![]() If you're in the US you have a wealth of clients to stream games from, but in the UK you're restricted to Nvidia GeForce Now, Boosteroid and Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Cloud Gaming. If you're broadband speed is below 60-70Mbps you will find glitching and frame rate drops and if you're in a busy household this can affect performance too. My Wi-Fi speed is a solid 70 megabits per second but I would recommend at least 150-200Mbps for cloud gaming, and there are some cheap packages around at the moment. ![]() Acer Chromebook 516 GE review: performance It is a gaming laptop that doesn't over-promote the gaming part and equally delivers the laptop side of the equation. Overall the Acer Chromebook 516 GE feels like a quality laptop with a lovely neat finish and some subtle design notes. Acer also offers a more costly model with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of memory, which feels like overkill for a Chromebook (but fun). The model reviewed here offers a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 chip with 8GB of memory, this is a 1.70 GHz processor but it can be turbo boosted to 4.4 GHz – making this a zippy Chromebook for gaming as well as general tasks and running digital art apps. In all, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE has a superb keyboard that's nicely sized and features responsive and accurate keys. The touchpad is a little smaller than a MacBook Pro but perfectly sized for gaming and web browsing. To the sides of the keyboard are the speakers that are subtly inset and gridded (there are two further speakers beneath the laptop). The Acer Chromebook 516 GE's RGB keyboard can be tailored to how you like it, including 'rainbow' LEDs (Image credit: Future) An anti-ghosting keyboard, for example, ensures each key press is read without error and in the order they're pressed, ensuring your accurate instructions are sent to the game being played. While you can stream games to any device (as I'll detail below) it's features such as the anti-ghosting keyboard and 120Hz display that ensure this is a preferred device for gaming. It's worth noting the WASD keys are grouped by a subtle white border against grey. While punchy, particularly the deep blue, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE isn't as garish as some Windows gaming laptops, and you'll happily use this for work as well as play. The other nod to AAA gaming is the RGB anti-ghosting keyboard that is LED backlit and its colour can be adjusted in the device's personalisation settings. It's not a touchscreen, but then this isn't really needed (though the 516 GE's competitor, the ASUS Chromebook Vibe CX34 (opens in new tab), does offer an impressive 144Hz touchscreen display, but costs more.) With100% sRGB and 350 nits brightness this is a vibrant display for gaming and everyday use. ![]() The impressive IPS display offers 2560 x 1600 resolution and features a narrow-bezel design for full immersion. The display is a large 16-inch screen, which is an unusual size for a Chromebook, and its 16:10 ratio offers a large space for gaming, video streaming and opening dozens of web and task tabs. Opening the lid and the Acer Chromebook 516 GE reveals its gaming credentials. Processor 12th Gen Intel Core i5, 1.70 GHz / 4.4 GHz (12th Gen Intel Core i7 P-series also available)Ĭonnectivity Wi-Fi 6E, 2x USB-C, 1x USB-A, 1x 3.5mm audio combo jack, HDMI 2.1, 2.5G Ethernet, Kensington lock Acer Chromebook 516 GE (256GB Intel Core i5) at Amazon for £849.99 (opens in new tab)ĭisplay 16-inches (2560 x 1600), 16:10, 350 nits, 120Hz refresh rate. ![]() If you're new to ChromeOS laptops, read our guide to the best Chromebooks. If you need to know more of our reviews process, read our 'how we test laptops, PCs and workstations' explainer. In my review below I'll take a look at the design and build of the Acer Chromebook 516 GE, before explaining my experience of using it and how it performs I'll also go into a little detail about pricing and availability. I'll go into more details on these services in the performance section of my review, but it does mean you can play AAA games on an integrated GPU (the impressive Intel Iris Xe graphics). The real way you'll play AAA games on the Acer Chromebook 516 GE is via the Xbox Game Pass app / Xbox Cloud Gaming, Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now. Steam support is coming in full, ideally this year, so the Acer Chromebook 516 GE is a forward-looking ChromeOS laptop. This Chromebook is powered by Intel’s 12th-Gen i5 processor and is one of the few Chromebooks that can run the in-development Steam for ChromeOS. My time spent with the Acer Chromebook 516 GE has been fun, and I've played way too many games in the last two weeks while sat in the sofa and in a forest (yes really).
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