Chrome OS
Acer has introduced a new Chromebook computer designed specifically for the education environment. The upcoming Chromebook 871/Chromebook 712 machines are rugged enough to handle bumps of life at school and are based on Intel’s Comet Lake processors. Acer’s Chromebook 871/Chromebook 712 comes in a Shale Black plastic chassis that is sufficiently tough to survive drops, shocks, high/low temperatures, and humid or dusty environments. To make the laptop as rugged as possible, Acer had to increase its z-height to 21.5 cm, which is rather thick, but a good news is that the notebook has a spill-resistant keyboard. As for weight, the machine weighs 1.4 kilograms. The laptop is equipped with a 12-inch IPS display panel featuring a 1366x912 resolution as well as a 3:2 aspect ratio. In...
CES 2020: Lenovo Unveils IdeaPad Duet Chromebook Detachable
The market for pure, Google Android-based tablets is not exactly thriving, and since Google ChromeOS can run applications for Android, pretty much all interest in non-Apple (or non-Windows) tablets...
7 by Anton Shilov on 1/10/2020Acer Launches Rugged Chromebook Spin 311: An 11.6-Inch AMD A4-Based 2-in-1
Acer has started sales of its new rugged convertible Chromebook laptop for corporate and educational markets. The Chromebook Spin 311 brings together a low price tag, sturdy design, and...
19 by Anton Shilov on 12/3/2019Acer Launches Six Chrome Enterprise PCs: Notebooks, Convertibles, Desktops
Acer on Thursday introduced its Chrome Enterprise portfolio, which includes six PC models, one of the broadest in the industry. Acer’s Chrome Enterprise family includes laptops, convertibles, and desktops...
2 by Anton Shilov on 11/22/2019HP Unveils Chromebox Enterprise G2: A Chrome OS-Based Business Desktop
Business and enterprise desktops is an interesting market recently - on the one hand, because extended support for Windows 7 nears its end early in 2020, multiple companies are...
39 by Anton Shilov on 10/14/2019HP Unveils Chromebooks for Enterprise: AMD and Intel
HP has introduced its first business-oriented Chromebooks for Enterprise mobile PCs that support advanced security, management, and deployment features. The lineup consists of two machines featuring different configurations: Intel-based...
7 by Anton Shilov on 10/10/2019Dell’s New Latitude 5300 2-in-1 and Latitude 5400: Chromebooks for Enterprise
Most laptops running Chrome OS are aimed at students or consumers, but this week Google introduced its Chromebook Enterprise initiative designed to make its platform viable for enterprise users...
18 by Anton Shilov on 8/28/2019CES 2019: ASUS' Chromebook Tablet CT100 for Education
Designed primarily for education use, the Chromebook Tablet CT100 has a rubberized chassis and is powered by an ARM-based SoC, essentially bringing together rugged design and low cost. As...
16 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2019Google Announces the Pixel Slate: A 12.3-Inch x86-Based Chrome OS Tablet
Google on Tuesday introduced its first tablet PC based on its Chrome OS operating system, the Pixel Slate. Being based on Intel’s high-performance x86 SoCs and equipped with a...
40 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2018Acer’s Chromebox CXI3 Available in Four Configs: Up to Core i7-8550U, Up to $777
Acer has quietly started to sell its Chromebox CXI3 UCFF desktop, which it formally introduced earlier this year. The minuscule 0.9-liter system runs Google’s Chrome OS and the manufacturer...
7 by Anton Shilov on 4/16/2018Acer Announces Chromebook Tab 10: A Tablet Running Google’s Chrome OS
This week Acer introduced its first tablet running Chrome OS, a tablet positioned primarily for the education market. Chrome OS runs Android applications from Google Play store and is...
13 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2018Acer Announces New Chromebooks And Chromebox Devices
This morning, Acer is announcing a couple of new devices at the Bett show in London, which is an industry show focusing on education technology. Chrome OS has done...
11 by Brett Howse on 1/23/2018Google Launches Pixelbook: 12.3” LCD, Kaby Lake, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Assistant, Stylus
On Wednesday, Google launched a new iteration of its own Chrome OS-based laptops. The new notebook has a different form-factor and can be transformed into a tablet. It has...
76 by Anton Shilov on 10/4/2017Lenovo Launches 2-in-1 Flex 11 Chromebook: Quad-Core SoC, 4 GB RAM, from $279
Lenovo has announced its first 2-in-1 Chromebook designed specifically for consumers. The Flex 11 laptop is powered by an SoC with four ARM cores, features a 360° hinge, a...
30 by Anton Shilov on 4/22/2017Acer Announces The Rugged Chromebook 11 N7: Designed For Education
Although Chrome OS hasn’t taken off in an appreciable way for the average consumer, it has certainly taken a foot hold in education, especially in the US. Today Acer...
43 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017New Chrome OS Update Enables Google Play on Acer’s and ASUS' Chromebooks
Google has released an update for its Chrome OS that enables select Chromebooks to run apps designed for Google Android and access Google Play Store. Right now, only two...
23 by Anton Shilov on 9/24/2016HP Unveils Premium Chromebook: 3K Display, Intel Core M, 16 GB of RAM and USB-C
HP has announced a new family of Chromebooks, which are powered by Intel’s high-performance processors and feature stylish design, aluminum body, high-resolution display and even Bang & Olufsen...
145 by Anton Shilov on 5/3/2016ASUS Launches The Chromebit CS10 HDMI Stick
Earlier this year ASUS launched a pair of Chromebooks, and they also teased another product that would be launching later in the year. It was the Chromebit HDMI stick...
22 by Brandon Chester on 11/17/2015Toshiba Refreshes The Chromebook 2 With Broadwell
Toshiba announced today that it has refreshed their Chromebook 2 model. The new version will be available with 5th generation Core i3 or Celeron processors. Thanks to the the...
15 by Brett Howse on 9/22/2015The Dell Chromebook 11 Touch Review
Today I'm looking at a Chromebook from Dell. It's the Dell Chromebook 11 Touch. More accurately, it may be called the New Dell Chromebook 11 Touch or the Dell...
46 by Brandon Chester on 5/7/2015