With an original price of $299, Acer’s new option was already providing significant value over Samsung’s latest $400 offering, especially considering it has over 2 hours more battery life and what appears to be much better graphics performance. Samsung’s 13-inch Chromebook 2 goes for $378 on Amazon right now.
The Acer Chromebook 13 CB5 features:
- NVIDIA Tegra K1 Quad Core 2.1 GHz Processor
- 2 GB DDR3L SDRAM
- 16 GB Internal Storage
- 13.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA Kepler GPU with 192 NVIDIA CUDA cores
- Chrome, 13-hour battery life
Early reviewers give it a 4.3/5 star rating on Amazon. You can find more details in our launch post.
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The Acer Chromebook 13 gives you more. Up to 13 hours of battery life keeps you powered from day to night. A bright 13.3″ anti-glare display and the world’s most advanced mobile graphics from NVIDIA deliver smooth visuals and enhance all of your favorite clips and photos. And the 3x faster wireless connection keeps you one step ahead. Acer Chromebook 13, more to enjoy.
See More.
Acer expands upon its already dominant Chromebook position with the Chromebook 13, featuring a 13.3″ display. The screen area is 32% larger than that of 11.6″ Chromebooks, so that you can see more and explore more. The display is bright and crisp with a 1366 x 768 resolution and anti-glare screen minimize glare so you can even enjoy the Chromebook outdoors.
See more with the world’s most advanced mobile graphics – the 192 core NVIDIA Kepler™ GPU delivers breathtaking visual performance and unsurpassed battery life. Content-rich webpages and high-end games come alive on the Tegra-K1’s GPU, which is based on the same design that powers some of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
The Chromebook 13 is Google Hangouts Optimized. It supports Hangouts in HD, bringing friends and family closer with high resolution video chats, and the HD webcam presents you at your best, too. Want bigger? Extend your view to your big screen via the HDMI port.
Do More.
Do more with the world’s most advanced mobile CPU. The Chromebook 13 is the first Chromebook powered by a Quad Core NVIDIA Tegra K1 mobile processor. The four cores deliver faster multi-tasking than other mobile processors. This means users can browse the web, stream music, view photos and run their favorite apps all at the same time, without missing a beat.
The Acer Chromebook 13, boots in less than 10 seconds and resumes nearly instantly from sleep. Chromebooks have multiple layers of security to keep you safe and worry free. Plus with automatic updates, the Chromebook downloads security and software upgrades so you don’t have to.
Store and access your photos, music, videos, documents and more from anywhere with Google Drive. It’s simple, and all your files are backed up automatically online, safely and securely. Plus enjoy 100 GB of free storage on Google Drive for two years.
Go Anywhere.
The Acer Chromebook 13 has the longest-lasting battery life of all Chromebooks – up to 13 hours! Whether you are browsing the web, playing games, or using productivity tools, this Chromebook will let you accomplish it all from day to night.
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