Acer’s new Swift Go line of laptops are thin, light, and powerful machines with impressive displays. Two of the first models announced are the Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) and Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71), which have high-resolution OLED displays featuring 120 Hz refresh rates, 500 nits peak brightness, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, among other things.
Both notebooks feature 13th-gen Intel Core H-series processors. And both are Intel Evo verified computers that are among the first to include Intel’s Movidius VPU, which is a dedicated AI engine for hardware-accelerated camera features including background blur, automatic framing, and maintaining eye contract during video calls.
Here’s a run-down of some key specs for Acer’s new Intel-powered Swift Go laptops:
| Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) | Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) | |
| Display | 16 inches 3200 x 2000px OLED (120 Hz) 2560 x 1600px IPS LCD1920 x 1200px IPS LCD 90% screen-to-body ratio | 14 inches 2880 x 1800px OLED (90Hz)2240 x 1400px IPS LCD 1920 x 1200px IPS LCD 90% screen-to-body ratio |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-1355U Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Core i5-1335U Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Iris Xe graphics Intel Movidius VPU | |
| Memory | Up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory | |
| Storage | Up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD | |
| Cooling | Dual fans dual copper heat pipes air-inlet keyboard | |
| Materials | Aluminum unibody chassis | |
| Ports | Thunderbolt 4 HDMI 2.1 microSD card reader | |
| Webcam | 1440p with temporal noise reduction | |
| Dimensions | 356 x 243 x 15mm 14″Â x 9.6″Â x 0.6″ | 313 x 218 x 15mm 12.3″ x 8.6″ x 0.6″ |
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.5 pounds) | 1.25 kg (2.8 pounds) |
| Price | $800 and up | $850 and up |
Acer says both laptops should be available in Europe and China starting in March before hitting North America in June.
