Acer Chromebook Spin 11 (11.6-inch, 2017)

Solid productivity battery life ; Wacom EMR stylus included ; Attractive price point

Sluggish performance ; Stylus lags in some apps ; Display is small and mediocre ; Underwhelming audio

The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 is a low-cost and reasonably solid Chrome OS notebook, with decent battery life and competent input options. Its performance and display were underwhelming, though, and there are better options for the same or just a bit...

Rugged enough for school use. Wacom stylus included. Two USB-C and two USB 3.0 ports. Two cameras. Snappy keyboard.

Small, low-res screen. Easy-to-lose stylus. Imperfect Android compatibility.

Bottom Line: The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 is an 11.6-inch convertible that offers keyboard, touch, and stylus input, runs Chrome OS and Android apps, and shrugs off knocks, drops, and water spills. It's the best chromebook we've seen for kids.

Solid performance; Decent audio; Comfy keyboard ; Cumbersome design; Dim display; Below-average battery life ; The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 CP311 packs solid hardware into a compact design, but it isn't a comfortably designed 2-in-1 laptop.

Cumbersome design; Dim display; Below-average battery life ; The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 CP311 packs solid hardware into a compact design, but it isn't a comfortably designed 2-in-1 laptop.

The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 CP311 packs solid hardware into a compact design, but it isn't a comfortably designed 2-in-1 laptop.

Affordable price ; Solid ; performance ; Comfortable keyboard ; Modest audio system ; Rugged construction for school use

Not so bright IPS screen ; Unwieldy design ; Average battery life ; Below average Android compatibility ; Smaller and low-resolution screen

Versatile design ; Decent battery life ; Impressive connectivity ; Comfortable keyboard

Limited performance ; Chrome OS ; Poor-performing speakers

A 2-in-1 Chrome OS laptop and tablet that comes with the standard strengths and weaknesses a Chromebook offers.

Rugged design will take a beating ; Long battery life ; Lots of ports

Overall design is unimpressive ; Screen left us wanting ; Middling performance

Acer’s Chromebook Spin 11 is a mid-range Chromebook with slow performance and a screen that leaves us wanting more. At this price, unless a rugged device is all you want, you might want to look elsewhere.

Spin around to make to make a iPad. Chromebook runs so smooth.

Pity you cannot download files or pictures on windows.

Its easy to use and I like that it turns into a table by just folding it

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Great size, power and battery life

Nothing really, but preferred the old black design

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