Lenovo Chromebook Plus 15.3 vs Acer Chromebook Plus 714

The Acer Chromebook Plus 714 is the stronger machine: a Core Ultra 7 155U, 16 GB of LPDDR5X, a 256 GB NVMe SSD and a 120 Hz 14-inch display make it one of the fastest ChromeOS laptops you can buy. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 15.3 counters with a larger 15.3-inch 16:10 screen and a lighter workload focus on the Core 3 N355 with 8 GB and 128 GB. Build and feel favor the Acer, which reviewers treat as a premium Chromebook Plus; the Lenovo reads as a budget big-screen pick with a 4.3 average from 129 ratings. Buy the Acer for speed and longevity, the Lenovo for screen size at the entry end.

• Choose the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 15.3 if you want the biggest screen for documents, spreadsheets and split-screen browsing and mostly run web apps and cloud gaming.
• Choose the Acer Chromebook Plus 714 if you want the fastest, smoothest ChromeOS experience with 16 GB of RAM, a fast 256 GB SSD and a 120 Hz display.