This is a big deal because Chromebooks (like the Lenovo Chromebook 14) are starting to wade into the on-device AI pool-Acer's the latest to join. Now let's dive right into it.
MediaTek flexes its AI muscles
The real star of the show here is the Kompanio Ultra 910, an eight-core Arm chip paired with MediaTek's NPU 890, which can crank out up to 50 TOPS of AI performance. As far as the CPU goes, it's got one ultra-performance core, three performance cores, and four efficiency cores.
We reviewed the Lenovo Chromebook 14 with the new Kompanio chip a while back, and we were delighted by the performance gains. Heck, we even tried Minecraft on it and gameplay was surprisingly smooth.
Beyond the chip, the Acer Plus Spin 514 leans into Google AI features. This makes things like searches, workflow, writing, and content creation feel quick and responsive. Smart Grouping keeps tabs and docs organized, especially useful if you're a chaotic person like me, and Gallery Image Generation lets you play around with on-device AI image editing.
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