'Industry's first touchscreen Chromebook' launches in December

Acer will release the "industry's first touchscreen Chromebook" in December - the €299.99 Acer C720P.
It has up to 7.5 hours of battery life and boots up in seven seconds. It features a 32GB SSD, an 11.6-inch HD LED back-lit display with 1366x768 resolution, 2GB of DDR3 memory and is powered by an Intel Celeron 2955U processor based on the Intel Haswell micro-architecture.
The Acer C720 connects to hotspots and wireless networks via 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, boasts an integrated HD webcam and a dual-speaker design, along with USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, and a HDMI port. It measures 2cm and weighs 1.3kg.
The Acer C720 Chromebook will be available in early December in Switzerland, Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden and Finland with a starting price of €299.99.
Acer recently launched a marketing campaign dubbed 'A Touch More' which highlights the company’s growing range of products with touch capabilities.
“Our new touchscreen C720P gives customers an intuitive way to browse sites online, enjoy apps, and do more with the Chromebook,” said John Miedema, director, business product unit for Acer EMEA.
“The Acer C720 Chromebook line has been praised for its performance and battery life, and this new touchscreen model allows us to address the needs of an even wider range of customers with exciting new capabilities.
"We’re certain many holiday shoppers will jump at the chance to get a touchscreen Chromebook for just €299.99.”

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