Acer's revamped, slim Chromebook C720 lops 20 percent off its sticker price with a refurbished sticker price. November 15, 2013 5:00 AM PST The Acer Chromebook C720 updates last year's model with significantly longer battery life and a better processor, but the Chromebook competition is getting tougher. (Credit: Acer) For a while, it seemed like Chromebooks had a sweet spot of $250, so Acer rose to the challenge and priced this year's new Chromebook C720 at $249.99, $50 higher than laster year's C710. On Friday, it released an updated version of the C720, back at $199.99. Related stories: YouTube users protest Google+ requirement Google, HP yank Chromebook 11 from store shelves Acer's Chromebook C720 leads with pseudo-Haswell core Google promotion offers free HP Chromebooks Earth to Google: Chromebooks still aren't mainstream The Acer C720-2848 Chromebook, a 2 ¾-pound laptop that comes in at ¾-inch thick, and sporting an 11.6-inch, 1,366x768-pixel display that retails for $199.99 at Best Buy and Amazon.com, matches the previous Acer C720 models. It will be in the Acer store in December, according to Acer representatives. The laptop comes with Google Play Music All Access and 12 free Gogo Inflight passes, good within the US only. Its 8.5 hours of battery life remain unchanged from last month's original C720 model, thanks to its Celeron-branded, Haswell-variant chip. Other features in the C720-2848 include 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, dual speakers, one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, and HDMI port, and a high-definition Web cam. The price change matches the C720 to its predecessor, which also retailed for $199.99. But there are no other hardware changes. For low-end Chromebooks, $250 may be just too much.
Acer's revamped, slim Chromebook C720 lops 20 percent off its sticker price with a refurbished sticker price.
The Acer Chromebook C720 updates last year's model with significantly longer battery life and a better processor, but the Chromebook competition is getting tougher.
(Credit: Acer)
For a while, it seemed like Chromebooks had a sweet spot of $250, so Acer rose to the challenge and priced this year's new Chromebook C720 at $249.99, $50 higher than laster year's C710. On Friday, it released an updated version of the C720, back at $199.99.
Related stories:
- YouTube users protest Google+ requirement
- Google, HP yank Chromebook 11 from store shelves
- Acer's Chromebook C720 leads with pseudo-Haswell core
- Google promotion offers free HP Chromebooks
- Earth to Google: Chromebooks still aren't mainstream
The Acer C720-2848 Chromebook, a 2 ¾-pound laptop that comes in at ¾-inch thick, and sporting an 11.6-inch, 1,366x768-pixel display that retails for $199.99 at Best Buy and Amazon.com, matches the previous Acer C720 models. It will be in the Acer store in December, according to Acer representatives. The laptop comes with Google Play Music All Access and 12 free Gogo Inflight passes, good within the US only. Its 8.5 hours of battery life remain unchanged from last month's original C720 model, thanks to its Celeron-branded, Haswell-variant chip.
Other features in the C720-2848 include 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, dual speakers, one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, and HDMI port, and a high-definition Web cam.
The price change matches the C720 to its predecessor, which also retailed for $199.99. But there are no other hardware changes. For low-end Chromebooks, $250 may be just too much.
