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Acer Swift X 14 inch laptop now available with Intel Alder Lake-P and NVIDIA graphics

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The Acer Swift X (SFX14-51G) is a thin and light notebook with a 14 inch, 2240 x 1400 pixel display, a 28-watt Intel Alder Lake-P processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series discrete graphics. First announced in January, the new Acer Swift X is now available for $1200 and up. The starting price is for […]

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Acer Chromebook Spin 513 has a 3:2 display and a Kompanio 1380 processor now available

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Acer Chromebook Spin 513 has a 3:2 display and a Kompanio 1380 processor now available

The new Acer Chromebook Spin 513 (CP513-2H) is a thin and light convertible laptop with a 13.5 inch, 2256 x 1504 pixel touchscreen display featuring a 3:2 aspect ratio. First announced in January, the laptop features 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and it’s also one of the first Chromebooks powered by MediaTek’s new Kompanio […]

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Acer brings glasses-free 3D to gaming laptops, portable monitors

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Acer brings glasses-free 3D to gaming laptops, portable monitors

Acer’s SpatialLabs technology is designed to let you view 3D content on a 2D screen without the need to put on a special pair of glasses. Last year the company launched a high-end content creation laptop with support for the feature. Now Acer is bringing SpatialLabs to gaming laptops and portable displays. The new Acer […]

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The new Acer Chromebook Spin 714 is a convertible powered by Intel Alder Lake

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The Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN) is a premium convertible notebook with the sort of specs you’d normally associate with a Windows PC. It supports up to an Intel Core i7-1260P processor, up to a 14 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of solid state storage. It’s […]

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Acer’s Predator Triton 300 SE compact gaming laptop gets an Alder Lake upgrade (and a new 16 inch model)

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Acer’s Predator Triton 300 SE compact gaming laptop gets an Alder Lake upgrade (and a new 16 inch model)

Acer is giving its Predator Triton 300 SE gaming laptop a power boost. This year’s model has an updated processor, support for higher-performance graphics, and optional support for an OLED display. The 2022 version of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE also now comes in two sizes: it will be available with a choice of […]

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Acer Chromebook Tab 510 is a 2-in-1 tablet with Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and optional 4G LTE

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on Acer Chromebook Tab 510 is a 2-in-1 tablet with Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and optional 4G LTE

Acer was one of the first companies to launch a Chrome OS tablet, but that was way back in 2018 and the company no longer sells that model. Meanwhile, rivals including Asus, HP and Lenovo have been cranking out Chrome OS tablet after Chrome OS tablet. Now Acer is getting back into the Chrome tablet […]

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Acer Swift 3 OLED laptop with Alder Lake-H coming in July for $900 and up

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The new Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71) is thin and light notebook with premium features and a not that premium starting price. Acer says the notebook, which packs a 14 inch, 2880 x 1800 pixel OLED display and a 12th-gen Intel Core processor will be available in July with prices starting at $900 in the US or […]

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Acer Spin 3 and Spin 5 convertible laptops with Intel Alder Lake coming this summer

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The new Acer Spin 5 (SP514-51N) is a premium convertible notebook with a 14 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel touchscreen display, support for up to a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, and a starting price of $1350. It’s expected to go on sale in the US and Europe in July. Acer’s new Spin 3 (SP314-55/N), meanwhile, is […]

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Acer’s next Chromebook is a 14 inch convertible with AMD Ryzen 5000

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The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (CP514-3H) is a convertible Chromebook with a 14 inch full HD display, an AMD Ryzen 5000 series processor, and support for up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It should be available in North America in the third quarter of 2022 with prices starting at $600. While that makes […]

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Acer Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops with Intel Alder Lake-P coming soon

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Acer is giving its Swift line of thin and light laptops a power boost with the move to 12th-gen Intel Core processors based on the new 28-watt Alder Lake-P architecture. The new Acer Swift 5 is a premium 14 inch notebook that measures less than 0.6 inches thick and weighs about 2.65 pounds, while the new […]