The Acer Swift 5 is incredibly light, but it's sacrificed way too much to get there. Add in some dreadful cooling issues and you end up with a laptop that's far too compromised to...
Lightweight performance mimosa. At just 930 grams (2.05 lbs) the touchscreen-equipped laptop seems to be the perfect business companion. We take a closer look at much more than just the Swift's processor and RAM. What are the notebook's inherent...
The Acer Swift 5 is a very good looking and sleek laptop with all the high-end specifications. It delivers steady performance and one won't have too many complaints with it. The device is designed for business users and will definitely fit the bill if...
The Acer Swift 5 is one of the only laptops in India with a 14-inch display that weighs under 1kg, which makes it a bit special. At around this price, you can also find other Ultrabooks such as the Dell XPS 13 9360, Lenovo Ideapad 720 Slim, or even the...
Today's laptops can be so minimalist in their design that they are hard to tell apart. No such problem with the Swift 5. We imagine Acer put several teams to work on it, and they each came up with different ideas, and then they said yes to all of...
The Acer Swift 5 ultrabook has made a remarkable transformation since I tested it more than a year ago.Its latest guise uses magnesium alloy for chassis material. As a result, it weighs about 970g, down from its aluminium-clad predecessor's 1.4kg.This...
How excited does the prospect of a sub-1kg laptop get you? If the answer is "very", then the Swift 5 might be the perfect laptop for you.Not only is it unnervingly light with no obvious power sacrifice as a result, it's substantially cheaper than...
If performance and portability are key features for you, the Swift 5 2018 reboot is well worth a look. Despite packing enough grunt to handle media editing and even some gaming, this ultralight laptop certainly won't weigh you down. Only the dim display...
The Acer Swift 5 is an extremely light laptop. Others with 13-14in screens tend to weigh 40% more. We're not talking about a trifling few grammes here. It roughly matches the weight of the 12in MacBook, which is far less powerful. The Swift 5 has an...
The late-2017 version of the Swift 5 is compact and lighter than most other clamshell ultrabooks out there. It also offers modern hardware and a good keyboard, but at the same time skims on some important aspects like the screen quality and battery...
The Swift 5 is Acer's premium, mid-size, thin and light laptop and its 2018 update sees it jump from a 14-inch screen to a 15.6-inch screen, without becoming heavier or larger. That makes it the thinnest and lightest 15.6-inch laptop in the world,...
You might have heard of Acer’s super-light Swift range before, but this new Swift 5 is certainly something special. Despite its massive display, this 15in laptop weighs less than 1kg, but doesn’t scrimp on...
The Acer Swift 5 hits several of the right marks when it comes to a slim notebook. It is super light and therefore ultra portable, as well as being well designed and eye catching. Add to that a large enough display that is also detailed, along with...
This laptops lightweightness makes it the definition of ultraportable. If all you want is a decent machine that's easy to lug around, you can't go wrong with this one.(previously published in issue...
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