Comments on: Acer’s C7 is part PC, part Chromebook for $199

By: Tim Frohlick

Tim Frohlick — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:32:51 +0000

Jeff, How about 320 Gigabytes of disk space and 100 GB of Cloud? Is three pounds too heavy?
Joke.

By: longhao

longhao — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:05:47 +0000

It is the first time that I hear the chrome OS .I know it`s out .but the future is not very fashion.did it sell to the poor country?

By: Ryan St Onge

Ryan St Onge — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:56:46 +0000

Love the Chromebook. Might get one with a lap desk for laptop http://fantasticlaptop.com/lap-desk-for-laptop-computer-top-consumer-choices/

By: Lee Grimsditch

Lee Grimsditch — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:57:40 +0000

Shame UK buyers will have to pay the equivalent of $316 USD for this same device

By: David Molteni

David Molteni — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:27:42 +0000

This looks great, I cant wait to get one !

By: MWebb

MWebb — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:29:14 +0000

This model from Acer may have better upgrade options than the Samsung ARM based Chromebook. If the Acer C7 is similar to the chassis used in the ao756, it may have the same single screw bottom panel access. It is even more likely the RAM is upgradeable and the SSD can be swapped out. On the Samsung ARM, the RAM and SSD are chips soldered in. Clearly, though, the Samsung is breaking amazing new ground by using the ARM which requires a complete overhaul of the operating system.

By: Jeff Yablon

Jeff Yablon — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:20:21 +0000

Oh please. 3.5 Hour battery and a pound too heavy? Buy the Samsung Chromebook. NO BRAINER: http://answerguy.com/2012/11/05/google-chromebook-desktops-browser-business-change/

By: tom

tom — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:53:54 +0000

what about chromebooks with bigger screens?

By: Luscious

Luscious — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:21:49 +0000

A $199 price tag for me puts build quality into serious question – I would be surprised if this holds up with daily use for the warranty life.

BTW: Still rocking my 210 Mini after more than 18 months of daily use. Best 400 bucks I ever spent.

By: Lucian Armasu

Lucian Armasu — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:18:42 +0000

I see Intel is changing their branding for Celeron. They now call it “Intel Core processor”. The description is accurate, as Celeron has been using older Core technology for years now, but 90% of people reading it will take it for an IVB Core i3/Core i5 processor or something, which is not the case here.

Since the other Celeron was about 30% faster than Cortex A15 in your tests, and this one, which is an even slower Celeron is clocked 20% less, I guess it will still be ever so slightly faster than the A15. And what you get for that is half of the battery life – maybe less, as Intel/AMD laptops makers have ALWAYS exaggerated the battery life of their devices. Maybe Google didn’t here. Still ,it’s half.