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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 ...

Acer plans to launch a new Chromebook this year which it says will have the most powerful CPU available in a Chrome laptop. The upcoming model will feature an Intel Core i3 Haswell CPU. Other details ...

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 ...

Chromebooks just became a lot more interesting! Acer recently announced that it will be shipping the first Chromebook featuring an Intel Core i3 processor, and it will only cost about $350. As Chrome ...

Core i3 and Core i5 processors target different performance levels, balancing efficiency, multitasking strength, and processing power to suit everyday use, professional workloads, and varied laptop ...

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This year's Amazon Great Indian Festival brings up to 40 percent discount on a range of laptops from top brands including Dell, Acer, HP, and Lenovo among others. The Dell 15 laptop is priced at Rs.

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Computer maker Acer is looking to raise the performance bar for its Aspire notebook line, introducing the new Aspire AS5740 and AS7740 based on Intel’s Core i5 and Core i3 processors. The systems also ...

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 ...