It weighs less than 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms), has an aluminum top cover, backlit keyboard and a 14-inch matte display (touch optional). If your Chromebook needs are simple - entertainment, Google docs and light content creation - this should be enough.

If the 515 is too much Chromebook for you, the Acer Chromebook 514 is smaller, lighter and trades Intel CPUs for an eight-core MediaTek Kompanio 828 processor. Although exact pricing and availability is up in the air at the moment, a configuration with an Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of memory and 128GB of storage is expected to sell for $650, which converts to approximately £480 and AU$885. Other features include an embedded fingerprint reader, a physical shutter to block the webcam when it's not in use, built-in HDMI output and microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 6 and two two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports - one on each side. Although it's not a two-in-one, the full-HD display can be opened to lay flat on your desk and there's a touchscreen option with a matte finish so reflections aren't an issue. The 515 can be configured with up to an 11th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory and up to 512GB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage. The Chromebook 515 has a full-size keyboard and fingerprint reader. It's slightly thicker than that model, but it has a smaller footprint despite having the same 15.6-inch display size. The Chromebook 515, available with standard Chrome OS or with the Chrome Enterprise upgrade, is a trimmed-up version of one of our favorite Chromebooks from the past couple of years, the Chromebook 715. Acer's new models fit into those markets nicely with their larger displays, security and privacy features and MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability. Still, Chromebooks are a popular choice for remote work and school use due to their relatively low cost and easy deployment and manageability. That growth is showing signs of slowing as vaccination rates increase worldwide and the ongoing chip shortages hampers production. Shipments of Chromebooks exploded in 2020 from the pandemic and remained strong through the first half of 2021. The new models include 14- and 15.6-inch clamshells - the Acer Chromebook 515 and 514 - as well as two 14-inch two-in-ones, the Chromebook Spin 514 and Spin 314.

Acer announced four Chromebooks as part of the company's global event on Wednesday.

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