Acer has announced the international launch (also in Spain) of the new Chromebook Plus 514, a new laptop running Chrome OS, this time relying on Intel processors from the Alder Lake-N series that play so much in this segment. input range.

Last fall, we introduced Chromebook Plus to you as a an evolutionary leap for the Google platform on computers. One more, because these devices have not stopped improving and today they are an alternative to what comes from Windows or macOS in almost all areas of use. As part of this “Plus” line, an Acer laptop of the same name with an AMD Ryzen 3 processor was included.

Acer Chromebook Plus 514, now with Intel Core

Acer aims its new notebook for any type of use. “Students, companies, families and individuals need to be more productive, connected and empowered than ever before, and they can do so with Chromebook Plus.”says James Lin, general manager of notebooks at Acer Inc.

The new Acer notebook continues the design line of the AMD model with a chassis that supports the MIL-STD 810H military durability certificate and its weight is estimated at 1.43 kg. Its screen is IPS 14 inches, with FHD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), 300 nits brightness and wide viewing angles. The manufacturer will offer the option of mounting a touch panel.

The processor debuts inside Core i3-N305. Development of the Alder Lake-N platform with eight cores and eight threads, a maximum frequency of 3.8 GHz, 6 Mbytes cache and TDP consumption of 15 watts. It is complemented by 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512 GB for internal storage.

It supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 As wireless standard, it has a 1080p webcam and a wide selection of ports that include two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (one on each side) that support fast-charging battery charging up to 11 hours of autonomy.

The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (model CB514-4H/T) will be available in Spain from June at a price starting at 479 euros. The international price is 399 dollars.