Acer refreshes Chromebook 15 with up to 12 hours of battery life

Acer has announced a refreshed model (CB3-532) of its affordable 15.6-inch Chromebook 15 with an improved battery life. It promises up to 12 hours of battery life compared to eight hours on the previous model. It also gets support for Android apps via the Google Play Store (via update in near future). Apart from that the rest of the specifications are entry-level.

The Acer Chromebook 15 CB3-532 comes with 15.6-inch display bearing the resolution 1366 x 768 pixels  and is powered by an Intel Celeron N3060 dual-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt storage (+ 100GB free Google Drive storage). 

The Chromebook supports WiFi 802.11ac featuring MIMO 2x2 technology and Bluetooth 4.2 for faster wireless connectivity and includes, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, microSD card reader (up to 128GB supported) HD webcam and dual speakers.

Acer says that Chromebook 15 has been tested to handle more bumps and drop. It can withstand up to 60kg of force, while the corners can withstand up to 23.6-inch (60cm) drops without damage.

The new Chromebook 15 is priced at $199 and is available in the U.S exclusively from Walmart.

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