Acer's $199 C710-2856 Chromebook laptop includes SSD, will be sold at Walmart
The notebook swaps its 320GB hard drive for 16GB of solid-state storage, but otherwise keeps the same specs as a C7 Chromebook released late last year.
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John Morris is a former executive editor at CNET Networks and senior editor at PC Magazine.
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Sean Portnoy is a former executive editor at Computer Shopper magazine and editor at CNET Networks.
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The Laptops of Computex 2013
With the launch of Intel's new Haswell processors, manufacturers rolled out a bevy of new notebooks that made use of the new chips at the annual trade show.
Dell introduces Latitude E6540 laptop with beefed-up security, Intel Haswell processors
The company claims it's the most secure business notebook on the market.
Computex 2013: Nvidia notches wins for Tegra, GeForce graphics
Nvidia did not announce any new products at Computex, but it nonetheless had a very high profile notching wins for both Tegra mobile chips and its latest GeForce GPUs.
Computex 2013: Asus shows Trio 3-in-1, $149 7-inch HD tablet
This week has been all about 2-in-1 devices, but Asus is attempting to top that with a system meant to do triple duty as tablet, laptop and desktop. The Transformer Book Trio was one of several products Asus announced at Computex.
Computex 2013: Intel makes case for Atom in tablets and smartphones
After many false starts, Intel may finally be gaining momentum in mobile with several wins in tablets and hybrids announced this week at Computex, and new Silvermont processors and a global 4G LTE modem on the way.
Computex 2013: AMD announces more Richland chips, demonstrates Kaveri processor
AMD announced desktop versions of its latest Richland A-Series processors and gave the first public demonstration of its upcoming Kaveri processor at the Computex tradeshow today.