Acer TravelMate B115 Brings Touch to Entry Level Computing

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Touch support at a reasonable price

Acer this morning announced the availability of its new TravelMate B115 laptop for customers in the U.S. and Canada. It sports an 11.6-inch HD (1366x768) display with support for 10-point multi-touch, once considered a premium feature in laptop land but now available for a comparative pittance -- Acer's asking $380 USD and $439 CAD for the TravelMate B115.
The laptop has its eye on "commercial customers, particularly those in education," which is to say it's going up against Chromebooks. While a bit higher priced than most Chromebooks, especially with the recent price drops, the TravelMate B115 brings more to the table.
It has an Intel Celeron N2940 processor, 4GB of RAM (expandable to 8GB), 500GB of storage, 892.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, a single USB 3.0 port and two USB 2.0 ports, GbE LAN, HDMI output, 720p webcam, up to 10 hours of battery life, and of course Windows 8.1, all wrapped in a thin and light design.

"Thanks to its compact size combined with a full-size keyboard, the 11.6-inch notebook is popular with students and teachers alike," said Sumit Agnihotry, Acer vice president – product marketing. "The TravelMate B115 provides long battery life, ample power and multi-touch to give students and educators everything they need to be productive in and out of the classroom. Plus, IT managers will appreciate the powerful security and manageability suite of tools for safeguarding data and managing assets remotely."
The Acer TravelMate B115 will available to purchase this month.
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