Acer’s Chromebook 14 Features Bigger Display, All-Day Battery Power

The machine features the first 14-inch display built into an Acer Chromebook and sturdy construction to hold up against active use.

With Acer’s first-ever 14-inch display in a Chromebook, the new portable also includes 2GB or 4GB of dual-channel LPDDR3 SDRAM memory, 16GB or 32GB of eMMC storage, and either an HD (1,366-by-768) display or a full HD (1,920-by-1,080) display, depending on the configuration.

The Acer Chromebook 14 can be configured with a choice of Intel Celeron quad-core or dual-core N3060 processor for productivity tasks, Web browsing, video streaming and other activities. Its fanless design assures quiet performance.

With the Chromebook 14, Acer for the first time has equipped one of its models with an all-aluminum chassis and exterior case to give it extra strength in everyday use. It also features a hairline-brush finish and rounded corners. The machine is 13.4 inches wide, 9.3 inches deep and 0.7 inches thick, and weighs about 3.4 pounds.

Configured with an HD display, the Acer Chromebook 14 provides up to about 14 hours of claimed battery life, while the full HD display offers up to a claimed 12 hours of use, according to Acer. The machine includes a 3,950mAh Li-Polymer battery.

Users will have lots of flexibility with the Chromebook 14 due to its integrated ports for plugging in external peripherals. Included are the two USB 3.1 ports—the first ever in an Acer Chromebook—as well as an HDMI port. Also included are Bluetooth 4.2 and MIMO 802.11ac/a/b/g/n WiFi connectivity.

The Chromebook 14 features an HD Webcam with an 88-degree wide-angle lens that provides a wide field of view for Web conferencing and other tasks. Also included is HD audio with dual stereo speakers and an integrated digital microphone.

The Acer Chromebook 14 can easily be configured for sharing by multiple users, with each user having a separate user account for their work. Users can then log into their secure, separate accounts to access Gmail, Google Docs, Website bookmarks and more. Users can do their work online or offline.