Acer has announced new affordable laptop named Chromebook 14, this new model looks very thin and beautiful, even owned the 17mm thin aluminum body and weighs around 1.5 kg. Acer Chromebook 14 price is only $299.99, looks like specially designed for students and educational purpose. But the Acer Chromebook 14 release date has yet to unfold.
Main highlight of this Acer Chromebook is its long lasting battery life, yes, this is the first Chromebook that offers up to 14 hours of battery life, enough for a full day’s work. On the screen, there is a 14-inch display which available in two options such as full-HD (1920×1080 pixels) and HD (1366×768 pixels). Worth to mention that the full HD variant can deliver up to 12 hours of battery, meanwhile HD model will give 14 hours of usage time after single charge.
Under the hood, users have to two different options to choose like quad-core Intel Celeron or a dual-core Intel Celeron N3060 processor clocked at 1.6GHz clubbed with Intel HD Graphics. Along with 2GB and 4GB of LPDDR3 SDRAM, 16GB or 32GB of eMMC for storage space and 720p Webcam for video chat.
(Also see Acer Chromebook 15.6 Laptop with Full-HD Display)
Acer Chromebook 14 Inch variant obviously runs Chrome OS, includes dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, 2x USB 3.1 Type-A ports, 1x HDMI out, as connectivity options.
Commenting on Launch; Jerry Kao, president of Acer Notebook Business Group said, “With its industry-leading battery life of up to 14 hours, the Acer Chromebook 14 is an important new product in Acer’s award-winning Chromebook line,” also add “Customers have a wide range of needs for battery life, size, performance and features, and our line of Acer Chromebooks is expanding to make sure customers get exactly what they want. The Chromebook 14 is an excellent choice for customers who want a stylish, large-screen Chromebook with long battery life at an attractive price,”.