The external hardware has improved with subtle changes, but the biggest improvement comes in the processor, which keeps the same great performance but bumps battery life by one or two hours — up to nine total. This shaves more than half a centimetre off the original C7, and the C720 looks all the better for it. Upon logging in with your Google account credentials, you'll be greeted with a minimalistic desktop that offers a few basic options for navigation. That slot can be used both to easily transfer your photos and videos to Google's servers as well as to provide alternate storage. The distance that the cursor moved on the screen often did not match my swipes and strokes on the touchpad; it was a little sluggish.

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This was especially noticeable when we listened to Lady Gaga's ballad "Dope," since her drawling vocals sounded much more vibrant coming from the Chromebook 11 than from the C720P. I have recently got the message that my Acer Chromebook C720 will not be receiving any further updates as Google no longer supports Chromebooks older than six years. inch 1366x768 TFT display was on the lower-end of quality back at the end of 2013, and looks downright ancient now in 2015.There is still no option available for external monitor only, which is a bummer seeing as it certainly takes additional processing power (and not to mention battery) to power both the notebook panel and the external video output simultaneously, but that’s a relatively small complaint now that video output it happening properly at full resolution. It would be time-consuming, expensive and ultimately impossible for Google to support all Chrome OS devices forever. On the contrary, during general operation, things zipped to and fro and applications loaded quickly.

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The C720 is Acer’s latest Chromebook and it improves on its predecessor, the Acer C7 , in almost every way. Over the years, Acer’s ability to come up with portable laptops that have just the right amount of power for effective system performance is one to emulate. What will be of particular interest, however, is the overall effect on battery life, since the TDP of the Celeron 2955U is 15 W versus the 4 to 8 W max consumption of the Samsung Exynos 5250 SoC found in the HP Chromebook 11. Rubber feet on the bottom of the laptop give them a bit more room to breathe, which helps the sound. When we turned the C720P to the left or right slightly, the screen was barely visible and appeared much dimmer.Emphasizing the utilitarian approach of the C720 are thirteen screws on the bottom of the notebook which can be removed, along with the bottom panel, to provide access to the internal components (battery, m. Joel Santo Domingo joined PC Magazine in 2000, after 7 years of IT work for companies large and small.