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this is the Acer Chromebook r11 it is as the name implies a Chromebook you're getting a fairly cheap notebook that's ideal for getting stuff done on the web you'll find fast Wi-Fi connectivity great battery life and a nice if low resolution screen all for 330 bucks VR 11 is also a hybrid laptop packin a 360 degree hinge and a touchscreen you can flip the screen back and use it as a tablet or prop it up right to watch movies we've seen this design plenty of times on machine running Windows 10 but the Chromebook R 11 runs Google's Chrome OS which is essentially just the Chrome browser and chrome isn't quite optimized for touch now there are some neat mobile oriented tweaks here like the keyboard you can swipe across if you spend most of your time online living in Google's ecosystem you'll be right at home here your files will live in the cloud in Google Drive which is handy because there's only 32 gigs of storage space a full sized SD card slot sits on the left side of the laptop and there are a pair of USB ports on either side if you need more storage you won't be able to run most of the apps you might be familiar with but there's a web alternative for just about everything from writing in Google Docs to editing photos and third-party afleck Pixlr now the hybrid laptop design is a neat touch and we are level handled itself rather well but if you're in the market for a budget machine there's quite a bit of competition from dirt cheap Windows devices to competing Chromebooks that lack of fancy touchscreen but can save you a bit of cash read my full review to see if the trade-offs are worth it