Acer updated its popular Swift line of notebooks with new models of the Swift 5 and Swift 3.
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To push the limits of what’s possible with a thin and light device, these new laptops come with 12th Gen Intel Core processors, 14-inch touchscreen displays, and all-day battery life. The new Acer Swift 5 is a premium laptop designed for mobile professionals who need to work on the go and look sharp while doing so. Beneath these stylish looks, however, the laptop’s CNC-machined unibody chassis lets it take advantage of a 12th Gen Intel Core Processor featuring up to 12 cores with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics — all while staying a svelte 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs), thanks to aero-space grade aluminum.
Its 14.95 mm (0.59 in) thin package is completed by 16 GB of dual-channel LPDDR5 memory and up to 2 TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Consciously designed for effortless use, the Swift 5 features Windows Hello built into a fingerprint reader on the power button in order to provide more convenient and secure logins — from there, Cortana with Voice functions as a personal productivity assistant. The laptop has also been Intel Evo verified as meeting key experience targets such as instant wake from sleep and offering 10 hours of real-world battery life. In a pinch, a 30-minute charge yields over 4 hours of battery.
As a final touch, the laptop’s OceanGlass touchpad has been made from ocean-bound plastic waste, providing sleek glass-like tactile feeling. This green distinction does not come at the cost of performance: the touchpad has a Microsoft Precision Touchpad certification and supports multi-finger gestures. The Acer Swift 5 features a gorgeous 14-inch WQXGA (2560x1600) touchscreen display, plus a number of user-centric features that help it to stand out. Users will immediately notice thin bezels on all four sides of the screen, allowing for a 92.22% screen-to-body ratio.
A 16:10 aspect ratio offers more vertical real estate than the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, meaning that users can take in more of a document or spreadsheet before needing to scroll. The display is made with a layer of Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass that is both tough and embedded with ionic silver to protect the surface. The Swift 5 is a particularly good choice for those working from home or out and about who find themselves taking many conference calls. ■
