This week Acer has started to sell its first Swift 7 notebook in the U.S. The black and gold Swift 7 laptop is based on Intel’s Kaby Lake-Y-series CPU, and with an FHD display is the industry’s first clamshell PC that is thinner than one centimeter. The system is available now for $1099 from a number of retailers.

The Acer Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) comes in a black and gold aluminum unibody to emphasize that the device is one of the premium products in the manufacturer’s lineup. The thickness of the laptop with a 13.3” FHD display covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 is 9.98 mm (0.39”), which is thinner than Apple’s MacBook as well as Dell’s Adamo XPS, both of which are renowned for their thin form factors. As for mass, the device weighs 1.12 kilograms (2.48 lbs), which is a tad heavier than the MacBook.

Inside the Acer Swift 7 ultra-thin notebook there is an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor (2C/4T, 1.2GHz/3.2GHz frequency, HD Graphics 615, 4.5 W), 8 GB of LPDDR3 RAM as well as a 256 GB SSD (the manufacturer does not specify whether it is an AHCI or NVMe). The laptop uses an 802.11ac Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 wireless adapter to communicate with the outside world wirelessly. The laptop also has a 720p webcam and two 5 Gbps USB 3.1 Type-C ports to connect peripherals, a display as well as for charging. Moving on to audio sub-system, we see a TRRS connector for headsets as well as two stereo speakers that are Dolby Audio certified.

Acer Swift 7
  SF713-51-M90J
CPU SKU Core i5-7Y54
Base 1.2 GHz 
Turbo 3.2 GHz 
TDP 4.5 W
GPU SKU Intel HD Graphics 615 (GT2)
24 EUs, Gen 9
Base 300 MHz
Turbo 950 MHz 
DRAM 8 GB LPDDR3
SSD 256 GB
Display 13.3-inch 1920x1080 IPS LCD
Ports 2 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C
3.5mm combo jack
Network 2x2:2 802.11ac with BT 4.0
Battery 2770 mAh (52.9 Wh?)
Dimensions H: 0.39"
W: 12.78"
D: 9.04"
H: 9.98 mm
W: 32.46 cm
D: 22.96 cm
Weight 2.48 lbs (1.12 kg)
Colors Gold and Black
Price $1099.99

Since the Swift 7 is powered by Intel’s Kaby Lake, expect significantly improved video encoding/decoding capabilities, better GPU performance, as well as Speed Shift v2 technology. This should make the new machine to be generally faster and snapper than ultra-thin notebooks based on previous-gen CPUs.

When it comes to battery life, Acer claims that the Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) has a 4-cell Li-Ion battery with 2770 mAh of capacity, which enables it to work for up to nine hours on one charge. Do note however that Acer does not specify conditions or workloads for that number.

The Acer Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) notebook is available directly from Acer as well as from leading retailers (Amazon, Newegg, etc.) for $1099.99. It comes with a one-year warranty. Finally, keep in mind that Acer plans to release a family of Swift 7 notebooks, as it revealed at IFA. So expect to see further models of the Swift 7, including a more affordable version based on Intel’s Core i3 at $1000, as well as a more advanced system featuring Intel’s Core i7-7Y75 and a higher price.

Source: Acer

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  • jsntech - Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - link

    This. 16:9 should be a fringe option on low-powered, consumption-oriented devices...everything else that usually gravitates toward some variation of productivity should default to 16:10 or preferrably 3:2. In 90% of productive computing, vertical space > horizontal space. Among all the heartbreaking tragedies that have befallen personal computing, the perverse infestation of 16:9 surely ranks up in the top 10 if not top 5.
  • Impulses - Thursday, October 20, 2016 - link

    I like the Surface squarer form factor, 16:9 is easier to swallow with XPS 13-like thin bezels, not sure what's up with the huge bottom bezel here when it's still pretty large all the way around.
  • jhanvi - Monday, November 14, 2016 - link

    <a href="http://www.lastlaptop.com/2016/11/acer-swift-7-lap... Acer Swift 7 Laptop </a> reminds me of HP Spectre 13. Is this better than Hp?

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