The new Acer Spin 5 (SP514-51N) is a premium convertible notebook with a 14 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel touchscreen display, support for up to a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, and a starting price of $1350. It’s expected to go on sale in the US and Europe in July. Acer’s new Spin 3 (SP314-55/N), meanwhile, is […]
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Acer Spin 3 and Spin 5 convertible laptops with Intel Tiger Lake coming Feb 2021 for $850 and up
Acer is updating its Spin line of convertible notebooks with two new models sporting high-resolution displays and Intel Tiger Lake processors. The new 13.5 inch Acer Spin 5 (SP513-55N(A)) with a 3:2 aspect ratio touchscreen display is coming in February 2021 for $1000 and up, while the new Acer Spin 3 (SP313-51N)Â with a 13.3 inch […]
Acer’s next-gen Spin 3 and Spin 5 convertible notebooks with Intel Ice Lake chips coming in Q2, 2020
Acer is refreshing its convertible laptop lineup with two new members of the Acer Spin family. The new Acer Spin 5 SP513-54NÂ is a 13.5 inch notebook with a 2256 x 1504 pixel touchscreen display with a 3:2 aspect ratio. But you’ll have to wait until June to buy this model, which is expected to sell […]
Acer adds Alexa voice assistant to its laptop lineup
Most modern computers ship with some sort of voice assistant software. Windows PCs have Cortana. Macs have Siri. Rumor has it that Google Assistant will eventually roll out to more Chromebooks as well. But what if you already have an Amazon Echo or another smart speaker that uses Amazon’s Alexa voice service, and want to […]
Hands-on with the Acer Spin 5 Kaby Lake-R convertible
Acer’s Spin 5 was one of the first notebooks with a Core i5-8250U processor to hit the streets. It also demonstrated that Intel’s new 8th-gen Core chips with quad-core processors wouldn’t make laptops more expensive than their counterparts with 7th-gen dual-core chips: the Spin 5 has a starting price of $799, which is pretty reasonable […]
Acer Swift 5 and Spin 5 notebooks get Kaby Lake-R updates
Acer is refreshing its laptop lineup with new models sporting quad-core Intel Core processors. The new Acer Swift 5 is a compact notebook that weighs just about 2.2 pounds and which features a full HD touchscreen display and slim bezels, while the new Acer Spin 5 is a convertible notebook with a 360-degree hinge that […]
Some more Kaby Lake R laptop leaks (Acer, Asus, and HP)
We already know Acer and HP have laptops with Intel Coffee Lake chips on the way. But in addition to the upcoming HP Envy 13 and Acer Swift 3 with Coffee Lake, it looks like we can expect a new 14 inch Coffee Lake Kaby Lake Refresh laptop from Asus (which also features NVIDIA graphics) and at […]
Acer Spin 5 and Spin 7 convertible laptops now available
Acer unveiled a new line of convertible notebooks under the Acer Spin name this summer, and now several of the first models are available in the United States. Prices for the 13.3 inch Acer Spin 5Â start at $599, while the thinner, lighter Spin 7Â with a 14 inch display sells for about $1200. The Spin 7 […]
Acer launches Spin line of convertible laptops (with 11.6 inch to 15.6 inch displays)
Acer is launching a whole new line of convertible notebooks this fall. The Acer Spin line of notebooks all feature touchscreen displays and 360-degree hinges. But there’s a pretty wide variety of prices, screen sizes, and specs. An entry-level Acer Spin 1 will sell for just $249, while a top-of-the-line Spin 7 will run $1199 and […]