Acer is introducing the Swift Air 14 for Computex, positioning it against Apple’s MacBook Neo. The 14-inch laptop starts at $699 and uses Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” chips, with Core 5 or Core 7 options, both six-core processors. It ships with 8GB RAM and can be configured up to 16GB. The all-aluminum chassis comes in green, pink, purple, and gray-ish blue, weighing about 2.76 pounds (1.25kg) and measuring 12.9mm at its thinnest point. The display is 1920x1200 with 350 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate, and 100% sRGB coverage. Ports include two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connections and one USB-A 3.2, while performance depends on the yet-unclear Wildcat Lake chip results.
"Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699. The laptop will use Intel's lower-cost Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" chips - either Core 5 or Core 7 models, both of which are six-core processors. It comes in green, pink, purple, and a gray-ish blue with an all-aluminum chassis While the Neo is often criticized for its limited 8GB of RAM, the Swift Air will start with the same amount and be configurable with up to 16GB."
"According to Acer's specs, the Swift Air will be about the same weight as Apple's Neo at 2.76 pounds / 1.25kg, but it will be a little thicker (12.9mm at its thinnest point to the Neo's all-around 12.7mm). The Swift's screen is just 1920 x 1200 resolution with 350 nits of brightness (lower res and dimmer than the Neo), but it supports a speedier 120Hz refresh rate and Acer claims it will cover 100 percent of the sRGB color space."
"And if the Neo's two USB-C ports aren't enough for you, Acer has the edge with two faster Thunderbolt 4 ports and even a USB-A 3.2 - not bad. The big unknown is the chip. Intel's Wildcat Lake has thus far only appeared in some early benchmarks, w"
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