Acer revealed the thinnest computer in the world
The thinnest computer in the world is a gaming laptop from Acer. The Verge wrote about the the updated Swift 7:
Generally, laptops at CES tend to range toward the middle of the pack, with companies saving their more unique or impressive models for less crowded times. And while Acer has shown up at CES this year with a trio of updated versions of older models, there is at least one high note: the updated Swift 7, which is even thinner than the previous version at just 8.98 millimeters thick. Acer claims it to be the thinnest laptop in the world.
Thinness aside, the rest of the Swift 7 clocks in at “pretty good.” There’s a seventh generation Core i7 processor, but it’d be nice if Acer had upgraded to the latest eighth-generation model. There’s 8GB of RAM and 256GB of PCIe SSD storage, both of which are fine, but higher capacities exist out there among competitors. And while Acer has upgraded the screen from a 13.3-inch panel to a 14-inch one, it’s still only at 1080p resolution. There is one big change in the Swift 7 that may be enough to get more users on board, though: it has integrated 4G LTE connectivity, which is still almost oddly rare in laptops.
But LTE aside, it’s hard to look at the starting price tag of $1,699, and not consider something like the Dell XPS 13 or Lenovo Yoga 920, both of which sacrifice the Swift 7’s thinness for newer Intel processors, more RAM and storage space, and higher resolution touchscreens at lower price points. The new Swift 7 will be available in March.