Author: Jacob Kastrenakes
HP and Acer are bringing some new competition into the Chromebook world with the introduction of AMD processors. HP’s newly announced Chromebook 14 and the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 is are the first ever to use AMD chips — existing Chromebooks are largely dominated by Intel, and even mobile-friendly ARM-based processors made their debut long before AMD.
Both the HP Chromebook 14 and Acer Chromebook 315 will go on sale early this year with a new dual-core AMD A4 processor inside, with an A6 processor option also available in some markets.
Generally, AMD’s A4 and A6 laptop chips are roughly equivalent to Intel’s Pentium and Celeron line, which means these are lower-end processors designed for simple, power-efficient machines. (HP...
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HP and Acer are bringing some new competition into the Chromebook world with the introduction of AMD processors. HP’s newly announced Chromebook 14 and the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 is are the first ever to use AMD chips — existing Chromebooks are largely dominated by Intel, and even mobile-friendly ARM-based processors made their debut long before AMD.
Both the HP Chromebook 14 and Acer Chromebook 315 will go on sale early this year with a new dual-core AMD A4 processor inside, with an A6 processor option also available in some markets.
Generally, AMD’s A4 and A6 laptop chips are roughly equivalent to Intel’s Pentium and Celeron line, which means these are lower-end processors designed for simple, power-efficient machines. (HP...
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