Acer Chromebook 14 review: a good value, but unprepared for the future

Acer’s Chromebook 14 is a two-sided story. For one, it shows the remarkable progress that we’ve made around what a $300 laptop can and should be. It’s made of aluminum, has a fantastic keyboard / trackpad combo, and a crisp 1080p display. And it does Chromebook things (web browsing, email, Google Docs, YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, etc.) adequately.
But on the other end, the Chromebook 14 is hindered by its lack of a touchscreen — just as Google prepares to usher Android app