Acer on Wednesday, January 10, announced the expansion of its Swift family of thin and light laptops powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra processors.
Launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, the Acer Swift Go laptops — the Acer Swift Go 16 and Swift Go 14 — are verified as Intel Evo platform devices and feature Intel Arc built-in GPUs. These laptops promise an extended battery life, reaching up to 12.5 hours for the 14-inch model and up to 10.5 hours for the 16-inch version.
The new Swift Go 16 features a 16-inch 3.2K OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, while the Swift Go 14 comes with a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate. Both devices have a peak brightness of 500 nits. They also introduce a 1440p QHD webcam.
The refreshed laptops now support up to 32GB RAM and up to an upgradable 2TB SSD with dual slots. For I/O options, the devices have dual USB Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 (both offering fast charging), a USB Type-A port with offline charging, HDMI 2.1, and a microSD card reader.
The laptops will also be equipped with the new Windows Copilot key that Microsoft had earlier announced.
The Acer Swift Go 16 and Swift Go 14 will be available in North America in March, with prices starting at $799.99 and $749.99, respectively. For Europe, Middle East and Africa markets, the Swift Go 16 starts at €1,149, while the Swift Go 14 starts at €1,099, both available in February.
Along with the Swift Go lineup, Acer also announced the Acer Swift X 14. This device is also powered by the Intel Core Ultra processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series laptop GPUs.
The 14.5-inch 2.8K OLED display on the device is Calman-verified for colour accuracy and has a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The Swift X 14 is also equipped with up to 32 GB RAM and up to 1 TB of internal storage.
For I/O options and connectivity, the device comes with two USB Type-C ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a MicroSD card reader, as well as Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth LE Audio.
The Acer Swift X 14 will hit North America in February, starting at $1,399.99, and in Europe, Middle East and Africa markets, starting at €1,799. In China, the Swift X 14 will be available in February, starting at 7,999 yuan.
