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Acer Chromebook 14

 from R5 000 / shopacer.co.za

At first glance, this Acer Chromebook’s brushed metal finish and tapering wedge shape mean it does a pretty convincing impression of a MacBook Air… although there’s no chance of getting the receipts for them mixed up.

While a ‘basic’ Air will set you back the best part of R20 000, you can pick up the 14in Acer for around a quarter of that – although we’d recommend spending a bit extra