{"id":2304,"date":"2018-01-08T05:59:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T05:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2018-01-08T06:00:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:00:30","slug":"acers-chromebook-11-brings-usb-c-charging-to-entry-level-laptops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/archives\/2304","title":{"rendered":"Acer\u2019s Chromebook 11 brings USB-C charging to entry-level laptops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acer\u2019s hiding a quiet revolution in its mainstream Chromebook 11: two USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-C ports, which work for connectivity and for charging. Don\u2019t run in a panic to the dongle store\u2014you still get two USB 3.0 Type-A ports (whew!). But USB-C has remained rare in entry-level machines like the Chromebook 11. This tells us the tide is turning, and all the benefits of USB-C will soon be available even at budget levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chromebook 11 specs and features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chromebook 11 CB311-8HT and CB311-8H, announced Saturday at CES and due to ship in April, otherwise represent a simple refresh of the company\u2019s longstanding and popular product line. The pricing will start at $249. Here are the specs and features we know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CPU:\u00a0<\/strong>Intel Celeron (part numbers were not specified)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong>\u00a04GB is the only amount offered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Display:<\/strong>\u00a011.6-inch, 1366\u00d7768 IPS in touch (CB311-8HT) or non-touch (CB311-8H)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:\u00a0<\/strong>16GB or 32GB eMMC<\/p>\n<p>HDR webcam (high dynamic range, which should deliver better image quality) with integrated microphone<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u009f Two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ports<\/li>\n<li>\u009f Two USB 3.0 Type-A ports<\/li>\n<li>\u009f One microSD card reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a02.43 pounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thickness:<\/strong>\u00a00.71 inch (no other dimensions were provided)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battery life:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 10 hours<\/p>\n<p>As with other recent Chromebooks, the Chromebook 11 supports the Google Play Store, so you get access to all the Android apps you could possibly want. Google\u2019s still working on making these apps more Chromebook-friendly, but their simple availability has increased the usefulness of Chromebooks beyond education and basic web browsing.<\/p>\n<p>Acer\u2019s Chromebook 11 is so mainstream you might overlook it. This year, with Android app support and especially USB-C, it\u2019s a sign that the average computing experience is moving forward\u2014but gently, so you\u2019re not shut out of your precious USB-A peripherals\u00a0 just yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acer\u2019s hiding a quiet revolution in its mainstream Chromebook 11: two USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-C ports, which work for connectivity and for charging. Don\u2019t run in a panic to the dongle store\u2014you still get two USB 3.0 Type-A&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304\/revisions\/2305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tienda-baterias.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}