This post is to summarise my experiences of reviewing to different types of laptops that I would not have normally have chosen. The reason for this task, is that my 2010 MacBook Pro is too damn slow at anything and constantly runs out of steam. I am sure this is ploy by Apple with each update.

So I asked several of you for recommendations. The Acer C720 Chromebook was the number one choice. So I spoke to Acer and they agreed to send the C720 for review, but also said would I like to try their gaming performance laptop, the V15 Nitro. Whilst, the V15 Nitro is gaming ready, it is also a super powerful machine in every way with loads of storage too.

Following my time with the Acer devices, my MacBook is toast. It just cannot compete in any shape or form. Period. Some might say that a 5 year old laptop is a decent duration.

I have decided that I don’t want another MacBook. They are lovely machines, but I do not have any Apple devices, other than a work iPad. So consequently, I would not gain the full benefit of its functionality. Second, whilst the Acer V15 Nitro Windows 8.1 laptop would require a new learning curve for me, I realised that the sheer power of the processor, SSD, and graphics mean this is the machine for all my photo and video editing.

But for general day to day stuff, the Acer Chromebook would be my only choice. It has crazy good battery life and again is fast in everything it does. So maybe I need both Acer machines?? Or maybe a Chromebook/Android Tablet combined device. Wait, didn’t Google say these were coming this year…

But what would you choose if you were in my predicament?