Acer
Aspire One Cloudbooks
Acer
has introduced a new pair of Cloud-connected Windows 10 laptops with its Aspire
One Cloudbook series.
Like
Chromebook, Acer's new Aspire One Cloudbooks come equipped with a modicum of
power split between an Intel Celeron processor, 2 GB of RAM and only 32 GB of SSD
storage to start. But what these 11- or 14-inch laptops lack in local
resources, they more than make up with Cloud services.
Every
Aspire One Cloudbook comes with a free one-year subscription to Microsoft
Office 365 and 1 TB of OneDrive online storage. Acer also includes a full suite
of Cloud-enabled abApps for editing photos, drafting documents, organizing
files and creating music.
Thanks
to the low-powered nature of the Cloudbooks, Acer was able to go with a thin,
fanless design. The 11-inch model, for instance, only measures 0.70 inches
(17.9 mm) thin and weighs 2.54 pounds (1.15 kg). Meanwhile, the 14-inch version
tips the scales at 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg).
Both
Cloudbooks also feature 802.11ac wireless technology to keep up with fast
connection speeds and they can be upgraded with up to 64 GB of eMMC storage. The
only thing that's truly lacking is the 1,366 x 768 resolution display, which
can't be upgraded on either the 11- or 14-inch models.
The
Aspire One Cloudbook 11 will be available later this month with prices starting
at US$ 169. Following in September the Aspire One Cloudbook
14 will launch for an introductory price of US$ 199.
