Acer announced the Chromebook Spin 713 last month, and it already has a $ 100 discount at Best Buy. Its normal price is set at $ 629, although it is now $ 529. There are a few reasons why you may want to consider this option instead of the countless affordable options, as well as some of the more expensive models. First, it has a 3: 2 aspect ratio screen, which offers additional vertical space so you can see more content on the screen without scrolling. It seems less tight than 16: 9, the aspect ratio used on most laptops.
The rest of the Chromebook Spin 713’s specs impress, including its 1440p resolution touchscreen, 10th-generation Intel Core i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD. All that said, if you’ve been looking for a powerful Chromebook that has enough design options to hang with some of the more expensive options from HP, Asus and Google, this could be a great machine to pick up back to school or for any other person who spends most of their time in a browser.
My colleague Monica Chin has a review in progress for this machine, so stay tuned for that.
Amazon’s Fire HD 8 Plus tablet has a discount of $ 30, which coincides with the lowest price we saw last month. With the discount, it’s $ 80 on Amazon. This is the most recently released tablet from Amazon, and The edgeDieter Bohn tested it for review. It’s not a powerful tablet, and it doesn’t have the same kind of app support as an iPad, but it’s still a great deal for $ 80 if you just want to watch Prime Video content.
This model has USB-C charging and offers Qi wireless charging. Compared to the standard Fire HD 8, it also has an extra gigabyte of RAM, which should prevent it from clogging up with apps and tasks just as easily.
