I have been using an Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (exact model: https://store.acer.com/en-ca/acer-chromebook-spin-514-cp514-1h-r3vr ) for many years now. But it feels like its nearing its end of life, or at least not sufficient for me. I feel the 4Gb of RAM and dual core are struggling to run multiple chrome tabs, play higher res video, run apps, etc. Also the battery is down to only like 2 to 3 hours of run time per charge.
Does anyone have good recommendations for Chromebooks? I have been looking into Chromebook Plus models with 8GB of RAM. i have found two models at a decent price for me on Amazon (around $500 - 600 CAD would be my budget)
https://store.acer.com/en-ca/acer-chromebook-plus-514-cb514-3ht-r8rb
https://store.acer.com/en-ca/acer-chromebook-plus-515-cb515-2h-31ny
Which of these would you recommend? Or I'm open to other models in the same price range. Doesn't need to be Acer, thats just been a coincidence. A touchscreen is nice to have, but not necessary (easier to play Balatro on lol). On my current chromebook, the touchscreen ended up bugging out and i had to disable it a while ago, so if touchscreens are going to continue to be an issue in my future, i can go without.
Thanks.