Acer today announces five new, school-oriented laptops, consisting of four Chromebooks and one Windows convertible. Two of the Chromebooks are Intel-based converters, with screens that rotate to turn them into laptops, while the other two have a more traditional design and are powered by arm-based processors. All five laptops are designed to be durable, with spill-proof keyboards and components tested to the military durability standards of MIL-STD 810H.
The two convertible Chromebooks are the Acer Spin 512 and Spin 511. They are powered by Intel processors (specifically the N4500 and N5100). The Spin 511 has an 11.6-inch HD 16: 9 screen, while the Spin 512 has a 12-inch HD + 3: 2 screen. Both have up to 64 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM, while battery life is rated at up to 10 hours.
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Both the Spin 512 and Spin 511 have antimicrobial scratch-resistant screens, but the Spin 512 also has a similar antimicrobial layer on the keyboard and touchpad. The Chromebooks will be available in Europe in March and in North America in April. The Spin 512 starts at $ 429.99 (€ 399), while the Spin 511 is slightly cheaper at $ 399.99 (€ 369).
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Next up are the 11-inch arm-based Chromebook 511 and Chromebook 311, which also have durable designs. The 511 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c processor, has 4G LTE connectivity and can charge up to 20 hours. Meanwhile, the 311 has a Mediatek MT8183 processor and also runs up to 20 hours at a cost. The 311 will be launched in North America this month and costs $ 299.99, while the 511 will start at $ 399.99 in April. They start in March for € 269 and € 399 in Europe respectively.
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Finally, there is a $ 329.99 (€ 409) Windows laptop, the TravelMate Spin B3. It also includes a durable keyboard that can rotate to turn the laptop into a tablet, and is powered by up to an Intel Pentium Silver processor with as much as 12 hours of battery life. The Spin B3 has an antimicrobial screen by default and the option to have a similar layer on its keyboard and touchpad. The laptop will be launched in North America in April and at some point in the second quarter of Europe.