Acer Chromebook 14 has all new aluminum chassis
Acer Chromebook 14 is the first Chromebook from Acer with aluminum unibody build and is the industry’s first Chromebook with up to 14 hour battery life. Powered by Intel Celeron quad-core or dual-core N3060 processor, the Chromebook 4 has a 720p or FullHD display option. The premium variant will cost $299.99 and will be available from April 2016 in North America. This variant comes with 32GB of onboard storage and 4GB of RAM. The Acer Chromebook 14 comes with 100GB of free storage on Google Drive.
Acer is the worldwide leader in Chromebooks. According to data from IDC2, Acer is the world’s number one selling Chromebook brand. “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,” said Jerry Kao, president of Acer Notebook Business Group. “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.”
The entry level variant comes with a 720p HD display, 2GB of RAM and has the same aluminum chassis. Both the variants come with a 720p webcam. There are two USB 3.1 ports, a HDMI port and audio jack. Chromebook 14 has Bluetooth 4.2, 802.11ac Wi-Fi built in.