Acer announces a rugged Chromebook aimed primarily at the education and corporate markets-- the Chromebook Spin 311, a 2-in-1 notebook featuring an AMD processor and long battery life in a more compact and durable chassis.
The Spin 311 has an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 resolution LCD touchscreen complete with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It runs on the entry-level AMD A4-9120C processor consisting of a dual-core Excavator module running at 1.8GHz and a Radeon R4 integrated GPU. Also included are 4GB DDR4 RAM and 32GB of NAND flash storage.
Connectivity includes Wifi 5 and Bluetooth, as well as x2 USB 3.1 and x2 USB-C (with DisplayPort support) ports. On the multimedia side the notebook has a webcam, stereo speakers, microphone array and 3.5mm audio jack. All come inside a sturdy thick plastic chassis Acer says can withstand drops reaching up to 122cm and liquid spills of up to 342.5ml. The Spin 311 should also survive 59% - 88% humidity, temperatures between -32ºC and +49ºC, and vibrations of up to 7.7 G per axis. Such protection does make for a chunky machine, being 23.5mm thick and 1.5kg heavy.
The Chromebook Spin 311 is available now.
