Acer C720 is worlds first 4th gen core i3 powered Chromebook
Acer, the leader in Chromebook market share, has announced over the weekend that the C720 Chromebook laptop running Google’s Chrome OS will be powered by fourth generation Intel Core i3-40005U processor (1.7 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache). The upgraded C720 will provide 8.5 hour long battery life. To be frank, we are interested to know how much of performance advantage this new CPU will attain as Chrome OS, in general is extremely light on resources. The new models will be on sale soon. Acer C720-3404 will have 4 GB of memory and will be priced at $379.99, while the Acer C720-3871 will have 2 GB of memory and will be priced at $349.99.
Specification
- Intel Core i3-40005U processor (1.7 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
- 7 second boot time
- 32 GB Solid State Drive
- 1.6-inch ComfyView HD display with a 1366×768 resolution
- 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi
- HDMI, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports
- HD webcam and microphone
“This is an incredibly exciting time to be a leader in the Chromebook market, since customers are responding with tremendous enthusiasm for the product’s performance, capabilities and value,” said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing and brand manager, Acer America. “We’ve been breaking new ground with our Chromebooks since 2011, and our new Intel Core i3 model will deliver more of what our customers love about our Chromebooks, including excellent performance and all-day battery life.”
“Acer has been a leader in the Chromebook space and the new C720 based on 4th generation Intel Core i3 processors marks a new class of Chromebook with enhanced performance and battery life,” said Navin Shenoy, vice president and general manager of Intel Mobile Client Platforms Group. “As one of the most powerful Chromebooks on the market, the additional performance of Core i3 enables an extremely responsive experience while surfing multiple tabs of web pages. Students, families and business users will recognize the difference in how snappy the new Acer C720 is with Intel Core i3.”
