By Kevin Lee
Acer has always been one to bring us surprisingly well equipped laptops at affordable prices and the Acer Spin 1 is one of the best examples of this. The 11-inch 2-in-1 laptop has an incredibly low $329 (about £260, AU$440) starting price with a Full-HD display and an all metal chassis.
That’s absolutely bonkers.
Most budget laptops are made with a plastic shell and a 1,024 x 768 resolution screen that just barely meets the requirements for being considered high-definition. The only thing that might hold you back from picking up this laptop immediately is the fact that the available processor options are limited to Intel Celeron and Pentium chips.
Design
Despite its incredibly low starting price, the Acer Spin 1 feels hardly like a budget device. Instead its build quality feels on the same level as some Ultrabooks. The laptop’s brushed aluminum screen lid makes a great impression with an interlaced pattern that looks like weaved fabric.
Unfortunately, the interior of the hybrid isn’t nearly as interesting and sticks to the basics. The keyboard follows the standard layout (which is a good thing) and offers a decently tactile typing experience that’ll be good enough for surfing the web and typing up emails.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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