Acer has announced its latest Chromebook,
dubbed as the Chromebook Spin 713, which is a part of the Intel Project Athena
program. Compared to the previous generation Spin 13 Chromebook, the new
premium device has a better look, feel, and design.
It comes with a sturdy aluminum chassis
which the company claims can survive drops from up to 48 inches and withstand
up to 132 pounds of force. The hinge supports 360-degree rotation and the
device weighs 3.02 pounds.
The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 comes powered
by the latest 10th generation Intel processors, packed with up to 16GB (DDR4)
RAM and 256GB SSD. As for the display, it features a 13.5-inch screen with a
3:2 aspect ratio and 2256 x 1504 pixels resolution. The screen comes with a
coating of Gorilla Glass on top. The keyboard on the device reportedly has good
travel and decent spacing. It also comes with a pair of USB Type-C ports, an
HDMI port, a USB port, and a microSD-card reader. The device supports dual-band
Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 as connectivity options.
As for battery life, the company says that
it will last for up to 10 hours on a single charge. Acer has also announced the
business-oriented Enterprise Spin 713, which comes with Google’s Chrome
Enterprise security solution. The company has also announced Acer Spin 311
Chromebook which comes with an 11.6-inch display and is designed for casual
users and students. Under the hood, it is powered by MediaTek‘s MT8183
octa-core processor.
The screen of the device as well as the
trackpad is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass. It is promised to offer
around 14 hours of battery life on a single charge. So far, Acer has not
released the full specs sheet of the Spin 311 but it should be released soon.
Coming to the pricing of the devices, the
Chromebook Spin 713 starts at US$ 629 and will be available for purchase in North
America from next month. The Enterprise Chromebook Spin 713
will be available from August for a starting price of US$ 1,099. The budget
Chromebook Spin 311 starts at US$ 259 and will be up for sale from July.