Acer unveiled the TravelMate B113 to give leading pro-student laptops a run for their money. Check out if what it has to offer can meet the demands of students and personnel of academic institutions.

Acer is about to release the C7 Chromebook, a second-gen computer that runs on Google’s Chrome OS, a 1.1GHz processor, 2GB of memory, and a $199 price tag that makes it the cheapest Chromebook in the market right now.

MSI has started shipping the GX60, a 15.6-inch gaming notebook that runs on Windows 8, and comes powered by AMD’s quad-core A10-series CPU, a Raderon HD 7970M GPU, and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

Panasonic’s newest Toughbook can take a reasonable amount of abuse with built-in shock- and spill- resistance, as well as support for Windows 8.

Google’s latest Chromebook (built by Samsung) features a faster system, a sexier frame and upgraded specs. The best part can be found on the price tag though: this one only starts at $249.