Introduction

This page contains information about the Acer Chromebook 11 (C670) that is interesting and/or useful to software developers. For general information about getting started with developing on Chromium OS (the open-source version of the software on the Chrome Notebook), see the Chromium OS Developer Guide.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 299 x 202 x 18.65 mm
• Weight: 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs)
• CPU: Broadwell Intel Celeron Dual-Core N2830
• RAM: 2GiB DDR3 (Not upgradeable)
• Display: 11.6" 1366x768 16:9
• Disk: 16GB SSD
• I/O:
• HDMI port
• 1 x USB 2.0
• 1 x USB 3.0
• SD slot (SDXC compatible)
• Headphone/mic combo jack
• Camera & mic
• Keyboard & touchpad
• Connectivity:
• WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Bluetooth 4.0
• USB ports can handle some Ethernet dongles
• Kensington Security Slot
• Linux 3.14

Developer Mode

Caution: Modifications you make to the system are not supported by Google, may cause hardware, software or security issues and may void warranty.

Details for working with developer mode can be found on this page.

Firmware

This device uses coreboot to boot the system. You can find the source in the Chromium OS coreboot git tree in the firmware-paine-6301.58.B branch.

Firmware Write Protect

The screw is next to the socket of the wifi card.