Acer Announces New Chromebooks, PCs, and Displays
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 04, 2019
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It’s IFA this week, so Acer has unleashed a long list of new product announcements, including new Chromebooks, PCs, and displays.
Here’s what’s new.
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Chromebooks for consumers. Acer has announced four new Chromebooks—the Chromebook 314, 315, 311, Spin 311—aimed to meet the needs of families, students, and small businesses. New models have 15.6-inch, 14-inch, and 11.6-inch displays. They will be available in December and will start at just $249.99.
Predator Triton 500. This new gaming notebook provides an ultra-fast 300Hz 15.6-inch display, an all-metal chassis, and 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processors. It will ship in December and start at $2,799.99.
Predator Triton 300. This more affordable laptop for mainstream gamers provides up to a 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, and 16 GB of RAM (upgradable to 32 GB). It supports up to two 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSDs in RAID 0 and up to a 2 TB HDD. It will ship in EMEA in October and will start at EUR 1,299.
Predator Thronos Air. This new gaming chair is a “gaming cave” that completely envelops the gamer in a steel structure that includes a chair, a modular desk, and a monitor arm. It will ship in Q4 and start at $13,999.
Nitro XV3 series. This family of UHD gaming displays provides a response time of up to 1ms and Visual Response Boost (VRB) for smooth, tear-free gameplay. Prices start at $299.
Swift 5. This new generation notebook PC is the world’s lightest 14-inch notebook. It’s powered by a 10th-generation Intel Core processor and optional discrete graphics, comes in a magnesium alloy chassis, and provides 12.5 hours of battery. It ships in November and will start at $699.99.
Swift 3. This notebook line expands with new models with a 14-inch display, discrete graphics, fast PCI SSD storage, Thunderbolt 3, and fast charging. They ship in November and will start at $899.99.
Aspire C-series. This new all-in-one desktop PC series features a space-saving design and is powered by 10th-generation Intel processors and optional discrete NVIDIA GeForce MX130 graphics. The series will ship in Spring 2020 and will start at $699.