Acer Swift is new Kaby Lake powered super thin Ultrabook lineup

Acer has just announced a brand new lineup of ultra thin notebooks, one of which is less than a centimeter thick. The new lineup, Acer Swift is powered by Kaby Lake Intel 7^th generation core processors (except the entry level Swift 1). The models are Acer Swift 1, Swif 3, Swift 5, Swift 7. Acer Swift 7 is the top end flagship ultrabook notebook that is just 9.98mm thick. Swift 7 will be available in October starting at $999, Swift 5 will be available from November with a starting price of $749. The Swift 3 will be priced at $499 for base variant, will be available from October. The Swift 1 will be priced at $249 for base variant, available from November.

Acer Swift 7 is powered by Intel Core i5-7300U 7^th generation processor and has a 13.3” FullHD IPS display. Though the ultrabook is less than a centimeter thick, unibody aluminum build provided strength to the chassis. Users can configure to have a 256GB SSD, up to 8GB RAM. Connectivity options are 2T2R 802.11ac with MU-MIMO dual channel Wi-Fi, dual USB 3.1 Type-C ports.

Acer Swift 5 has a 14” FullHD IPS display (option to add touchscreen panel) and has stellar 13 hour battery life. Swift 5 weighs just 1.36kg and is powered by 7^th Generation Intel Core chips. Users can configure to have a 512GB PCIe or SATA SSD, up to 8GB RAM. Connectivity options are 2T2R 802.11ac with MU-MIMO dual channel Wi-Fi, dual USB 3.1 Type-C ports.

The Acer Swift 3 will be offered to have Core i3 or i5 or i7 chips (Skylake or Kaby Lake) and weight just 1.5 kgs. The display is either a FullHD panel or 1366 x 768 pixel panel. Users can choose upto 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM. Swift 3 also comes with Type-C USB port.

Acer Swift 1 is the budget ultrabook, powered by Pentium or Celeron chips, with 32/64/128GB eMMC storage. The display is 14” 720p panel. The battery life is rated at 12 hours. Ports include HDMI out, SD card slot, two USB ports.