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Acer divvied up a couple of new Android tablet devices earlier this week but also footnoted its announcements with a curiously familiar laptop called the Acer C720P-2600. Those that missed out Acer's first budget and touchscreen Chromebook, the C720P , should expect practically the same 1,366x768 touchscreen equipped laptop except in a new coat of white. Otherwise the 11.6-inch laptop comes equipped with the same Intel Celeron 2955U processor plus 32GB SSD storage and 2GB of RAM. Touchy touchy The touchscreen on the Acer C720P-2600 is one of its most important features and it is there to let you poke at things on your screen. But, that's really just about all it can do. There are not any special gestures other than pinch to zoom or a touchscreen GUI to make the experience any different than using a mouse to click on icons. On one hand it's a relief that the laptop does not come with any additional bloatware to slow down the quick launching Chromebook users have become acc...

Introduction The Chromebook concept – the idea of a stripped-down laptop that runs nothing but a web browser in the form of Google's Chrome OS – has up till now usually been about cheap, commodity computing. It's been about manufacturers clustering around a low price point, and the compromises they have had to make to get a device out at that price point. With the Chromebook 11 though, for the first time, a Chromebook can be both about affordability but also about delight. Even if you're used to high end computers such as the MacBook Pro or Samsung ATIV Book 9 , every time you pick up the Chromebook 11 you get a little jolt of pleasure. It feels solid – light yet sturdy. The keyboard is genuinely very good. The IPS screen's colours are rich and vibrant. The styling feels fresh and simple and clean and friendly. It feels, in short, like a beautifully made, simple to use computer. Plus the fact you've only paid GBP £229/USD $279/AUD $364 for it not only makes that ...