Enlarge / HP Elite c645 G2 Chromebook. (credit: HP) AMD is upping the ante when it comes to Chromebooks. While still a ways off from having Chrome OS devices with the capabilities of the Ryzen 6000 mobile CPUs, Team Red announced the Ryzen 5000 C-series for Chromebooks on Thursday. The top chip in the series […]
Enlarge / Acer Chromebook 314. (credit: Acer) Acer is taking an interesting approach to durability with four Chromebooks it announced today. Specifically, the kid-focused laptops’ keyboards are designed to be hard to damage. The Chromebook 512 (C852), Chromebook 511 (C734/C734T), Chromebook 314 (C934/C934T), and Chromebook Spin 311 (R722T/R723T) join Acer’s education-focused machines with keyboards featuring “mechanically anchored […]
Enlarge / Acer Swift 5. (credit: Scharon Harding) Acer chose the Swift 5 as its vehicle for ushering in Windows 11 , and that was a safe choice. With a starting MSRP of $1, 100 , up to 1TB of storage, a good port selection, and a more standout keyboard and webcam, it will suit […]
Enlarge / Acer Chromebook Spin 514. (credit: Acer) Acer is releasing half a dozen new Chromebook SKUs, it announced today during its Next@Acer event. The company is updating its lineup with options for Intel’s latest 11th Gen “Tiger Lake” CPUs, and although the list includes some of the standard cheaper Chromebook options, Acer also introduced some pricier […]
Enlarge / Acer’s Enduro Urban N3 (above) also comes in blue. (credit: Acer) Acer “antimicrobial” laptops have been around for a few years, but they became particularly relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. During its next@Acer event today, the company announced three new PCs—a laptop, a two-in-one, and a tablet—that will be joining its antimicrobial lineup. […]
Enlarge / A promotional shot for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop, one of the new 2021 laptops meant to capitalize on growing traditional PC sales. (credit: Lenovo) During the Consumer Electronics Show this week, research firm IDC released a report on worldwide traditional PC sales in 2020, and it tells a rosier story than […]
(charge: Acer) Acer declared Intel-powered refreshes of many product lines now in the Acer Next 2020 online occasion. Notable refreshed or new products incorporate both the Swift, Aspire, and Twist general-purpose notebook lines as well as also the high-end ConceptD 7 along with Porsche Design notebooks. Aspire 5, 5 Twist 3, Twist 5 The Aspire […]