Acer is announcing five new laptops aimed at schools today, consisting of four Chromebooks and a convertible Windows. Two of the Chromebooks are Intel-based convertibles, 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 splash-resistant keyboards and components tested to military MIL-STD 810H durability standards.
The two convertible Chromebooks are the Acer Spin 512 and the Spin 511. They are equipped with Intel processors (specifically the N4500 and N5100). The Spin 511 has an 11.6 inch 16: 9 HD screen, while the Spin 512 has a 12 inch HD + 3: 2 screen. Both come with up to 64 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM, while the battery life is up to 10 hours.
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Both Spin 512 and Spin 511 have scratch-resistant antimicrobial screens, but Spin 512 also features a similar antimicrobial coating on its keyboard and touchpad. Chromebooks will be available in Europe in March and North America in April. Spin 512 starts at $ 429.99 (€ 399), while Spin 511 is slightly cheaper at $ 399.99 (€ 369).
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Next up are the 11-inch Arm-based Chromebook 511 and the Chromebook 311, which also have durable designs. The 511 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c processor, has 4G LTE connectivity and can last up to 20 hours on one charge. Meanwhile, the 311 has a Mediatek MT8183 processor and also runs for up to 20 hours on a charge. The 311 will launch this month in North America and start at $ 299.99, while the 511 will launch in April from $ 399.99. They will be launched in Europe in March for € 269 and € 399, respectively.
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Finally, there’s a $ 329.99 (€ 409) Windows laptop, the TravelMate Spin B3. It also includes a durable keyboard that can flip over to turn the laptop into a tablet and is powered by an Intel Pentium Silver processor with up to 12 hours of battery life. The Spin B3 comes with an antimicrobial screen as standard, and the option to have a similar coating on your keyboard and touchpad. The laptop will be launched in North America in April and in Europe sometime in the second quarter.