Acer’s new Chromebook Spin 514 has sooner AMD Ryzen processors and NVMe SSDs

Acer is launching a brand new model of its Chromebook Spin 514 for 2022 with help for the newest AMD Ryzen 5000 C-series processors. The 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop computer will launch in Q3 2022 with a $579.99 beginning value, which is considerably increased than the 2021 mannequin. But the value hike may be justified if you need a sooner Chromebook. Acer says that these Zen 3 processors are “performance-oriented” with AMD Radeon graphics. Speedy PCIe 3.0 NVMe storage can also be constructed into every configuration, which trounces the slower eMMC storage utilized in final 12 months’s mannequin.

The beginning mannequin of the Spin 514 has a 14-inch 1080p touchscreen, AMD’s Ryzen 3 5125C, 8GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB of NVMe SSD storage. Prices weren’t disclosed for upgraded fashions, however you’ll be capable of increase the CPU as much as the AMD Ryzen 7 5825C, the RAM as much as 16GB, and the storage as much as 256GB. You’ll be capable of go for a show that gives one hundred pc of the sRGB shade gamut (the default choice helps 45 p.c of the NTSC gamut).

Each Spin 514 weighs 3.3 kilos, and Acer claims that this mannequin can last as long as 10 hours per battery cost. As for ports, it has two USB-C ports (one on both sides), a USB-A port, and a headphone jack on its left facet. HDMI will even be accessible on choose configurations. Other notable specs embody that it has a 1080p webcam with a digital camera shutter, two upward-facing audio system, Wi-Fi 6 help, and a Gorilla Glass-covered trackpad for a extra high-end really feel.

The Chromebook Spin 514 is amongst a few new laptops to star one among AMD’s new 7nm Ryzen 5000 C-series processors. The different one introduced at present is the 14-inch HP Elite C645 G2 Chromebook coming this quarter.

Unsurprisingly, this new era of processors looks as if an enormous enchancment over the 3000 C-series processors in 2021 fashions. But it’s not completely clear the way it compares to Intel. AMD touts that its 15W Ryzen 5 5625C presents higher effectivity in Chromebooks — and in flip, higher battery life — in comparison with Intel’s eleventh Gen Core i5-1135G7. That is smart because the latter chip has a 28W TDP. But it additionally claims {that a} completely different chip, the 15W octa-core Ryzen 7 5825C, has higher efficiency than the 28W quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7, too. It’s doable each claims are true, however maybe not on the similar time, and AMD doesn’t say how they evaluate to twelfth Gen Intel chips. We’ll be testing out these machines quickly sufficient, so we’ll let you know what we discover.