The best laptops under $300 to buy in 2021
Looking for a good cheap laptop under $300? We've gathered our top picks for 2021, including Chromebooks and 2-in-1 convertible laptops.
The best budget gaming monitors under $200
New monitors can be expensive, but that doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade. You can get a great monitor with a refresh rate pretty cheap. Here are some of the best.
Polar’s new Pacer smartwatches are for beginners and serious runners
Polar's new Pacer and Pacer Pro smartwatches target both beginner and serious runners, and offer features that will appeal to both.
Acer Chromebook Spin 15 vs. Acer Aspire E 15
Acer has some strong offerings in the budget space, with a choice of Windows 10 or Chrome OS if you're unable to spend more than $600. Two great options include the Chromebook Spin 15 convertible 2-in-1 and the Aspire E 15 laptop. They've both made it on our our "best of" lists, but which is better?
Chromebook 13 vs. Google Pixelbook: Acer model takes on the king
Google's Pixelbook has held the mantle of most premium Chromebook for a while now, and it's also one of the best-built and most attractively designed. It has challengers, though, including the Acer Chromebook 13, the fastest Chrome OS clamshell notebook around. Can Acer's pricy speedster keep up?
Acer Chromebook 514 review
Acer’s Chromebook 514 is a workhorse laptop that doesn’t even try to show off with a glitzy design or 2-in-1 functionality. It’s very well-built, adequately equipped for productive performance, and lasts a long time on a charge – making it worth its $500 price.
Acer Swift X review: Content creation for cheap?
The Acer Swift X provides a winning combination of Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GPU to provide a portable powerhouse for creative professionals.
Acer Swift 3X review: Intel’s Xe Max graphics make a surprising debut
The Acer Swift 3X leverages Intel's new discrete GPU, the Iris Xe Max, for impressive CPU performance.
Acer Aspire Vero review: A cheap, eco-friendly Windows 11 laptop?
The Acer Aspire Vero is a budget-level Windows 11 with a strong emphasis on sustainability. But is it more talk than action?
Acer Swift X 16 hands-on review: A tantalizing preview
The Acer Swift X 16 promises great performance thanks to an Intel 12th-gen CPU and Intel Arc graphics. Here's a look at a pre-production unit due in June 2022.
Acer Swift laptops get latest Intel chips, new color options
Acer has announced its latest Swift 5 and Swift 3 notebooks, targeting professional and mobile users, respectively.
Acer Aspire 5 (2021) review: Not easy on the eyes
The 2021 Acer Aspire 5 is slow, suffers from mediocre battery life, and has the worst display I've ever tested.
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 2021 review: A supremely fast Chromebook
The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is a fast and long-lasting Chrome OS 2-in-1 that's well worth consideration.
The biggest ultrawide monitors in 2022
Want a wide virtual desktop without purchasing multiple monitors? An ultrawide is your ticket to huge. Check out the biggest ultrawide monitors you can get.
New Predator Triton 500 SE, Helios 300, and Nitro 5 laptops land at CES 2022
At CES 2022, Acer announced it will upgrade several gaming laptops from its Predator and Nitro series with the latest processors and GPUs.
Redesigned Predator Orion desktops are sleeker and more powerful
Acer has just announced new gaming desktops during CES 2022, including the high-end Predator Orion 5000 and the mid-range Predator Orion 3000.
Acer Swift X debuts Arc graphics, Intel’s most powerful discrete GPU yet
Acer has announced two new members of the Swift X lineup, the 14-inch SFX14 and 16-inch SFX16, with the latter featuring Intel Arc graphics.
Acer’s TV-sized Predator gaming monitor is OLED, 4K, and living room-ready
At CES 2022, Acer announced an expansion to its gaming monitor lineup, with the Predator CG48 featuring a screen big enough to serve as a TV replacement.
Acer Swift 3 16 review: Old school package but decent value
The Acer Swift 3 16 is a bit stretched due to its 16:9 16.1-inch display but provides enough performance and battery life to be compelling.
