With CES 2021 right around the corner, a lot of technology giants are taking the wraps off their smart TVs, laptops, and PC lineups for this year. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Chromebook 2 earlier today and now, Acer has launched the Chromebook Spin 514. It is Acer’s first-ever AMD Ryzen-powered Chromebook and has been priced quite attractively.
The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 has an anodized, sandblasted aluminum body with a diamond-cut pattern on the top panel and touchpad. It is MIL-STD 810H complaint and boasts military-grade durability. It can withstand up to 60 kg of downward force and survive drops up to 4 feet. It is not the thinnest Chromebook at 17.35mm and it weighs 1.55kgs, which is okay.
Under the hood, this Chromebook is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 3000 C-series mobile processors. You can pick between the AMD Ryzen 7 3700C or Ryzen 5 3500C quad-core processors, which are coupled with built-in AMD Radeon Vega graphics. This is coupled with up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Acer promises a battery life of 10 hours, which is pretty good.
Acer Chromebook Spin 514 is priced at $479.99 and will be available to buy in the US starting February 2021. The Enterprise Edition will set you back $749.99 and goes on sale in March later this year.
