Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CBE595, Core 3 100U
Specifications
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CBE595, Core 3 100U
Source: It Pro
We described the old Chromebook Plus 515 as 'a superb business-ready Chromebook if you're on a budget', but the Chromebook Plus 516 doesn't look quite as good over eighteen months on. The screen is decent, but far from brilliant, and you really need to take a step up in the spec to get the same kind of performance. The new model doesn't feel like a bargain in the way the old one did. However, that doesn't mean that it isn't good value, and it's still a better option than the HP Chromebook 15a if you're operating on a tight budget and need to roll out a small fleet of Chrome OS devices. If you have more money to work with, then the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is the big-screen Chromebook to beat, but if you need to keep below £500 per unit, the Chromebook Plus 516 should be added to your shortlist.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/20/2025
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag
The Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 515 is a pretty expensive Chromebook. While it is more reasonably priced than most business laptops, it is expensive for a Chrome device featuring a budget Intel processor. While you do get a solid amount of battery life and performance out of the Enterprise thanks to that Intel Core 3 100U processor, the Enterprise isn’t breaking any performance or battery life benchmarks. And that makes it hard to justify the $700+ price tag, no matter how useful the webcam and ports can be. While increased IT deployment and security features are helpful for large businesses, you can download Chrome Enterprise to any laptop or Chromebook. So if your office offers a bring-your-own-device policy and you want a Chromebook, you’re probably better off going for the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus instead because you get a far nicer display, longer battery life, better performance, and a better overall Chrome device.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/28/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
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Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Alder Lake SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture (Xe) with 64 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Core 3 100U: High-end mobile processor based on the Alder Lake architecture. Offers 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores and can process 8 threads simultaneously. The maximum turbo clock of the P cores is 4.5 GHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
65%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
