Acer is announcing a new Swift Air 16 at IFA 2025, and it's an absolute featherweight of a 16-inch laptop. Weighing in at 2.18 pounds / 0.99kg with an IPS display or 2.43 pounds / 1.1kg with its optional OLED, the Swift Air is lighter than even a 13-inch MacBook Air. It also packs more ports than the MacBook, and will start at a lower price of €999 when it launches in November. (North American availability and pricing is still TBD.)
The Gram 17 is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 "Lunar Lake" processor, 32GB of RAM, and a terabyte of storage, putting it in line with other competitive mid-to-upper-tier laptops in the same price range. Where it stands out from the crowd, however, is its form. The record-holding lightness results in a laptop that's easy to carry around, especially if you are a hybrid worker who commutes to the office.