In a step towards bolstering the Chromebook market, Acer has launched its first-ever Chromebook Plus laptops, the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 and Acer Chromebook Plus 514, as part of Google’s Chromebook Plus initiative. Introduced on October 2, 2023, in Taipei, these models are engineered to provide a performance tier higher than current market offerings, boasting…
CES officially starts on the 5th, with many exciting announcements coming the day before. Acer is one of the companies getting some announcements out extra early. Today they have announced three new updated Chromebooks. Highlights: The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 (CP513-2H) boosts productivity on-the-go with a sleek, convertible design, 13.5-inch VertiView display with a 3:2…
As part of today’s launch, Acer has announced four new Chromebooks. The most interesting one is the new Acer Chromebook 514 (CB514-2H/T) which features the octa-core MediaTek Kompanio 828 processor. At the time of writing this chipset has not been announced yet. Acer don’t go into details about the exact specification. The current MediaTek Kompanio…
The Acer Spin 513 is the first Chromebook to feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c, which aims to offer increased performance and superior battery life compared to existing Arm based MediaTek Chromebooks while keeping things affordable. Acer Spin 513 CP513-1H Specifications Operating System: Chrome OS Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8nm 2x Kryo 468 Gold (Arm…
With consumer tech sites being so obsessed about mobile phones and their chipsets, or the latest laptop/PC processors, it is easy to forget that brands like MediaTek develop chipsets for other devices. While Qualcomm is investing their time into Windows on Arm, MediaTek is instead focussing on Chromebooks. MediaTek today unveiled its MT8192 and MT8195…
I don’t often cover Chromebooks, the last time being the Dell Chromebook 11, which I had forgotten about until writing this. I have become a bit of a convert since using this, with it being well made, quick to load and login, a superb battery and plenty of performance to handle all the apps I…
It has been around three years since I have done a Chromebook review and since then the OS has come a long way. Primarily the ability to install Android apps exponentially improved the functionality of the devices, allowing them to sit nicely between Windows laptops and Android tablets while staying (mostly) affordable. Chromebooks don’t get…
I have reviewed some excellent Acer laptops recently from the paper thing 2-in-1 Spin 7 to the wallet-friendly Acer Chromebook R11. The Acer Swift 1 sites in the middle ground, being an affordable lightweight full Windows 10 notebook. The model I was sent is the SF13-31 model which comes with the following specifications There are…
In the past I was not so convinced by Chromebooks, they represent an odd middle ground between an Android tablet and a full notebook. However, after reviewing the Acer Chromebook 13, my opinion was changed. Now my opinion is that they are more functional than an Android tablet while being able to perform well using…
We have not had the opportunity to review a Chromebook in the past, nor have we been particularly interested in them personally. With low cost laptops being able to perform reasonably well for basic tasks we never really saw the point of this niche tablets. However after a few days of using the Acer Chromebook…