Acer’s Vero 514 puts an eco-conscious spin on Chromebooks

Acer just lately introduced the newest addition to the eco-conscious Vero sequence. Enter the Acer Chromebook Vero 514. It’s the primary Chromebook within the Vero lineup, becoming a member of Windows laptops and monitors we’ve typically favored, and it’s made up of each ocean-bound and PCR plastics. How rad is that? That is superior for the atmosphere, because it helps cut back plastic waste, which we tend to generate A LOT of. In accordance with the laptop computer producer, the laptop computer has “30% of PCR plastics in its chassis and display screen bezel and 50% within the keycaps and audio system.” Whereas we love the eco-friendly side, the brand new Vero additionally has some fairly first rate specs and options.

The primary U.S. configuration of the Vero 514 options an Intel Core i3-1215U CPU, Intel Iris Xe built-in graphics, 8GB of LPDDR4 reminiscence, and 128GB PCIe NVMe SSD storage. That’s completely appropriate for basic use duties like writing papers, searching the net, and so forth, particularly in a web-centric Chromebook. The non-touch show measures 14-inches with a decision of 1920×1080. The laptop computer itself weighs a little bit over three kilos, making it a succesful travel-friendly machine. There’s even a fingerprint reader should you want further safety.

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Acer additionally claims the 56Wh battery has a runtime of about ten hours on a single cost. That’s greater than a full work day, although your actual runtime all the time will depend on your particular actions. Utilizing extra resource-intensive applications will drain the battery sooner. It seems to be like there shall be different configurations in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later. Acer says these fashions could have as much as Intel Core i7 processors and 16GB of RAM.

The U.S. configuration of the Vero 514 has an MSRP of $499.99 and can develop into obtainable at Greatest Purchase in mid-October.