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Kevin C. Tofel Mar 12, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Acer’s new $279 C7 Chromebook runs for 6 hours, doubles down on memory

How could Acer improve its $199 C7 Chromebook? More battery life please! That's what the new C7 model gets you: 6 hours versus 3.5 hours. You'll pay $279.99 for the new model, but it also comes with twice as much memory.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Nov 19, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Performance testing the latest Chromebooks: Price matters

With all three Google Chromebook models in house, it's time to share some more performance insights and benchmarks. I like that device makers are pushing the prices down, but be forewarned: power users hoping to use this as a primary device may want to spend extra.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Nov 14, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Video look at Acer’s $199 C7 Chromebook: Not bad!

Google surprised many with the launch of a $199 Chromebook this week. So what's the Acer C7 like? Overall the quality and performance is better than I expected for the price and it even has a 320 GB hard drive for those who want local storage.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Nov 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

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

The new Acer C7 looks more like a tradtional laptop than any prior Google Chromebook because of the Intel Core processor and 320 GB magnetic hard drive. But it's an aggressively priced Chromebook at $199, which could sway many to give Chrome OS a try.…

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Mobile, Technology
Stacey Higginbotham Jun 24, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Twitter’s data center mystery deepens

Twitter's data center plans are reportedly in disarray according to sources. A few people shared that the microblogging service, which announced plans to build a Utah data center back in April 2010, had plans to abandon the site and move to a data center in Sacramento.…

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