(That price converts to roughly £460 or AU$800.) Configurations will be available with up to the top-of-the-line Ryzen 7 5825C processor, up to 16GB of memory and up to a 256GB SSD.

The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 base model will feature the AMD Ryzen 3 5125C, 8GB of dual-channel RAM and a 128GB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD for $580 when it's available in the third quarter of 2022. Using its Zen 3 architecture, the chips promise improved multitasking and leading productivity performance, up to 13 hours of battery life and improved integrated graphics including support for up to three 4K monitors, AMD said in its announcement.

Now, Acer is taking the updated Spin 514 and dropping in the world's first eight-core x86 processors for Chromebooks, the AMD Ryzen 5000 C series. Dual USB-C ports, Wi-Fi 6, a backlit keyboard, a Gorilla Glass touchpad and a reinforced aluminum body make it a better choice for work and school. Those upgrades include a 1080p webcam, dual mics and stereo speakers flanking the keyboard. In fact, for a recently released Intel-powered version of the 14-inch convertible Chromebook, Acer overhauled it with 11th-gen Intel processors and upgrades. The current version of Acer's AMD-based Chromebook Spin 514 is good but there's definitely room for improvement.

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