Acer C720P 2666 Chromebook Review

Acer C720P 2666 Chromebook

11.6 inch Acer C720P-2666 is Acer's first Chromebook with touchscreen. It is actually the computer industry's second touch Chromebook after Google's $1300 Pixel model, and it is way more affordable too- about $1000 cheaper! With features like 10-point touch display, Haswell processor, solid state drive and 7.5 hour battery life.

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4th generation Intel Celeron 2955U processor (2 MB L3 Cache) at 1.4 GHz, 2 GB DDR3L SDRAM memory and 32 GB Solid-State Drive + 100 GB Google Drive storage free for the first two years of your purchase.. And Google Chrome operating system..

It is very much like the other C720 range Chromebook computers, so this one also starts up in only 7 seconds and thanks to Haswell processor the battery will get you going for an easy 7-8 hours in single charge. C720P-2666 has a 32GB SSD as compared to the 16GB of those models.

11.6 inch HD Widescreen LED-backlit display is a 10-point multi touch with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and Intel HD graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory. Screen has a tilt angle of 145 degrees for comfortable viewing when you are sitting or lying down. You can connect to a HDTV through its HDMI port if you wish to see things on a larger screen. Sound quality is also good for a computer of this size, through the two built-in stereo speakers.

Granite gray Acer C720P Chromebook weighs a bit under 3 lbs and is 0.78-inches thick- you can take it anywhere easily, very portable with also its 11 inch screen. It has a full-size comfy Acer FineTip keyboard and a multi-gesture touchpad when you're not using its intuitive touchscreen.

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3-Cell Li-Polymer battery gives you up to 7.5 hours in normal use. Acer InviLinkTM NplifyTM 802.11a/b/g/n dual band wireless LAN + 12 Gogo Inflight passes to go online on continental US flights, 1 x USB 2.0 Port, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, Bluetooth 4.0, 1 x HDMI Port, built-in HD Webcam are some of its connectivity options.

Conclusion: Acer C720P-2666 Chromebook is due to be released early December as 'the first affordable Touchscreen Chromebook in the world'. It is actually not much different to Acer's other C720 range Chromebooks.. Fast performance, good multitasking, same long battery life, same multiple layers of security, similar great looks, twice the flash drive size and a touchscreen. It is definitely a great buy for under $300.

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