- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- HP Pavilion dm1
- Samsung Chromebook
- SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
- Gateway NV Series NV75S
- SAMSUNG Series 3 300U1A
- 11.6"
- Atom 1.66 GHz Dual core
- 2 GB DDR3-1333
- 16 GB SSD
Released May, 2011
Rated 100% by by russ5811--russ5811 (Jul, 2011)PERFECT for commuters since it is so compact and lightweight, yet big enough to be more comfortable and easy to use than a Netbook...In fact, after using this today, my old HP Mini netbook is going on eBay tomorrow!
Rated 80% by by Warren (May, 2012)I now have a laptop with a dual core processor, 4 GB ram, 64 GB SSD, 320 GB HDD, an external laptop size USB DVD R/W, and a screen with lots more real estate than I need.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Acer Chromebook AC700 compared to the ASUS A53U-ES21
GHz1.66
Intel Atom N570
Rated 20% by by AmazonForLife (Jul, 2011)Why would anyone pay the money for this, when you can get a system that weights virtually the same, is the same size, but is a full fledged PC with a dual core AMD Brazos chipset, and a full operating system with 1080p output, for the same price?
1.65 GHz
Rated 60% by by winiloser444 (Aug, 2012)One being that this laptop has a large display and an HDMI out.
screen size
11.6"
15.6"
Chromebook AC700 by Perry-Carmichael--pc (Jul, 2011)Nearly instant on (no waiting for Windoze), great screen size -neither too big nor too small- pretty much virus proof (Not even a mac book can make that claim any more) and always up to date with the latest software.
screen resolution
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.66 GHz | 2 GHz |
Chromebook AC700 by R.-Denton (May, 2011)The Acer Wi-Fi Chromebook will feature an updated Intel Atom processor which should function quite nicely.
A53U-ES21 by matt (Jul, 2012)Laptop is supposed to come with a 1.6 GHz dual core processor but only came with 1 GHz.
processor
Chromebook AC700 by jordon-gerber (Aug, 2011)This came with Windows 7 Home Premium, a 320GB hard drive, 2GB DDR3 RAM, and a faster processor than I will ever use for surfing the web (the point of buying a netbook).
A53U-ES21 by Timothy-Johnston (Feb, 2012)Pentium D or dual core, or dirt slow Amd equals... those processors don't cut the mustard in today higher end programs, this thing handles them well.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
A53U-ES21 by cmvnerd (Feb, 2013)Upon further research I discovered that my laptop had only come with half the marketed RAM, but after I installed that nothing changed.
Performance Real world tests of Acer Chromebook AC700 vs ASUS A53U-ES21
battery life
6 hour
4 hour
Chromebook AC700 by R.-Denton (May, 2011)Extremely long battery life (I typically charge mine every other day).
A53U-ES21 by Chance (Apr, 2012)Four hours between charges while using wifi and not in battery saving mode is plenty for me.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the ASUS A53U-ES21
| Much faster internal storage | 0.1 ms (SSD) | vs | 10 ms (HDD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100x faster random access time; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
| Around 70% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 135 ppi | vs | 100 ppi |
| Around 40% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Longer battery life | 6 hour | vs | 4 hour |
| 50% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Lighter | 1,446 g | vs | 2,594 g |
| More than 40% lighter | |||
Advantages compared to the Acer Chromebook AC700
| Much bigger screen | 15.6" | vs | 11.6" |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 30% bigger screen | |||
| Has a memory card reader | MMC, SDHC, SDSC | vs | None |
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Significantly more storage capacity | 320 GB | vs | 16 GB |
| 20x more storage capacity | |||
| Marginally newer | Feb, 2012 | vs | May, 2011 |
| Release date 8 months later | |||
| More RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Acer Chromebook AC700 | ASUS A53U-ES21 | ||
 |    Rated by 30 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by C.-Spezia (Mar, 2012) Rated 80% by by Bret-H.-Swanson | Rated by 60 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Kirk-D.-Skorzak (Apr, 2012) Rated 100% by by Chance (Apr, 2012) Rated 100% by by gadgetman (Mar, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | HP Pavilion dm1 OK CPU benchmark score |
 | 3 | SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550 2-way tie: Is hyperthreaded |
 | 4 | Gateway NV Series NV75S Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 5 | SAMSUNG Series 3 300U1A 2-way tie: More VGA ports |
 | 6 | Sony VAIO VGN Fastest processor |
 | 8 | Dell Latitude C640 4-way tie: Has a CD reader |
