Acer's New Chromebook Can Withstand 4-Foot Drops

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As Chromebooks push forward as the go-to choice for education customers, Acer is announcing a new model: the Chromebook 11 C771. It will start at $280.

The 3-pound laptop uses Intel's 6th-generation Celeron, Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs. The Celeron models will be available this month, while the Core i configurations will hit the market in September.

The first available models will include a 6th Generation Intel Celeron 3855U processor, 32GB of eMMC storage and 4GB of RAM. You can pick between a 1366 x 768 touchscreen ($329.99) or stick with a non-touch screen of the same resolution for some savings ($279.99).

Acer claims that the new Chromebook is both long-lasting and durable, with up to 13 hours of battery life and a shell with rubber bumpers that has been drop tested up to 4 feet, as well as a spill-resistant keyboard. Acer claims that the laptop is MIL-STD810G tested.

We'll test the laptop's performance, battery and, our favorite, durability, when it comes into our labs soon.

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Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew is a contributing writer at Laptop Mag. His main focus lies in helpful how-to guides and laptop reviews, including Asus, Microsoft Surface, Samsung Chromebook, and Dell. He has also dabbled in peripherals, including webcams and docking stations. His work has also appeared in Tom's Hardware, Tom's Guide, PCMag, Kotaku, and Complex. He fondly remembers his first computer: a Gateway that still lives in a spare room in his parents' home, albeit without an internet connection. When he’s not writing about tech, you can find him playing video games, checking social media and waiting for the next Marvel movie.