Acer Swift Series
Acer announce a new PC series- Swift.
Under the new series, it revealed four devices- Swift 1, Swift 3, Swift 5 and
Swift 7. The Acer Swift 7 will be available in North America in October with
prices starting at US$ 999; in EMEA in October with prices starting at € 1,299; and
in China in September with prices starting at ¥ 6,999. The Acer Swift 5 will be
available in North America in November with prices starting at US$ 749; in EMEA in
November with prices starting at € 749; and in China in October with prices
starting at ¥ 5,999.
The Acer Swift 3 will be available in North America in
October with prices starting at US$ 499; in EMEA in October with prices starting
at € 499; and in China in September with prices starting at ¥ 4,999. The Acer Swift
1 will be available in North America in November with prices starting at US$ 249;
and in EMEA in October with prices starting at € 349.
The Swift 7, which weighs just 1.1 kg,
is said to be world's first laptop to be 1 cm thin. It has aluminium body, 13.3
inch full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 7thGeneration Intel Core i5
processor, fast 256 GB SSD, up to 8 GB of memory and 2x2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO.
The Swift 5 has 14 inch full HD display.
It weighs 1.36 kgs and has a height of 14.58 mm. Available in Pearl White with
gold trimming or Obsidian Black with silver trimming, it comes with brushed
metal surfaces and diamond cut accents. The laptop has 7th Generation Intel
Core processors, up to 8 GB of memory and promises 13 hours of battery life. It
has a backlit keyboard, a reversible USB 3.1 Type-C port and options for a
touch display and fingerprint reader.
The Swift 3, which is 17.95 mm tall and
weighs 1.5 kg, features a sturdy brushed-aluminum chassis. It promises up to 12
hours of battery life. The Swift 3 models pair a 14-inch HD or Full HD IPS
anti-glare display with 6th or 7th Generation Intel Core processors, fast 512 GB
SSDs, up to 8 GB memory and 2x2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac wireless technology for fast
and reliable internet connectivity. Additionally, it offers a USB 3.1 Type-C
port, HD webcam, optional backlit keyboard, 72mm touchpad and built-in
fingerprint scanner.
Acer Swift 1 is just 0.7 inches in
height and weighs 1.6 kg. The laptop has a brushed-metal-like finish that
minimizes fingerprints and scratches, while the diamond-cut edges around the
power button and touchpad provide nice design touches. With up to 12 hours2 of
battery life, they will last a student an entire school day, with a few extra
hours to spare for late night studying or web-surfing. The Swift 1 features a
14-inch HD display, an Intel Pentium® or Celeron® processor, 4 GB of memory and
either 32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB of eMMC storage.
