When the Acer Chromebook launched this summer it sported a $350 price tag. Although that didn’t quite make it pricey, at that price point, it was still costlier than a typical netbook. Now Acer has dropped the price of the laptop. The Acer AC700 Chromebook is now available from Amazon for $299.99.
The ChromeBook runs the Google Chrome operating system. It has just 16GB of storage and that is hardly surprising. The device is designed to run web-based applications such as Gmail and Google Docs. That means most of your data is stored online. A ChromeBook is practically useless when you are not connected to the internet. However, you can cache documents for offline access. You may also store music or photos. The Acer AC700 has an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor and 2GB of DDR3 memory. While it is larger than a typical netbook, it offers less functionality. The fact is that all laptops running Windows, Linux or OS X are capable of running all web-based apps just like a ChromeBook. A Chromebook, on the other hand, can’t do a lot of things that a typical laptop can. It can’t, for instance, run desktop apps. Needless to say demand for the device has been low.
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