Acer Swift 7

ACER’S NEWEST LAPTOP is undeniably a work of art. Measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing under two pounds, just picking it up made our hearts leap. No expense has been spared in making the new line of Swift 7 notebooks as sleek and weightless as possible; they’re composed of ultra-lightweight magnesium alloys rather than conventional aluminum, and pack thinner components than some phones.

The heat pipe is only 0.8 millimeters thick, and the three-cell 32Wh battery is thinner than a typical coin battery. The Swift 7 is fanless, instead using a copper-graphite composite thermal pad that distributes heat across the entire chassis. This ensures completely silent operation and helps prevent dust buildup inside the Swift’s compact casing.

Like many upcoming laptops, security features play a key role in the Swift 7’s design. The HDR camera sits just above the keyboard, hidden beneath a pop-out button that points up at 55 degrees while active. When not in use, the camera is effectively contained within the chassis. The power button is integrated into the fingerprint scanner to save space and keep the keyboard area tidy, and pressing Fn-R instantly darkens the screen.

With 8GB of dual-channel RAM and 512GB of NMVe storage, the specs are fairly impressive, too. In terms of graphics, this little beauty runs on integrated, using Intel UHD Graphics 615. No, it’s not going to run Crysis, but it’ll handle picture and video editing with ease.

POWERHOUSE 2 The slender battery inside the Swift 7 packs a punch, capable of running for up to 13 hours between charges. Acer designed this laptop for office workers on the go and visual content creators, and as such it comes loaded with an 8th-Gen Intel Core i7 processor, easily capable of supporting the day-to-day needs of a working professional on the move.

SCREEN TIME 1 This IPS full HD touch panel provides staggeringly true blacks and vibrant color. Thanks to an ultra-thin black bezel, this 14-inch screen looks almost borderless. With a 0.4mm layer of Corning Gorilla Glass protecting the layer of touch-sensitive capacitive film and the 2mm display, it promises to be durable, too. STAYING CONNECTED 3 The Swift 7 doesn’t have a conventional USB port; in fact, it has very little whatsoever in the ports department. A single 3.5mm headphone jack sits on the left-hand side, while here on the right we have two high-speed Thunderbolt 3 ports. Don’t worry, though—the Swift 7 includes a dongle for both USB and HDMI access.