Taiwanese PC maker Acer is bringing Google’s Chrome operating
system to desktops with a new unit that will arrive in the U.S. next
month.
Acer’s Chromebox CXI, announced on Thursday (and pictured
mounted on a separate Acer monitor above), puts the Chrome OS
into a small enclosure measuring 0.6 liters in volume. It runs an Intel
Celeron 2957U dual-core 1.4GHz processor, has a 16GB solid-state
drive, and promises a boot-up time of just 8 seconds.
The device can include up to 4GB in RAM, has four USB 3.0 ports,
an SD card reader, LAN port for wired network connection, and
HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. It’s priced from $179.99, including a
keyboard and mouse.
Acer’s Chromebox is just the latest attempt to package the OS in
desktop form. Rival Asus has a similar product called the
Chromebox , that also retails for $179, and in 2012 Samsung released
its own device.
Products running Google’s Chrome OS have generally been priced
low, retailing for around $200 and $300. In the U.S., so-called
“Chromebooks” or notebooks loaded with the OS have found a
market, and accounted for 35 percent of all U.S. commercial laptop
shipments from January to May, according to research firm NPD .
As PC shipments continue to fall, vendors including Acer have
increasingly turned toward Chromebooks to drive sales. On
Thursday, the Taiwanese company also announced its new
Chromebook 11, which will start shipping later this quarter.
system to desktops with a new unit that will arrive in the U.S. next
month.
Acer’s Chromebox CXI, announced on Thursday (and pictured
mounted on a separate Acer monitor above), puts the Chrome OS
into a small enclosure measuring 0.6 liters in volume. It runs an Intel
Celeron 2957U dual-core 1.4GHz processor, has a 16GB solid-state
drive, and promises a boot-up time of just 8 seconds.
The device can include up to 4GB in RAM, has four USB 3.0 ports,
an SD card reader, LAN port for wired network connection, and
HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. It’s priced from $179.99, including a
keyboard and mouse.
Acer’s Chromebox is just the latest attempt to package the OS in
desktop form. Rival Asus has a similar product called the
Chromebox , that also retails for $179, and in 2012 Samsung released
its own device.
Products running Google’s Chrome OS have generally been priced
low, retailing for around $200 and $300. In the U.S., so-called
“Chromebooks” or notebooks loaded with the OS have found a
market, and accounted for 35 percent of all U.S. commercial laptop
shipments from January to May, according to research firm NPD .
As PC shipments continue to fall, vendors including Acer have
increasingly turned toward Chromebooks to drive sales. On
Thursday, the Taiwanese company also announced its new
Chromebook 11, which will start shipping later this quarter.
The notebook runs an Intel Celeron N2830 dual-core 2.16 GHz
processor, and has up to 8.5 hours in battery life. It has an 11.6-
inch display, with a 1366 by 768 pixel resolution, and a 16GB or
32GB solid-state drive memory configuration.
The device will come in two models, a white-color version meant for
consumers, and a gray one meant for businesses and schools. The
consumer model weighs 1.1 kilograms. The commercial version is
heavier at 1.4 kilograms, but has a casing that can better withstand
drops and water spills.
No price was given for either product, but Acer’s upcoming larger
Chromebook 13 will start at $279.
-PCWorld
processor, and has up to 8.5 hours in battery life. It has an 11.6-
inch display, with a 1366 by 768 pixel resolution, and a 16GB or
32GB solid-state drive memory configuration.
The device will come in two models, a white-color version meant for
consumers, and a gray one meant for businesses and schools. The
consumer model weighs 1.1 kilograms. The commercial version is
heavier at 1.4 kilograms, but has a casing that can better withstand
drops and water spills.
No price was given for either product, but Acer’s upcoming larger
Chromebook 13 will start at $279.
-PCWorld
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