Chromebook Spin 514, the first Acer Chromebook with an AMD Ryzen CPU

Source: HW Upgrade added 08th Jan 2021

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AMD Ryzen processors 3000 C-Series and AMD Radeon Integrated GPU for Chromebook Spin 514 and its Enterprise variant, available in Europe from March starting respectively from 529 is 799 EUR.

by Manolo De Agostini published , at 17: 01 in the Portable channel

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Acer announced the new Chromebook Spin 514 , his first Chromebook with processor AMD Ryzen and integrated Radeon GPU . The model intended for the consumer sector, Acer also supports a business variant called Chromebook Enterprise Spin 514 with Chrome Enterprise Upgrade which unlocks some business features.

Acer’s Chrome OS convertible has an anodized aluminum chassis sandblasted (weighs 1, 55 kg and has a thickness of 17, 35 mm) designed to comply with the resistance dictates of the military standard (MIL-STD 810 H) and hinges that rotate by 360 degrees. On board we find a Full HD IPS touch display from 14 inches with 6.1mm thick side bezels giving the device a screen-to-body report of 78 %. The Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a renewed keyboard with concave keys complete the picture.

Regarding the hardware equipment, the AMD CPUs are the Ryzen 3000 C , more precisely the models Ryzen 7 3700 C or Ryzen 5 3500 C . Both have 4 cores / 8 threads (Zen architecture + a 09 nanometers), with the model 3500 C working between 2.1 and 3.7 GHz. Next to the cores there are 6 MB of cache and a GPU with 8 CUs at 1200 MHz. The TDP is 15 W. The Ryzen 7 3700 C has a configuration similar to the 3500 C, but operates at different frequencies (2.3 / 4 GHz) and has a GPU with 10 CU a 1400 MHz.

Next to the CPU we find up to 16 GB of DDR4 memory and a PCIe storage space up to 256 GB . The new Chromebook features two USB Type C , both USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps), DisplayPort over USB-C and USB charging. There are also two USB A 3.2 Gen 1 that can charge external devices even when the computer is off. The Chromebook also offers a microSD reader, microphones, two stereo speakers, HD webcam and dual WiFi 5 connectivity -band with 2×2 MU-MIMO technology. Some variants of the Acer Chromebook Spin 514 also have an HDMI port.

As regards the autonomy , the Taiwanese company speaks of a maximum of 10 hours . Three colors – Pure Silver, Steel Gray and Mist Green ?? while prices start from 529 euro for the Spin 514 and 799 euro for the Enterprise Spin model 514. Availability in Europe is expected for March .