinqer: Windows runs smooth on fanless M3's, doesn't really mean anything - same thing happens, once you load up a few browser tabs you will hit a bottleneck. Anyway all good enjoy!

              I don't think this has same build quality as Mac btw. It's Acer.

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      frogduck on 07/02/2019 - 11:45

      +1

      I've just started using a Samsung Chromebook Plus but I've heard of touchacreen issues so I'm a bit scared. Did you ever have any issues or know any more about that?

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        Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 11:54

        +1

        I haven't heard of that, but there's a Plus and a Pro in my home and neither have had issues.

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          frogduck on 07/02/2019 - 12:09

          @Tinqer: Ok great, fingers crossed mine never comes across any issues too!

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      nathan-drake on 07/02/2019 - 14:26

      +3

      ive got a 550AUD asus c302 and its awesome!!

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    wisc on 07/02/2019 - 10:56

    +3

    I've plus'ed you, but those hardware specs aren't 200 bux worth that's for sure…

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      dcep on 07/02/2019 - 11:06

      can you install chromeOS in any laptop ?

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        Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 11:10

        You can install CloudReady on almost anything, which is ChromeOS without Android apps.

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    matt-ozb on 07/02/2019 - 13:09

    Pixelbook forever

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  [Deactivated] on 07/02/2019 - 10:58

  +1

  eMMC storage, I would avoid.

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  bchliu on 07/02/2019 - 19:48

  +6

  Funny thing is, people complain about paying 1000 bucks for this yet they're probably paying more for ipad pros which does substantially less.

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  atw on 07/02/2019 - 19:54

  Can someone recommend a chromebook? Thanks in advance.

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    bunnybash on 07/02/2019 - 19:59

    +3

    This is a great one. The Samsung Chromebook plus and pro, the Asus C302 and C434, the Pixel LS, the Pixelbook. Those are all the higher end ones which are generally awesome to use. They are just so damn fast and reliable and secure no update nightmare. They truly "just work".

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      atw on 07/02/2019 - 22:04

      Thanks. Will look into them.

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    Penpinch on 07/02/2019 - 21:34

    Pixelbook. Had the Samsung CBPlus and it was a tire fire nightmare. Slow af. Get anything with an i5 (like this one, 8th gen especially) and you'll be cruising everything with 0 lag.

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  Penpinch on 07/02/2019 - 21:36

  Debating changing to this one from the Pixelbook which is 7th gen i5. Giving up the PB's unparalleled aesthetics for a faster CPU, is it worth it?

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    Tinqer on 07/02/2019 - 23:09

    +1

    Only if you're hungry for speed or a slightly larger screen. I reckon everything else is slightly better in the Pixelbook.

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    matt-ozb on 08/02/2019 - 23:20

    I pre-ordered a Pixelbook from Amazon US.

    I like to buy and sell new notebooks every 6-12 mths.

    I still have the Pixelbook about 18 mths later.

    I still cant find anything better.

    Guess that's the only disappointing thing about the Pixelbook, because I really want to try something new but nothing is around which is better than a Pixelbook.