Acer c710 install#

Run and install crostouchpad.4.0-2-installer.exe. Start the command prompt as administrator: Start в†’ System Tools в†’ Windows в†’ Command Line в†’ Right Button в†’ Advanced в†’ Run as Administrator.

Acer c710 driver#

Sometimes it will not work after sleep / hibernation / reboot, it is treated with a reboot (sometimes you may need to reboot several times).Д¬urrently, it was not possible to find a signed version of the driver for the touchpad, therefore: Touchpad will work only when the test mode is enabled.Дў. Install Windows (in my case, deleted all partitions and put it on the whole disk).ДЎ. Yes, you'll save up to $50 over the price of the equivalent Samsung Chromebook if you buy the C7, but just like I said last time, you get what you pay for.Next, select the UEFI USB Flash.

Acer c710 portable#

And right now, I still don't see why most people wouldn't just pick a more portable tablet or a slightly more expensive but far more versatile budget Windows laptop. But that software success happens despite the lackluster hardware on machines like the Acer C7.

Acer c710 android#

Or, perhaps, time to fold Android and Chrome into a real laptop/tablet killer device to make Windows 8 run for the hills.Д¬hrome is getting a little better all the time, and it's actually a very functional way to get work done if all you do is live in a browser on your computer - something that I'm doing more than ever thanks to services like Google Drive. I know Samsung has a decent $250 Chromebook, and from a pure design-and-feel perspective the Chromebook Pixel is a sleek experience, should you be willing to accept the giant price tag and subpar battery life.Д«ut it might be time for Chromebooks to get their own affordable Nexus-level flagship designs. That helps subsidize the base cost a little more for frequent travelers. Like other Chromebooks, the Acer C7 comes with 100GB of added Google Drive cloud storage for two years, and credit for 12 free sessions of GoGo in-flight Internet. For everyday tasks beyond streaming, I found this Chromebook hung in there over the course of a decent day's work, with coddling. That's not great, but it's a little better than the last C7 did on a similar test.

It only lasted about 3 hours doing so before needing a recharge. We didn't do a standard video-loop playback test because, even though Chromebooks can do this offline, most people will use Chromebooks to stream video online. And either way, the dual-core Intel Celeron in this Chromebook guarantees that the harder-core duties you might want to throw at this machine won't exactly feel lightning-fast.Д«attery life of the C7, even this SSD-equipped version, continues to disappoint. The SSD does seem to help performance a bit, but it's hard to tell the hard drive version of the C7 was fast enough for basic Web surfing. The glossy surface throws a lot of glare, too. The 11.6-inch, 1,366x768-pixel-resolution display on the Acer C7 matches what you'd expect on a standard laptop, but it lacks vibrant screen brightness or colors, and images wash out at extreme viewing angles. Still, tablets like the Nexus 7 manage impressive display quality in this price range. Touch pads can be done well on Chromebooks, just not on this one. And, in the 10 or so months since I last reviewed the Acer C7, it's even less impressive compared with the wonderful feel of, say, the Chromebook Pixel's touch pad. It's a far cry from the smooth feel of better-made laptops or the touch screen on any tablet. Tap-and-drag moves were also hard to pull off consistently.

There's no inertial scrolling, so Web page browsing becomes herky-jerky. It works reasonably well for basic one-finger navigation around Chrome OS, but for two-finger scrolling or multifinger gestures, it's lousy. The clickable touch pad, well, that's another story.