Acer has introduced the first Chromebook with a 17.3″ screen. There were no Chromebooks with that screen size yet. The Acer Chromebook 317 gets an Intel Celeron processor and a full-HD screen. A touchscreen is optional.
The Acer Chromebook 317 will get “the latest Intel Celeron processors”, according to the manufacturer, but which is not known. Acer also does not provide any details about the available working memory and storage space. It is known that the laptop has WiFi 6 support and is equipped with a full-HD webcam.
The 17.3″ screen has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and there will be versions with and without touchscreen. The housing is equipped with two USB-A ports, a USB-C port and a Micro SD card reader. The keyboard has a numeric keypad and key illumination is optional.
Until now, Chromebooks have come with up to 15.6″ screens. ASUS is also rumored to be working on a model with 17.3″ screen. Acer will release the Chromebook 317 in June in the Benelux, for a suggested retail price from 399 euros.
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 with Intel Evo
Acer is also announcing a new version of its Chromebook Spin 713. That is a convertible with a 13.5″ screen with a 3:2 ratio and a resolution of 2256×1504 pixels. The new model gets a maximum of a Core i7 processor from Intel’s Tiger Lake generation and is equipped with two USB-C devices. ports with Thunderbolt 4.
According to Acer, the Chromebook Spin 713 is the first Chromebook that meets the requirements for Intel’s Evo platform. To get that designation, laptops must, among other things, meet a certain battery life, wake up quickly from sleep mode and be equipped with WiFi 6. The new Spin 713 model will also be released in June and costs at least 629 euros.