Saturday 12 November 2016

Acer's ultra-light Swift 7 is a formidable foe to Apple's MacBook

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The push to make the thinnest, lightest, most portable laptop is proving fruitful. Case in point: the Acer Swift 7.


According to Acer, the Swift 7 is the thinnest notebook PC in the world. When closed, it wouldn't be impossible to mistake it for a tablet with a keyboard attached, only thinner. At least, that's the case with my tried-and-true iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard Cover combo.



While there's more to a laptop than its size, let's start there.


Razor thin


The Swift 7 doesn't have a tapered design, where it's thicker in the back and slowly gets thinner towards the front where the trackpad is. Some manufacturers use this design technique to claim an unrealistic number for the thinness of their laptops. Read more...

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