Acer Chromebook R13 is the most powered ARM Chromebook so far thanks to its Mediatek MT8173 quad core processor combining two ARM Cortex A72 cores and Cortex A53 cores, as well as a PowerVR GX6250 GPU, 4GB RAM and a 13.3″ touchscreen display.
But unless you live in the US or other markets where Chromebooks are sold, its pretty hard to buy, and that model is relatively expensive as it sells for close to $550 on Amazon. Emdoor, a Chinese design house, has made 2-in-1 hybrid laptops based on the processor with an 11.6″ or 13.3″ touchscreen display, 1 to 2GB RAM, and 16 to 64GB storage, which once launched should be easier to buy, and cost less.
Both EM-T8513 and EM-T8516 models share most of the same specifications, except for the display:
SoC Mediatek MT8173 quad core processor with 2x Cortex A72 cores @ up to
2.0 GHz, 2x Cortex A53 cores, and a PowerVR GX6250 GPU
System Memory 1 or 2 GB DDR3 RAM
Storage 16GB, 32GB, 64, or 128 GB eMMC flash micro SD slot
Display
EM-T8516 11.6 IPS LCD screen with 1366 x 768 resolution, 10-points capacitive touchscreen
EM-T8513 13.3 IPS LCD screen with 1920 x 1200 or 1366 x 768 resolution, 10-points capacitive touchscreen
Video Output mini HDMI port
Audio mini-HDMI port, 3.5mm combo audio jack,
Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS via MT6630 chipset
USB 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 2.0 port
Camera 2MP front-facing camera
Sensor G-sensor
User Input QWERTY keyboard and touchpad
Battery 10,000 mAh; good for a typical 6 to 7 hours on EM-T8516 model
Power Supply 5V/2.5A
Dimensions & Weight
■ EM-T8516 297.5 x 202 x 17.5mm 1340 grams
■ EM-T8513 330 x 227.7 x 18.9mm 1480 grams
The laptops run Android 6.0 by default, but Jides Remix OS can also be installed instead.
VIDEO If you are interested in Linux, you could try to adapt the instructions to install
ArchLinux ARM on
Acer Chromebook R13 to Emdoor laptops. The instructions are relying on Chrome OS, but youd have to handle it from Android instead, so there will be differences.
Pricing and availability information have not been disclosed yet. You may be able to find more details via
Emdoors products page (N.B: It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to load a page for me).
source:cnx-software