Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer

Samsung’s beautiful-but-pricey Series 5 chromebook too rich for your blood? Fear not, cloud-dwellers. Acer just announced that its chromebook, dubbed the AC700, will go on sale in the states this month for $349.99, to be followed by a 3G-equipped version later this summer. If you’re part of the niche market that would happily live in Chrome OS in exchange for instant-on access, be advised that it runs on an Atom N570 processor and 2Gb of RAM, and has 16GB of flash storage, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. We’ll be curious to see how the build quality compares to the Series 5′s, though for some people, that $70 price gulf will render that a moot point. PR after the break. Continue reading Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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