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Acer updates its Swift 7 Ultrabook at CES 2018. The new model called SF714-51T, it has a 14-inch touchscreen Full HD display against the previous 13.3-inch and is once again the thinnest laptop on the market: 8.98mm thick on unibody aluminum frame.
The Acer Swift 7 2018, which is the touted to be the world’s thinnest laptop, and is coming to the US in March with a starting price of $1,699 for the basic variant.
Acer calls it “always connected pc” to highlight the integrated Intel XMM 4G LTE modem with nanoSIM and eSIM support. At launch, in 48 countries, it will be sold with 1GB of data valid for one month.
To ensure this type of connectivity and this size, Acer Swift 7 2018 uses a 7th generation Intel Core i7 processor (Kaby Lake), probably a 4.5 watt Y series model with Intel HD 615 graphics and fanless design. The combination should work with 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM (low-power choices also available), a 256GB PCI-E SSD, Gorilla Glass protection for the screen and touchpad, a fingerprint reader for Windows Hello and two USB-C 3.1 ports for charging video output and data.
With up to 10 hours of battery life, Acer Swift 7 2018 improves over the 2016 edition for technique and comfort; the 14-inch screen reduces the size of the frames, as well as the LTE connectivity, makes it an independent device from the Wi-Fi hotspots.
