Acer Chromebook Spin 513 brings taller screen ratio, first with MediaTek Kompanio 1380 processor

(Pocket-lint) - Acer is surely nary alien to Chromebooks, arsenic a institution that offers galore variations crossed its line-up, and has utilized CES 2022 to uncover the update to its Chromebook Spin 513.

So what's caller and breathtaking astir the 2022 model? The Spin 513's cardinal plus is its 13.5-inch screen's facet ratio, which, arsenic a 3:2 panel, is overmuch taller than galore wider-screen formats.

Acer calls this a VertiView sheet - we tin spot what you did determination - implicit with 2256 x 1504 solution for crisp visuals. That ratio volition beryllium peculiarly utile for papers viewing and the like, giving this productivity instrumentality an appealing angle.

The 2022 Spin 513 is besides the archetypal Chromebook to follow MediaTek's Kompanio 1380, the octa-core processor announced successful precocious 2021 astatine MediaTek Summit, arsenic a higher-end instrumentality connected this conception of the market. This volition beryllium nary Chromebook slouch, then, with different eye-catching features specified arsenic Wi-Fi 6, DTS Audio, and subject people durability.

As the product's sanction besides makes clear: the Chromebook Spin 513's hinge means you tin easy follow the accepted laptop signifier into tent, tablet oregon basal formats to marque lighter enactment erstwhile presenting successful antithetic scenarios.

In summation Acer besides utilized CES 2022 to denote updates to its (non-convertible) Chromebook 315 (15.6in) and Chromebook 314 (14in) models by adding anti-glare show and OceanGlass Touchpad, respectively.

The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 (CP513-2H) volition spell connected merchantability from April 2022 successful Europe, priced from €649, portion the USA volition spot a aboriginal release, successful June 2022, priced from $599.99.

Writing by Mike Lowe. Originally published connected 4 January 2022.