Inside Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (CP311-3H) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (CP311-3H) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 30 November 2020 / 02:35 0

Traditionally, the Chromebook devices are not powerhouses. Instead, they are meant to be daily drivers, and this particular device, showed us tremendous battery life, despite its low battery capacity.

Check out all Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (CP311-3H) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Acer Chromebook Spin 311

Processor: Intel Celeron N4000
VideoCard: Intel UHD Graphics 600
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 64GB SSD

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$240^.00

Acer Chromebook Spin 311

Processor: Intel Celeron N3350
VideoCard: Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake)
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 32GB SSD

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$249^.00

Acer Chromebook Spin 311

Processor: Mediatek MT8183
VideoCard: ARM Mali-G72 MP3
RAM: 4GB RAM
STORAGE: 64GB SSD

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$2999^.00 $298^.98

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1. Remove the bottom plate

In order to open the bottom plate of this device, you need to unscrew 12 Phillips-head screws. Then, use a plastic pry tool to gently pop the panel out of the chassis.

2. Battery

While the battery is only a 36Wh unit, it should deliver a decent screen on time, thanks to the efficient chipset.

3. Motherboard and Wi-Fi card

To no surprise, we see a lack of a fan, making the device completely silent. Sadly, the motherboard is turned upside down, and we don’t have a visual on the cooling solution. Additionally, you will be able to upgrade neither the memory nor the storage. However, it uses 4GB of LPDDR4 memory, as well as 32GB of eMMC storage.

In this image, you can see the soldered Wi-Fi card, made by Qualcomm. It has a model number QCNFA324. Its main responsibility is the wireless and Bluetooth connectivity, supporting WiFi 802.11ac.