On Acer.com, the company announced its Chromebook Spin 513 and Chromebook Enterprise Spin 513, and they both feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c platform. In fact, they are the first laptops with Chrome OS to include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c chips.
These are some ultra-light and thin laptops that feature incredible battery life. They look like solid devices at a reasonable price, though they don’t come with processing speed that will blow you away.
What Are the Chromebook Spin 513 Features?
The Chromebook Spin 513’s main selling point is the processor. The Snapdragon 7c is certainly not the fastest processor on the market. However, what it gives up in speed (it’s actually Qualcomm’s slowest laptop chip), it makes up for with its long battery life. Acer claims this Chromebook will get around 14 hours of juice on a single charge.
Along with that chip, Acer also included 8 GB RAM and up to 128 GB of internal storage. That’s fairly standard for a midrange laptop, so it’s what we’d expect to see on the Chromebook Spin 513.
It features a 13.3-inch full HD IPS touchscreen display with a comfortable design that can be used as a tablet when the need presents itself. Acer touted the device’s thin bezel around that screen, citing the devices 78 percent screen-to-body ratio.
Another nice thing about the Chromebook Spin 513 is how light it is. The laptop tips the scales at only 2.64 pounds, which means it should be comfortable to carry around in a bag for long days out and about. It’s also 0.61 inches thick, which is quite thin for a laptop.
Acer has included optional 4G LTE connectivity on both the consumer Chromebook Spin 513 and the Chromebook Enterprise Spin 513. It also comes with 802.11ac Wi-Fi with 2×2 MIMO technology for those times when Wi-Fi is readily available.
The laptops feature USB Type-C ports and a USB 3.2 Type-A port for those devices that don’t support USB-C yet.
For the Chromebook Enterprise Spin 513, the specs and features are unchanged. Still, many business-focused things are added, such as comprehensive security features, update controls, app configuration, and other features that IT departments will use in an enterprise setting.
When Will the Chromebook Spin 513 Launch?
Acer announced that the Chromebook Spin 513 will launch in North America in February 2021, starting at $399.99. Before that, however, it will launch in EMEA in January 2021, starting at €429.
The company also announced that the Chromebook Enterprise Spin 513 is set to launch in EMEA in February 2021, starting at €699. It will then go on sale in March 2021 starting at $699.99 in North America.