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  • Agreed and hopefully it will go up and down like it has on the US Amazon site. I'm hoping though that even this version has the power needed for the Play apps as it's a lovely looking machine and I'd like to get my hands on one...
  • Sorry I just checked and it's changed now. A few days back there was a lead time of 2-3 weeks
  • Hey, yes I've been keeping my eye on it but was wondering why the long lead time – are they from the States do you think? Was worried they make not have the UK Pound sign on the keyboard if so.... Am keeping my eye out for the first UK review too. I wonder if Acer or anyone else will bump up the spec in these CBs once they…
  • It wouldn't surprise me if there isn't one but I'm not sure I understand Acer's strategy. Are we meant to be less tech savvy than Americans? I don't get it. Surely they knew about Google's roadmap for Chrome and the integration with Android which would mean the more power you have the better? Maybe they have a load of…
  • No idea, I've tried a few places and no-one seems to know. Probably because no-one's been told yet. I remember when they were first announced there were 2 versions, the full HD and this one released in the UK. Now we know why, unless the full HD is coming later but I wouldn't count on it as we didn't get the Core i3…
  • Yes I tried again just to double check and the rep said they knew nothing about the HD version with the 3160 processor. Looks like the US are the only ones with the full HD...?
  • Me too. There's no way I'd buy a low spec machine with a non HD screen even for such a low price. I'm guessing with Chromebooks being able to use Android apps in the future they'll need as much processing power as possible. And I don't understand why we seem to get lower powered and lower spec'd machines in the UK?
  • I just did the same and the rep said these Chromebooks aren't available in the UK yet and didn't have more info...
  • If it isn't I'll be livid. I could have bought a Core i3 Toshiba weeks ago but have lost the opportunity now. I wanted to wait for the better build quality of this but was prepared to trade off some speed seeing as the screen would be almost as good. Now they've lowered the spec of both screen and processor...!
  • Wow, after waiting for weeks and weeks for this to arrive in the UK, I see the spec is lower than the US version. An N3060 Celeron as opposed to the N3160 and no 180p screen. I'll have to look elsewhere. What a shame! Why did they do that?
  • Yes, I've been in touch with Acer and Amazon UK and everyone is keeping their lips sealed at the moment. I didn't ask for a particular date, just whether it would be released in the UK but no-one knew, which was worrying...
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