Acer is taking its own Acer is having a go at the desktop Chrome OS device market, with a computer it is releasing in the United States in the coming weeks. The Chromebase is an all-in-one system that hides all the main components behind a 21.5-inch 1080p display, one that offers viewing ables of up to 178 degrees, optional ten-point multitouch, and can be tilted from 15 degrees to 75 degrees.
Inside the Chromebase is an Nvidia Tegra K1 quad-core processor with Kepler graphics, 4GB of RAM, and 16GB of SSD storage. An optional video out via HDMI is supplied, along with a HD webcam, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi connectivity, and Bluetooth 4.0. Power comes from a 65W AC adapter, and it even comes with a white USB keyboard and mouse to match the rest of the AIO system’s design.
Just as with Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices, it is a lightweight machine meant for browsing and other online tasks, though it does have some pre-installed apps and can use over 30,000 apps, themes, and extensions in the Chrome Web Store. Users will also find the small onboard storage is supplemented by 100GB of free Google Drive storage available for two years.
The non-touch model of the Acer Chromebase will be going on sale this month, priced at $330, while the multitouch-equipped version will be out in July for $430.
