Last week was a great week for low-cost computing, as both HP and Acer announced Chromebook laptops for under $300. Although the browser-based Chrome OS is no replacement for a Windows PC or Mac that ...

With the arrival of Acer’s new C720 Chromebook, one thing is immediately clear: All Chromebooks are not created equal. The Acer C720, on sale now for $249 and expected to ship later this month, is a ...

Most Chromebooks are affordable portable laptops that sell for around $150 and up. They ship with Google’s Chrome operating system which is designed to boot quickly, let you get online in seconds, and ...

‘Tis the season for new Chromebooks — and in addition to the new Google-designed HP Chromebook 11, we now have Acer’s new C720 Chromebook to consider. At a glance, the HP and Acer systems may seem ...

Chromebooks have become known as cheaper, more affordable laptops for people that just want to get online and that’s just fine, they serve that purpose incredibly well. For how much you pay for a ...

Acer has unveiled its Chromebook C720 range of PCs. The successor to the C710 is powered by an Intel Celeron 2955U processor based on the Haswell micro-architecture, and promises 8.5 hours of battery ...

It looks like a notebook – more a netbook really – and I have to admit upfront, that this is my first venture into Chrome OS territory. It is a little different but I will persist … Chrome OS is a ...

The Acer C720 is a $200 Chromebook with a 16GB SSD, 11.6" super sleek form factor, and ridiculously good battery life - in ChromeOS factory trimmings, it's good for 8+ hours of battery life, cold ...

Acer has launched an upgraded version of its C720 Chromebook with an Intel i3 processor on board. The laptop will feature an 11.6-inch display, a fourth-generation Intel Core i3-4005U chip clocked at ...

Back when Chrome OS first started getting popular, the Acer C720 Chromebook quickly emerged as one of the best options. Last month, though, that popular Chromebook got its last update. Now that the ...

Its cheaper and presumably faster than the 11 inch HP, but it probably has a noisy fan to keep it cool (Acer are not exactly known for their silent fans). I'd like to see noise and heat considered in ...

With its new $200 Chromebook, Acer finally gets what these browser-based laptops are all about. Chromebooks are meant to get onto the web as quickly as possible, so it was puzzling that last year’s ...