Acer Announces New Aspire, Swift Laptops

Acer introduced new members of the Aspire and Swift laptop series during its announcement–filled event in New York.

We’ll start with the Aspire laptops. Acer divided the products into three categories in a press release: the “family-and-student focused” Aspire 1 and Aspire 3, the “practical and mainstream” Aspire 5, and the “top-of-the-line” Aspire 7. It’s not hard to figure out how the company decided on those categories. The Aspire 1 is restricted to Intel Celeron or Pentium processors and integrated graphics, the Aspire 3 adds Intel Core processors but is still limited to integrated graphics, the Aspire 5 ditches non-Core processors and adds “the latest Nvidia GeForce graphics,” and the Aspire 7 is equipped with an Intel Core processor and “up to” a GTX 1060 for the graphics department. Of those, only the Aspire 5 and Aspire 7 are likely to handle even moderately graphics-intensive games without noticeable problems, or simply offer a decent amount of power while you’re on the go.

A similar trend can be found with the laptops’ memory and storage. The Aspire 1 offers 4GB of DDR3L memory and up to 64GB eMMC storage; the Aspire 7 boasts up to 32GB of DDR4-2400 memory and up to a 512GB M.2 SSD and 2TB HDD. (The Aspire 3 and Aspire 5 reside in between those extremes.) It’s clear that most of these don’t offer a whole lot of power.

But the new Aspire products aren’t supposed to be powerhouses–they’re supposed to offer acceptable performance on a budget. That’s why the Aspire 1 starts at $219, the Aspire 3 at $299, the Aspire 5 at $449, and the Aspire 7 at $799. The company didn’t share details about various configuration options, so we don’t know how much it will cost to bump up the processor or expand the storage, but it did say the entire Aspire lineup will make its North American debut in June. We expect to learn more about these new laptops as we get closer to that release window.

The new Swift 1 and Swift 3 tell a similar story. The former is limited to Intel Celeron or Pentium processors and integrated graphics. The latter boasts an Intel Core processor and, in a twist, either integrated graphics or “Nvidia GeForce” graphics. What exactly that means is unknown; Acer didn’t offer much information about the Swift’s configuration options. They still manage to differentiate themselves from the Aspire series with Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS displays even on the base models, thin-and-light chassis, and a variety of color options (“Pure Silver, Luxury Gold, and Sakura Pink”).

Acer said a Swift 3 Special Edition will also be available. This model is defined by “a top cover with Vibrant Corning Gorilla Glass, providing the unique flexibility to customize the top cover with photorealistic images that are highly durable and damage-resistant.” It appears to be otherwise identical to the 14″ Swift 3.

The Swift 1 starts at $329 and the Swift 3 starts at $599. Both will be released in North America in June.

Model	Acer Aspire 1	Acer Aspire 3	Acer Aspire 5	Acer Aspire 7	Acer Swift 1	Acer Swift 3	Acer Swift 3 Special Edition
Display	14″ 1366 x 768	14″ 1366 x 768 15″ 1366 x 768 15″ 1920 x 1080	15″ 1366 x 768 15″ 1920 x 1080	15″ 1920 x 1080 17″ 1920 x 1080	13.3″ 1920 x 1080 IPS	14″ 1920 x 1080 IPS 15.6″: 1920 x 1080 IPS	14″ 1920 x 1080 IPS
Processor	Intel Pentium Intel Celeron	7th Gen Intel Core i3 or i5 Intel Pentium Intel Celeron AMD A-Series	7th Gen Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 7th Gen AMD FX/A12	7th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7	Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Celeron N3350 / N3450	Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i7-7500U
Memory	4GB DDR3L	Up to 12GB DDR4-2400 4GB DDR3L On-board	Up to 20GB DDR4-2400	Up to 32GB DDR4-2400	4GB DDR3L	4 / 8GB DDR4 on-board 4 / 8GB LPDDR3 on-board	4 / 8GB DDR4 on-board 4 / 8GB LPDDR3 on-board
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics	Latest Nvidia GeForce Graphics Nvidia GeForce 940MX Intel HD Graphics AMD Radeon RX540	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics Nvidia GeForce Graphics	Intel HD Graphics Nvidia GeForce Graphics
Storage	eMMC: 32 / 64Gb	HDD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB M.2 SSD: 128 / 256GB eMMC: 32 / 64GB	HDD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB M.2 SSD: 128 / 256GB	HDD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB M.2 SSD: 128 / 256 / 512GB	SSD: 128 / 256GB SATA 6Gbps eMMC: 64GB	SSD: 128 / 256 / 512GB SATA 6Gbps HDD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB	SSD: 128 / 256 / 512GB SATA 6Gbps
Battery	Up to 9 hours	14″: Up to 7 hours 15″: Up to 6.5 hours	Up to 7 hours	15″: Up to 7 hours 17″: Up to 6 hours	Up to 10 hours	Up to 10 hours	Up to 10 hours
Dimensions (WxDxH)	343 x 245 x 17.95mm	14″: 343 x 245 x 20.15mm 15″: 381.6 x 259 x 21.6mm	381.6 x 263 x 21.6mm	15″: 381.6 x 263 x 23.95mm 17″: 423.32 x 289.91 x 28.25mm	319.5 x 225 x 14.95mm	14″: 338 x 234 x 17.95mm 15.6″: 384 x 255 x 18.95mm	14″: 338 x 234 x 17.95mm
Weight	1.65kg	14″: 1.8kg 15″: 2.1kg	2.2kg	15″: 2.4kg 17″: 3kg	1.3kg	14″: 1.8kg 15.6″: 2.2kg	1.8kg
Price	Starts at $219	Starts at $299	Starts at $449	Starts at $799	Starts at $329	Starts at $599	?

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