Acer Aspire One Cloudbook (Photo : YouTube)
With the launch of Windows 10, Acer also revealed its new series of laptop running on the latest operating from Microsoft. The company said that it comes with a low price and will be a direct competitor of Chromebooks from Google.
According to PC World, the new Aspire One Cloudbook series was announced on Aug. 4 and will be released in two models depending on its screen size; 11-inch and 14-inch. The model with a smaller screen size will fetch a price tag of $169 while its bigger counterpart will be released for $199. The very modest price range of Acer's new laptops put it within the same pricing bracket with the Google Chromebook.
Just like the Chromebook, the Aspire One Cloudbook devices will utilize cloud-based software from Microsoft instead of Google. The two laptop models will be released with a free Office 365 Personal subscription which is good for one year as well as 100GB or 1TB of cloud storage via the Microsoft OneDrive.
According to ZDNet, the 11-inch model comes in with 2GB of memory and 16GB of storage space which can be expanded via the integrated SD card slot. For storage conscious users, there is a 32GB optional upgrade for $20 more and will include the Microsoft Office 350 one-year subscription.
On the other hand, the 14-inch model that will sell for $199 has 32GB of storage space and also comes with the online version of Microsoft Office without additional charge. The 14-inch model will get 1TB storage on OneDrive while the 11-inch model will only get 100GB.
Regardless of its screen size and storage capacity, all models will use a dual-core Intel Celeron N3050 processor and a built-in Wi-Fi adapter. All variants will also have a resolution of 1366 x 768 regardless of screen size.
The 11-inch model of the Acer Aspire One Cloudbook will be available via Microsoft online store within this month. The 14-inch model will be available for purchase starting October.
