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Acer Expands C7 Chromebook Lineup

By TechTaffy Desk

acer_chromebook_c7Acer has added a new model to its C7 Chromebooks lineup.

The Acer C710-2055 Chromebook is powered by a 6-cell battery that delivers up to six hours of life. It is powered by an Intel Celeron 847 processor (2MB L3 cache, 1.10GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz) and 4GB of RAM.

The Acer C7 weighs 3.05 pounds, is one inch thin, and incorporates a full-sized keyboard. It comes with an integrated HD 1.3MP webcam. It has three USB 2.0 ports, and an HDMI port.  

The Acer C710-2055 starts from $279.99. Additional configurations are available in the Acer C7 Chromebook line. The Acer C7 Chromebooks are intended for commercial customers, especially schools, says Acer.

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