Acer’s laptop is called the TravelMate Spin B1, the company’s first 2-in-1 with the TravelMate branding. It’s $299.99 and available now. It has an 11.6-inch, 1080p touch-screen display and features a shock-absorbent rubber bumper and spill-resistant keyboard. It offers a Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, as well as a stylus. HP’s $299 ProBook x360 Education Edition is also rugged, with an 11.6-inch, 1366 x 768 display, with a Celeron CPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The Acer certainly seems like a better deal in this situation, as you get the better screen and the 2-in-1 functionality for the same price. MORE: How to Use Windows 10 Microsoft also announced its own Windows 10 S laptop, the Surface Laptop, which debuts for $999 with a Core i5 CPU. Clearly, the company is letting vendors take care of the low end of the spectrum in an effort to combat Chromebooks. Image: Acer
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Best Windows 10 Keyboard ShortcutsMIrror Your Screen to a TV or MonitorSpeed Windows 10 Boot TimeGet Superfast Mouse, Touchpad SpeedsCalibrate Your MonitorActivate ‘God Mode’Defragment Your Hard DriveMeasure the Time it Takes for Apps to Load at BootUse Maximum CPU PowerEnable Swipe to Delete in EmailCopy and Paste at the Command PromptRecord Video of an AppUse Offline MapsGet the Full Layout in Windows 10’s Touch KeyboardCreate a .Reg File for Easy Registry HacksRecord PC Gameplay on the Xbox AppPerform a Clean Install of Windows 10Uninstall Windows 10 and Roll Back to 7 or 8Enable the Linux Bash ShellGenerate a Detailed Battery ReportTurn a PC into a Wireless DisplayOpen Folders in the TaskbarOpen Sites in the TaskbarImport Gmail ContactsGet Android NotificationsUse Multiple DesktopsUse Eye ControlUse the Timeline Feature to Resume a TaskSend Web Pages from Phone to PCAll Windows 10 TipsIncrease your Battery Life
