- 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...
- ASUS N53SM-ES71
- Acer Aspire S 5733Z
- ASUS ZENBOOK UX21E
- SAMSUNG Series 3 300U1A
- Sony VAIO Y Series
Rated 100% by by B.-crafton--Polk-Audio-Man (May, 2012)The screen has true HD graphics with a remarkable refresh rate for a personal computer.
- 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!
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Aspire PEW71 compared to the Acer Chromebook AC700
Unknown
Rated 100% by by B.-crafton--Polk-Audio-Man (May, 2012)I have left this laptop in direct sunlight for long periods of time, Plus in frigid cold winters of Michigan it survived.
1.66 GHz
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?
processor
Chromebook AC700 by R.-Denton (May, 2011)The Acer Wi-Fi Chromebook will feature an updated Intel Atom processor which should function quite nicely.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB   | 4 GB |
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).
Performance Real world tests of Aspire PEW71 vs Acer Chromebook AC700
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Acer Chromebook AC700
| Much more storage capacity | 500 GB | vs | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.2x more storage capacity | |||
| More RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| 2x more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Marginally newer | Aug, 2011 | vs | May, 2011 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Aspire PEW71
| 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 lighter | 1,446 g | vs | 4,535 g |
| 3.1x lighter | |||
| Significantly thinner | 25 mm | vs | 81 mm |
| 3.2x thinner | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Aspire PEW71 | Acer Chromebook AC700 | ||
 |   Rated by 2 users at amazon.com |  Rated by 30 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by C.-Spezia (Mar, 2012) Rated 80% by by Bret-H.-Swanson | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Acer Aspire S 5733Z 3-way tie: Has a DVD reader |
 | 4 | SAMSUNG Series 3 300U1A 4-way tie: Has a memory card reader |
 | 5 | Sony VAIO Y Series 4-way tie: Has a memory card reader |
 | 6 | Lenovo x60 4-way tie: Has a memory card reader |
 | 7 | Acer Aspire S 5742 Fastest processor |
 | 8 | ASUS X54C-BBK5 4-way tie: Biggest screen |
