Acer’s (almost) crush-proof, spill-proof Chromebook
Acer is producing a Chromebook that is designed specifically for business -- and the truly clumsy.
The new laptop, Chromebook 14 for Work, is due in May at a starting price of $349. As its name suggests, it may be aimed at a specific group of users: Businesses that have adopted Google for Work or live mostly in the cloud. But it also has some interesting design features.
Say you're sitting in an airport lounge and accidentally spill your coffee on it. The coffee saturates the keyboard. The hot coffee causes you to jump up, sending the laptop to the floor, which lands with a jarring thud. You accidentally step on your laptop and slip, sending the laptop across the floor until it hits something.
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