They are cheap junk that break down within 2 years. I've had multiple acer laptops and my friends have had the same problems with theirs.
usually most are but some are tough as business-class laptops, i have an Acer Aspire One D150-1Bb that can match the durability of a 1999 IBM ThinkPad 600X... not to mention that laptop had even survived from its manufacturing date in 2009 all the way to present ( which is now) and thats IMPRESSIVE for an acer laptop
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for that kind of budget id say you can try getting a used Lenovo ThinkPad T520..?
shouldnt disappoint you on the specifications, but dont go for a chromebook
for their price i could get a used 14.1 inch business laptop with FAR more capabilities then what a chromebook could do: eg. a Penryn Core 2 Duo vs a low-end Haswell Celeron or a Diamondville/Pineview Atom