Finally, Acer has eventually launched its new premium Swift X laptop at CES 2022 with new 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake CPUs and discrete graphics options both from Intel & NVIDIA. It is a well-built thin & light notebook that promises good battery life and hs all the premium specs you could desire from such notebook.
The ultra-portable laptop Swift X (SFX14-51G) 14-inch laptop weighs just 3.09 lbs (1.4 kg), packs up to a 12th Gen Intel Core processor with up to 12 cores (4 P-cores and 8 E-cores). This is complemeted by an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti laptop GPU into its 0.7-inch (17.9 mm) thin aluminum chassis.
A fan, air inlet keyboard and dual heat pipes dissipate the heat generated by this hardware, helping the device maintain the peak performance expected by creatives studying or working in multimedia design.
Acer now has introduced a 16-inch model (SFX16-52G) which also features 12th Gen Intel Core processors with up to 12 cores (4 P-cores and 8 E-cores), however, this will sport discrete Intel Arc™ graphics, as rumoured previously. However, it is still strange to see Acer ditch the more efficent AMD chips while opting for the powerful Intel chips, we hope the optimizations are well to keep the laptop efficient enough.
Keeping the laptop cool are dual fans, dual copper heat pipes, an air inlet keyboard, and a bigger side exhaust port. Co-engineered with Intel, the device will meet the requirements of an Intel Evo laptop through Intel’s hardware specifications and key experience targets for responsiveness, instant wake, battery life, fast charge and intelligent collaboration.
Both of these models run on Windows 11 and feature a 16:10 aspect-ratio IPS screen—2240×1400 for the 14-in model and up to 2560×1600 (WQXGA) for the 16-in model—with stunningly narrow bezels, allowing for up to a 92.22% screen-to-body ratio.
Combined with 100% coverage of the sRGB color gamut and up to 400 nits of brightness, the Swift X wows with crystal clear images and delivers immersive viewing experiences. Further enhancing these images, it also features Acer BluelightShield™ for more comfortable viewing, plus Acer ExaColor™ and Acer Color Intelligence™ for more vibrant colors.
In addition, you get up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory and 2 TB of PCIe SSD storage for faster navigation. In terms of connectivity, the new Swift X models combine Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) for fast and stable connectivity—perfect for high-speed file sharing and smooth 4k streaming.
From there, the laptops’ I/O includes two Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40 GBs) support, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, HDMI 2.0, and a fingerprint reader for easy login with Windows Hello. So, basically, the Acer Swift X has become a more premium Intel Evo badged laptop now that gives you more horsepower in a thin & light form factor.
The productivity capacity of both models is further enhanced by an FHD webcam with Acer’s Temporal Noise Reduction (TNR) technology for high-quality imagery even in low-light conditions, Acer PurifiedVoice™ with AI Noise Reduction for clearer com-calls, and DTS audio.
Price and Availability
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