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Acer Swift Air 14 announced at $699 to compete with MacBook Neo, featuring Intel Core chips and aluminum chassis

By

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

2d ago· 13 min readenNews

Summary

Acer announced the Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop starting at $699 that directly competes with Apple's MacBook Neo. It features Intel's lower-cost Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" chips (Core 5 or Core 7, both six-core processors), an all-aluminum chassis available in green, pink, purple, and gray-ish blue, and weighs 2.76 pounds — similar to the MacBook Neo. The base model comes with 8GB of RAM (configurable up to 16GB), matching a common criticism of the MacBook Neo. The announcement was part of Acer's broader Computex lineup including the Aspire 18 AI, Nitro 16 gaming laptop, and more.

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Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699.
The laptop will use Intel's lower-cost Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' chips — either Core 5 or Core 7 models, both of which are six-core processors.
While the Neo is often criticized for its limited 8GB of RAM, the Swift Air will start with the same amount and be configurable with up to 16GB.
According to Acer's specs, the Swift Air will be about the same weight as Apple's Neo at 2.76 pounds.
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Acer is announcing a variety of laptops for Computex, including a Swift Air 14, Aspire 18 AI, Nitro 16 gaming laptop, and more.

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