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Fourth-generation Vero laptop billed as Acer's most repairable mobile design, with toolless underside access, a removable hinge and a two-generation processor upgrade promise.
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Acer's Vero 16 turns toolless access, a removable hinge and a two-generation processor path into spec-sheet lines a fleet buyer can quote, but the parts prices and stocking window that make them real are still missing.
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The fourth-generation Vero 16 comes apart at the bottom cover and hinge, with a repair diagram engraved on the chassis. The load-bearing claim here is two generations of processor upgrades. CNET's report, though, carries no price for them.
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The Vero 16 unlatches without tools and takes two generations of Intel CPU, but Acer says it will do that upgrade work itself, and the machine arrives in Q1 2027 at MacBook Air money. That repairability comes as a paid tier, not as a standard feature.
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