Acer Chromebook 15 Hands On


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Acer announced Chromebook 15 at the ongoing IFA 2017. We are live at the event and got our hands on the device.

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The Chromebook 16 sports a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080p) display and is powered by dual-core Intel Celeron and quad-core Pentium processors. It features an aluminium top cover and palm rest. It is also thinner and lighter than previous generations.

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The Chromebook 15 measures 378x256x18.9mm and weighs 1.72 kg. It has a USB 3.1 Type-C Port and HDMI port. It includes 32GB or 64GB flash storage, 4GB or 8GB RAM.

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The top is made of brushed aluminium material and sports Acer and Chrome branding. It has a fanless design

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Also present is a 3.5mm audio headphones jack, SD card reader and two USB 3.0 ports. The front-facing HD webcam offers an 88-degree field of view. Also present are two upward-facing speakers with high-definition audio. Acer claims the battery life at 12 hours.

The Acer Chromebook 15 is priced starting at $399 and will be available in the US in October.

Sneha contributed to this post.


Author: Dhruv Bhutani

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