Acer Spin 12" Shale Black
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 8 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 12" 1366x912
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Chrome OS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 48 Wh
15 Overall Score
Price CA$738
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compact (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average cpu (2th percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (8th percentile)
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | UHD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12" |
| Resolution | 1366 |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 190 nits |
| Color Gamut | 50% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 48 Wh |
| OS | Chrome OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Spin 12" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12" 1366x912 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Chrome OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | - | 70 | 57 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Spin 12" | 1.9 | 45.2 | 23.6 | 66.5 | 8.3 | 96.7 | 6 | 9.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 73 | 99.3 | 67.8 | 90 | 96.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.9 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 94.8 | 90.4 | 94.5 | 78.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
Price
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