During the launch event of the Intel Lunar Lake or Intel Core Ultra 200V processor chip series, one example of a laptop that was shown was the latest offering from Acer, the Acer Swift 14 AI. It is shown as a thin and light class laptop and comes with powerful performance and a very efficient battery.
For the local market, Acer Malaysia has finally announced the arrival of this laptop, and shows a 14-inch OLED display with a WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution with a higher 16:10 display ratio and a 60Hz refresh rate and a display brightness value as high as 500 nits , which promises a bright enough display.
Along with this bright display, it also comes with support for DisplayHDR True Black 500 display technology that promises the best color processing accuracy, regardless of color, from red, blue, green, or black.
Powering this laptop is an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processing chip that comes with eight physical cores divided into four performance cores (P-cores) and four efficiency cores (E-cores) and 32GB of built-in LPDDR5X memory. In terms of storage, this laptop comes with 512GB PCIe4 SSD storage.
It also comes with an Intel Core Ultra 5 226V CPU option that comes with the same number of cores, but has 16GB LPDDR5X built-in memory and the same amount of storage.
In terms of plug options, the Acer Swift 14 AI is equipped with two Thunderbolt 4 plugs that can be used for laptop charging and fast data transfer rates. The two USB 3.2 Type-A plugs provided can be used to connect various other computer accessories. It also comes with an HDMI 2.1 FRL plug that can connect this laptop to a screen display with a resolution as high as 4K without any problems.
The frame of this laptop also comes with a brand new design, where it is the first laptop in this series to come with a completely aluminum metal design, which helps to some extent in keeping the laptop cool more efficiently. It also keeps the weight of the laptop lighter at just 1.3KG.
With a name like Swift 14 AI which is powered by the latest AI processing chip by Intel, this laptop is also equipped with a software called Acer Sense which can be easily accessed through a dedicated Acer button on the top of the laptop's keyboard.
Through this software, you can change the performance settings of this laptop, in addition to showing the use of resources such as CPU, memory, storage and also NPU. Any updates on this laptop can also be done through this software, which speeds up the process for users.
If you want to know when the NPU component is being used, Acer has placed an Activity Indicator light on the touchpad.
Acer also comes with a 1440p camera and an AI-powered microphone called Acer PurifiedVIew and Acer PurifiedVoice that promise the best teleconference experience. As for the Acer PurifiedView camera, this laptop also features Acer User Sensing 2.0 which detects the user's presence for the purpose of locking the laptop if you are not using the laptop.
Another advantage of this Acer Swift 14 AI laptop is that it comes with a 65Wh battery that is said to last for 17 hours without a problem. Charging this laptop battery can also be done quickly where it supports PD 65W charging.
Acer Swift 14 AI is now offered in the local market through two models, as said before. The model with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V processing chip is offered at a price of RM4399, while the model powered by the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processing chip is sold at the price of RM4999.
For the first two weeks, starting October 29, 2024, every purchase of this Acer Swift 14 AI laptop will come with a free Sony C510 earphone.