Chromebooks are best known for being simple, pared-down devices that browse the web and dont do much else. Google and Intel promised that would change to some extent earlier this year, and now Acer is launching the first Chromebooks with Intels more powerful Core i3 processor. Still, its less than most Windows laptops with Core processors sell for, and given that weve been impressed with the performance of Chromebooks with Celeron processors, these new models appear to be promising.