Acer's new Affordable Chromebook 311 will come to South Africa

Acer announced that its new affordable Chromebook 311 laptop will be coming to South Africa this year.

According to Acer, this laptop was designed to be affordable with extra durability for students and families.

The new laptop weighs only 1kg and features an ARM octa-core processor, along with up to 15 hours of battery life. 

While the base model does not include a touchscreen display, Acer says that a touch display version will be available for customers.

The laptop also runs Chrome OS, comes with a 720p HDR wide-view webcam, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of onboard storage.

You can use the device to hold Google Meet virtual meetings and use software such as Microsoft Teams and Skype.

The Acer Chromebook 311 will launch in South Africa in July.

The laptop will start at R5 999 for the base model including a Celeron processor and non-touch display.

More details about the device will be revealed closer to the launch date.

 

 

Acer Chromebook 311 (C722) | Chromebook for Education | Acer Africa

 

Written by: Gabriella Steyn.

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