Acer Chromebook Spin 12.2" R857TN Black
CPU Intel N-Series N250
RAM 8 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 12.2" 1920x1200
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS ChromeOS
9 Overall Score
Price $600
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (5th percentile)
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel N-Series N250 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC |
Display
| Size | 12.2" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Chromebook Spin 12.2" R857TN | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel N-Series N250 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.2" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | ChromeOS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | - | 73 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Chromebook Spin 12.2" R857TN | 3.8 | 35.7 | 13.9 | 25.5 | 58.6 | 96.7 | 4.8 | 24.6 | 9.9 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.9 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 58.2 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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