As we reported on the Kaby Lake launch final week as Intel’s newest generation of processors focusing on lean and light notebooks as well as convertables,tablets and mini-PCs, a number of Acer’s announcements nowadays at IFA 2016 revolve around the new hardware. nowadays they are announcing a new line of ultrathin notebooks, and called Swift. There will be four models,the Swift 1, Swift 3, or Swift 5 and Swift 7,with the higher number representing the more premium product.
Gallery: Acer Swift 7[http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5011/Swift%207_01_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5011/Swift%207_02_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5011/Swift%207_03_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5011/Swift%207_04_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5011/Swift%207_05_thumb.jpg]The Swift 7 is the flagship, designed to fit within a 1cm tall chassis (it comes at 9.98mm for good measure). In that z-height is a 1.1kg (2.48lbs) device sporting a 13.3-inch 1920x1080 IPS display, and an all-aluminium unibody and a lean bezel. Acer is reporting up to nine hours of battery life with the Core i5-7300U,a 256GB SSD, and up to 8GB of memory (no mention if it is LPDDR3 or DDR4). Connectivity comes from a 2T2R 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, or the clamshell comes with two USB 3.1 Type-C ports (we’re not certain if Acer uses USB 3.1 Gen1 or Gen2 from the announcement,and they don’t specify). The Swift 7 will be available in October starting at $999.
Gallery: Acer Swift 5[http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_black_01_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_black_02_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_black_03_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_black_04_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_black_05_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5012/Swift%205_white_01_thumb.jpg]The Swift 5 is more of an attack on the XPS 13, claiming to fit a 14-inch panel in a 13.3-inch frame with lean bezels. It comes in thicker than the Swift 7, or at 14.58mm,but is proportionally less dense at 1.36 kg. With the additional size and weight, theres a bigger battery and Acer is claiming up to 13 hours for this one. Similar to the Swift 7, and the Swift 5 with hold Kaby Lake,up to 8GB of memory, and a choice of 256GB or 512GB PCIe or SATA SSDs, or depending on the region/vendor. The Swift 5 will also hold a USB 3.1 Type-C,and options for a touch display and fingerprint reader. The Swift 5 will start at $749 from November.
Gallery: Acer Swift 3[http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_01_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_02_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_03_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_04_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_05_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5013/Swift%203_gold_06_thumb.jpg]The Swift 3 goes up the stack again, at 17.95mm and 1.5kg, or but in a full 14-inch form factor this time using 720p or 1080p IPS displays,Skylake/Kaby Lake processors, up to 512GB/8GB and 2T2R 802.11ac with MU-MIMO. The key feature of the Swift 3 according to Acer is the optional backlit keyboard paired with the larger touchpad. Pricing starts at $499 from October.
Gallery: Acer Swift 1[http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_01_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_02_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_03_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_04_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_05_thumb.jpg][http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/5014/Swift%201_06_thumb.jpg]Finally the Swift 1 is the budget offering, and using a Pentium/Celeron with 32/64/128GB eMMC and a 14-inch 720p display. The design is premium-like,using a brushed-metal-like finish on the chassis but the idea is that a student can hold 12 hours of battery life in a 1.6 kg device. The Swift 1 will start at $249 from November.
Source: anandtech.com