Best Buy Offers Acer 11.6″ Chromebook for Less Than AirPods Pro to Compete With Early Prime Day Deals

In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down by nearly 45%. That brings the price from its usual $229 to just $129. You can save a cool $100 for a limited time.

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Get Your Work Done From Anywhere

This Acer Chromebook 311 has a compact screen, measuring in at 11.6 inches—ideal for travel—with a resolution of 1366 by 768. It weights in at only 2.65 lbs. so you can easily schlep it between classes if you’re a student or bring it along with your to a coffee shop to get some work done without it weighing you down.

The Chromebook utilizes an Intel Celeron processor with an Intel UHD graphics card. We’re looking at 4GB on memory to help smoothly run multiple programs and browser tabs at once. It’s got 64GB of eMMC storage, capable of fast load times. Sign in with your Google accounts to access even more storage in the cloud.  In fact, you’ll even gain three free months of Google AI Pro which comes with a full 2TB of cloud storage.

Connect to all your peripherals seamlessly and easily. The Acer Chromebook has ports for USB 3.1 Type-C along with USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A. It’s quick to start up, only taking 10 second from being turned off to seeing the home screen.

The HD webcam along with the dual speakers make this Acer Chromebook ideal for video conferencing whether it is wit ha colleague to discuss quarterly earnings or just to have a quick chat with Mom. The built-in microphone will have your sounding crystal clear on the other end of the call.

Before you go off spending thousands of dollars on a new laptop, consider what you’re really using it for. If you just need a solid device that you can check your email, browse the web, and do some basic tasks like building out spreadsheets or other documents, a Chromebook might be the better choice for you. Get your Asus 11.6-inch Chromebook 311 for $100 off at Best Buy before the price goes back up. It’s normally priced at $229 so after the discount, you’ll only be paying $129.

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