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Review: Acer’s Chromebook R13 w/ apps is a temptingly nice 13-inch 1080P convertible

Seth Weintraub Nov 16 2016 - 1:26 pm PT

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I was as pleasantly shocked as many people at Google I/O earlier this year when the company announced that Chromebooks would begin to offer Android apps via software update. In my mind, this is a real game changer, bringing Chrome OS into the mainstream desktop OS market with macOS and Windows.

The future became now as earlier this month, the already impressive Acer R13 Dev channel got the Google Play store. But let me back up a second. First you really need to hear about the hardware specs of the Acer Chromebook R13 which make it seem almost like a Pixel-type of device, if not better…
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Acer’s new R13 Chromebook now supports Android apps in the Chrome OS beta channel

Ben Schoon Nov 1 2016 - 6:29 pm PT

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After going on sale about a month ago, Acer’s new 13-inch R13 Chromebook is now starting to ship to customers, but it doesn’t come out of the box with Android apps. Luckily, the functionality is right around the corner…

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Acer reportedly working on the first MediaTek-powered Chromebook

Ben Schoon Jul 27 2016 - 8:37 am PT

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Following the arrival of Android apps on Chrome OS, new Chromebook models should be coming soon. Among those is a reported addition to Acer’s R lineup with the 13.3-inch Acer R13. While there’s not too much new about this Chromebook, it will reportedly be the first Chrome OS device powered by a chipset from MediaTek.

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