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HP Chromebook 14 (2021)
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Our Verdict
HP Chromebook 14 (2021)
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
The Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023) is better than the HP Chromebook 14 (2021) for most uses. The Acer has a sturdier build and a much better webcam, and it's available with significantly faster Intel Core CPUs to provide a smoother and snappier desktop experience. On the other hand, the HP is more portable since it's a smaller 14-inch device, and its battery lasts over 16 hours of light use, which is almost twice as long as the Acer's.
Variants
- Chromebook 14 (14a-na0060nr) (Ceramic White - FHD/N4000/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook 14 (14a-na0021nr) (Ceramic White - HD/Non Touch/N4000/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook 14 (14a-na0090nr) (Forest Teal - FHD/N4000/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook 14 (14a-na0010nr) (Mineral Silver - HD/Non Touch/N4000/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook 14 (14a-na0030nr) (Mineral Silver - HD/Touch/N4000/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-31NY) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-330K) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/256GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.1
7.2
Battery
9.5
6.9
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
2.6
7.4
Webcam & Microphone
4.8
8.3
Vertical Viewing Angle
3.1
6.4
Portability
8.7
8.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.0
7.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
5.8
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
180°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.7
8.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
15.6"
Thickness
0.7" (1.7 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
12.8" (32.5 cm)
14.2" (36.0 cm)
Depth
8.6" (21.8 cm)
9.4" (24.0 cm)
Volume
73.5 in³ (1,204.5 cm³)
105.4 in³ (1,728.0 cm³)
Weight
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
6.9 in³ (112.8 cm³)
8.0 in³ (130.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
3.0
4.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
4.0
6.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1366 x 768
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
112 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
TN
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
77%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
5.4
7.0
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
591 : 1
1,112 : 1
Brightness
6.3
6.0
Maximum Brightness
243 cd/m²
225 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
12 cd/m²
19 cd/m²
Reflections
7.6
6.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.04%
5.98%
Indirect Reflections
4.22%
3.4%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.82%
2.58%
Black Uniformity
0.2
6.9
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
14.378%
1.394%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.6
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
24°
25°
Color Washout From Right
25°
21°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
33°
48°
Color Shift From Right
34°
51°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
26°
Brightness Loss From Right
29°
24°
Black Level Raise From Left
26°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
26°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
18°
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
19°
21°
Vertical Viewing Angle
3.1
6.4
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
10°
24°
Color Washout From Above
20°
25°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
3°
32°
Color Shift From Above
8°
41°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
26°
24°
Brightness Loss From Above
25°
26°
Black Level Raise From Below
10°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
4°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
2°
23°
Gamma Shift From Above
2°
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
0.1
6.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
12.92
2.64
Avg. Gamma
2.17
2.19
Avg. Color dE
10.77
4.41
Avg. Color Temperature
16,279 K
6,483.5 K
Color Gamut
4.0
4.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
65.04%
69.74%
sRGB uv
52.82%
57.05%
Adobe RGB xy
48.38%
52%
Adobe RGB uv
45.59%
49.65%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.11%
51.67%
DCI P3 uv
42.36%
46.03%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.51%
37.1%
Rec. 2020 uv
30.87%
33.62%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
6.2
6.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
No
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
66 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
33 gf
Pre-Travel
1.00 mm
1.05 mm
Total Travel
1.51 mm
1.69 mm
Touchpad
7.0
7.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
7.5
Size
12.9 in² (83.5 cm²)
16.2 in² (104.3 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.5
6.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
72 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.5 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
1.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
320 Hz
354 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
17 kHz
14 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.4 dB
2.0 dB
Webcam & Microphone
4.8
8.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
4.5
8.0
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
1
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.1
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Celeron N4000
Core i3-1215U
Core Count
2
6
Thread Count
2
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
UHD Graphics 600
UHD Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
4 GB
8 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
2 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4
LP-DDR5x
Speed
2,933 MHz
N/A
Storage
Advertised Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
Usable Capacity
20 GB
100 GB
Drive 1
Kingston TB2932
SanDisk SDINFD04-128G
Drive 1 Type
eMMC
UFS
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
2.6
7.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
426 points
1,419 points
CPU Multi-Thread
790 points
4,807 points
GPU Compute
N/A
7,552 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
0.0
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
N/A
N/A
Multi-Thread
N/A
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
0.0
5.9
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
57.1 min
7.6 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
1.8
4.3
Basemark Image
Overall Score
4,042
11,691
Storage Drive Performance
4.2
4.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
39.5 MB/s
152.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
235.2 MB/s
461.6 MB/s
Random Write Speed
2.6 MB/s
1.6 MB/s
Random Read Speed
12.5 MB/s
6.9 MB/s
Battery
9.5
6.9
Capacity
47 Wh
53 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
16.2 hrs
8.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.0 hrs
5.2 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.7 hrs
2.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.4 hrs
2.2 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.0
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
N/A
N/A
Civilization VI
0.0
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
N/A
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
N/A
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
0.0
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
N/A
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.9
8.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (78 °F)
31 °C (87 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
38 °C (101 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
N/A
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
N/A
34.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
0.0
0.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Chrome OS
Chrome OS
Additional Software
None
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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