Acer Spin 12" Shale Black
CPU Intel Celeron
RAM 8 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 12" 1366x912
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS ChromeOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 48 Wh
11 Overall Score
Price CA$738
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average cpu (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (8th percentile)
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel 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 | 1366x912 |
| 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 | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Spin 12" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 12" 1366x912 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | ChromeOS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Spin 12" | 0.7 | 33.2 | 22.6 | 63.9 | 8 | 97.5 | 5.7 | 10 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.2 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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