Google's segment of portable computers loaded with Chrome OS is growing, and among recently announced new models is Acer's latest offering — the Acer C720, an inexpensive laptop that utilizes Intel ...

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Acer was only willing to tease its Haswell-powered Chromebook at last month's Intel Developer Forum, but it's ready to spill the beans today. Now called the C720, the 11.6-inch system revolves around ...

When it comes to the latest Chromebooks, it’s a battle of design versus speed. Earlier this month, HP and Acer came out with new laptops running on Chrome OS, Google’s Web-centric operating system.

Acer launches an industry's first Chromebook model using a 4th Generation Intel Core i3 processor. The award-winning Acer C720 Chromebook is now available in two models powered by the Intel Core i3 ...

The new Acer C720 Chromebook launches today, delivering fast, responsive performance and up to 8.5 hours of long battery life with a new Intel processor based on Haswell micro-architecture. It has a ...

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 ...

Acer knows Chromebooks, and they, along with Asus rose to market majority when Netbooks were the rage. Acer's Chromebook C710 was a solid, affordable effort and the new Chromebook C720, available soon ...

I'm sure Acer will eventually redesign the C720 from the ground up, but for now, it's clear the company's main priority is to improve the performance -- and be the first with a Core i3 Chromebook. For ...

The perfect Chromebook has long been a pipe dream. All Google needed to do was release a model with great battery life and speedy performance for a price that well undercuts a typical Windows laptop.

Acer was one of the first companies to launch a laptop running Google’s Chrome operating system, and the company has updated its Chrome OS laptops a number of times over the past few years. This ...

Though it seems like an oxymoron, the Acer C720 Chromebook (C720-3404) is a power users' Chromebook, thanks to its Intel Core i3 processor. The keyboard is adequate for typing anything from a school ...