Acer has announced 2 news Swift series of laptops, Swift 3 and Swift 1. Both machines run on Windows 10 and come with support for Windows Hello and fingerprint scanner. Acer promises up to 10 hours of battery life on these laptops. The Swift 1 comes in 13.3-inch Full HD IPS display and Swift 3 comes in 14-inch or 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display.
Acer Swift 1
It is powered by Intel Pentium or Celeron processor, comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB SSD options with SD card support. It runs on Windows 10 and promises up to 10 hours of battery life. It comes with High dynamic range(HDR) webcam at the front, connectivity options include, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and 3.0 Type-A ports, USB 3.1 Type-C, HDMI. It is 14.95mm thick and weighs just 1.3 kg and comes with all-metal chassis.
Acer Swift 1 Specs
- 13.3-inch Full HD IPS display
- Intel Pentium or Celeron processor
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB/256GB SSD storage, with sd card support
- Windows 10 OS
- HDR webcam
- WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0
- USB 2.0 and 3.0 Type-A ports, USB 3.1 Type-C, HDMI
- Fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support
- Up to 10 hours of battery life
Acer Swift 3
It is powered by 7th Generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors and comes with Intel HD or NVIDIA GeForce graphics. Swift 3 comes with 4GB/8GB RAM and 512GB/1TB SSD options with SD card support. It runs on Windows 10 and promises up to 10 hours of battery life. This also comes with High dynamic range(HDR) webcam at the front, connectivity options include, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and 3.0 Type-A ports, USB 3.1 Type-C, HDMI. It weighs just 1.8 kg and comes brushed-aluminium body. The thickness of the device is 17.95 mm. 
Acer Swift 3 Specs
- 14-inch or 15.6-inch Full HD IPS anti-glare displays
- 7th Generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, Intel HD or NVIDIA GeForce graphics
- 4GB / 8GB RAM, 512GB SSDs or 1TB HDDs, SD card reader
- Windows 10
- WiFi 802.11ac (2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth 4.0
- High dynamic range webcam
- Fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support
- Optional backlit keyboard
- USB 2.0 and 3.0 Type-A ports, USB 3.1 Type-C, HDMI
- Up to 10 hours of battery life
Price and Availablity
- The Swift 3 series will be available in North America in June with prices starting at $599; in EMEA in June with prices starting at €649; and in China in April starting at ¥3,999.
- The Swift 1 series will be available in North America in June with prices starting at $329; in EMEA in June with prices starting at €399; and in China in April starting at ¥3,499.
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