Acer’s Mini LED display comes complete with 4K resolution and 165Hz refresh rate
Acer has announced yet another Mini-LED monitor. The X32 FP packs a 4K display, an up to 165Hz refresh rate, and 99% color accuracy.
Predator prequel, Prey, is coming to Hulu in summer 2022
The Predators' first hunt on Earth will finally be revealed in Prey, a Hulu original film that will serve as a prequel to the long-running sci-fi action series.
Acer’s first Alder Lake gaming desktop is crazy powerful and coming soon
Acer just announced the Orion 7000, which is its first gaming desktop to sport an Intel Alder Lake chip. And it looks like a monster of the machine.
Hackers just stole personal data from millions of Acer customers
Acer has suffered from a second disastrous data breach in 2021. A group of hackers breached Acer's servers and stole over 60 gigabytes of user data.
Acer Chromebook Spin 514 hands-on: Faster, thinner, and pricier
The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 bolsters a growing stable of 14-inch Chromebook convertibles with promising performance and a solid build.
Asus Zenbook 3 vs. Acer Swift 7: Two of the thinnest Windows laptops duke it out
Fast and reliable meets thin and light, which one will come out on top when we pit them against one another head-to-head, matching spec-for-spec?
These new Acer laptops will be among the first to ship with Windows 11
Acer announced a slew of new laptops, each serving a different purpose. More importantly, these are some of the first laptops with Windows 11 preinstalled.
Acer TravelMate P6 review: Economy class
The Acer TravelMate P6 is light and offers an entry-level discrete GPU if you need on, but otherwise it’s short on what many business users demand. It doesn’t feel robust, and it doesn’t last long enough on a single charge of its battery.
These Acer gaming laptops just got more powerful with a simple firmware update
A new BIOS update increases power to the graphics card, which should boost performance on select Acer gaming laptops.
Acer Swift 3 with backpack price slashed in Prime Day student laptop sale
The Acer Swift 3 is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 processor and Radeon graphics, and it features 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.
Acer Chromebook Spin 15 review
The Acer Chromebook Spin 15 takes the company’s very good 15-inch Chromebook and lets you spin the display. You won’t want to use it as a tablet, but it’s a good option for inexpensive Netflix binging. And the battery will keep you going for a very long workday indeed.
Acer Chromebook 13 review
Acer’s Chromebook 13 is a plain old clamshell notebook that doesn’t even boast a touch display. Instead, it focuses on bringing a solid build and superior performance to the Chrome OS platform. It mostly succeeds at both, but that’s not enough to separate it from the growing Chromebook pack.
Acer C7 Chromebook Review
We recently reviewed Samsung’s $250 AMD Series 3 Chromebook. But Samsung has a lot of competition now that Acer’s $200 Intel Celeron C7 Chromebook is in the mix.
Acer Chromebook 15 review
Our Acer Chromebook 15 review details the updated model, which packs a zippy Intel Pentium processor into its large, 15-inch frame.
Acer exec says mini-LED is the next display revolution, and it’s coming soon
I spoke with the president of digital displays from Acer to see what he's most excited about in the future of gaming monitors.
Acer’s new Swift X is an ultrathin laptop with the RTX 3050 Ti under the hood
Apple's MacBook Pro will have competition in the battery life department. Acer's new Swift X and TravelMate P6 notebooks reach up to 20 hours on a charge.
Acer brings a powerful update to its Predator Orion PC gaming desktops
Acer is releasing new versions of its flagship pre-built gaming desktops. The new PCs now feature an 11th Gen Intel Core CPU and RTX 30-series GPU.
These 3 new Predator gaming displays are large, fast, and ungodly expensive
Acer's upcoming CG437K S is set to be a huge, 42.5-inch 4K gaming display suited for use with the latest generation consoles.
Acer launches the first 17-inch Chromebook, and it’s just $380
Acer is taking Google's Chromebooks to new places with the launch of the world's first 17-inch Chromebook model, the Acer Chromebook 317.