The 10 Best Laptops For Remote Work From Home In 2023 – SlashGear

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly talked-about topic in the tech industry, and Acer has positioned itself at the forefront of this new sustainable laptop movement with the Chromebook Vero 514. We got to try out an early example and found its prominent use of recycled materials to be unusual at first, but generally a very positive thing. The packaging is made entirely of cardboard and paper, and the body shell of our review unit was a rather dull gray, but again made out of recycled plastic. Likewise, most of the main components utilize PCR (post-consumer recycled) plastics to some degree, with the keyboard keys and speakers being made from 50% recycled material.

Move away from the laptop’s unique construction, and the Vero 514 proves itself to be a very capable example of a Chromebook, with a range of 12th-Gen Intel processors on offer depending on your configuration. The 14-inch Full HD screen comes in both touch and non-touch form, and 16 GB of RAM is available on the top-spec variant. If you’re not already familiar with what a Chromebook is, then it’s worth noting that this isn’t your regular Windows laptop — it runs ChromeOS, and app-wise, you’re limited to what’s on the Google Play store. However, that won’t be much of an issue for anyone whose work mostly involves in-browser apps or basic office software, and at a starting price of $499.99, the Vero 514 undercuts many of its similar-spec Windows-based rivals.