Acer C720P Chromebook release date, review: Specs of the Haswell-powered Acer C720P include an 11.6-inch LED display, 32GB of Solid State Drive and 2GB of RAM. The touchscreen counterpart of the critically acclaimed Acer C720 Chromebook is being offered for $299.99.

Tech strategist John Blossom says that the “Intel Haswell-powered touchscreen Chromebook with 32GB storage” is being offered at an “amazing price.”

The update to the Acer C720 Chromebook is available in all major retail stores and Google Play and it has an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED back-lit display, Intel Celeron 2955U Haswell processor, 32GB SSD and 2GB of RAM. It has been on sale since December for $299.99.

Other features of the Acer C720P include a long battery life, with the tech company promising up to 7.5 hours battery life. The C720P only weighs 2.98 pounds and is 0.78-inches thick and also has a webcam, dual stereo speakers, USB 3.0/2.0 ports, an external HDMI hook-up and 100GB Google Drive space for two years, described Pocket-lint.com

“Our new touchscreen C720P gives customers an intuitive way to browse sites online, enjoy apps, and do more with Chromebook,” said Arif Mastakia, chief technology officer of Acer.

“The Acer C720 Chromebook line has been praised for its performance and battery life, and this new touchscreen model allows us to address the needs of an even wider range of customers with exciting new capabilities.”

Late last year, reviewers at Hexus.net seems to agree with Mastakia, writing that Acer C720P is definitely well positioned to try and challenge sales of budget Windows touchscreen notebooks and non-touch Chromebooks during the holiday season.