Acer Chromebook Plus 515 Review: Performance, Design and Features (2023)

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In this video I’ll review the Acer Chromebook Plus 515. It’s a 15.6inch Chromebook that qualifies to be a ‘Chromebook Plus’ due to it’s Intel Core i3-1315U processor, it’s 8GB DDR5 RAM, it’s 128GB Universal Flash Storage, it’s 15.6 inch Full HD IPS non-touch display and it’s Full HD (1080p) webcam. Note, the range of Acer 515 have up-to 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processors, but as I detail below and in the video, the 12th gen Core i3 and i5 currently seem to be the most widely available when looking at the UK and US market, in particular the Intel Core i3-1215U

Thanks to Chili-Bob PR for sending me this model from Acer UK to review, as usual all my wording and opinions in this review are my own and nobody sees this video before I publish it.

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The model I received to review is a US model as you may pick up from shots of the keyboard.

UK models I can currently see available/popular and how they differ:

CB515-2H-519H | NX.KNUEK.006 - This differs in four main ways from the version in my video, it features the Intel Core i5-1235U processor, 256GB of storage, features Intel Iris Xe Graphics shared memory and has a backlit keyboard.

CB515-2H-32Q4 | NX.KNUEK.004 - This differs in two ways from the version in my video, the Intel Core i3-1215U processor and 256GB of storage.

US models I can currently see available/popular and how they differ:

CB515-2H-31NY | NX.KPBAA.001 - Differs in one main way from the example in the video as it has the Intel Core i3-1215U processor.

In India I can see a model with the same 13th Gen core i3 as I have in the version in this video:

CB515-2H | NX.KNUSI.002

Screen recording shown in the video is from Acer’s US site on the 515 Chromebook Plus 515: https://www.acer.com/us-en/chromebook... Equivalent page in the UK is: https://www.acer.com/gb-en/chromebook...

Games shown:
Fortnite (played via the GeForce Now app)
Asphalt 9 Legends
Roblox
Real Racing 3 - with problematic graphics, likely due to a graphics mode from what I read up, but it wasn’t clear to me how to adjust this. I did powerwash the Chromebook and perform a fresh install of the app and the same issue reoccurred.

Intro music: TrackTribe - Lawrence

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Unboxing, build quality, colour, weight
01:01 Specs inc. processor, RAM, storage, screen
01:56 Webcam inc. test video
02:20 Ports and connectivity
02:42 Use with a dock inc. extended display support
02:55 Wireless and Bluetooth
03:07 Keyboard deck inc. touchpad
04:06 Speakers and sound test
04:26 Performance, browsing, apps, gaming inc. fans and heat
04:48 Battery life and charging
05:25 Comparison to Acer Chromebook 315
05:55 Conclusion

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