Acer’s upcoming lineup includes some ultra-thin laptops, a tiny desktop computer powered by an i7 processor , and the first gaming laptop with a curved display.
Acer announced the new products at IFA in Berlin this week, and there’s a lot to unpack here. Here’s a quick look at every new computer announced by the company.
Perhaps the weirdest of the new Acer laptops is the Predator 21X, a gaming laptop with a curved display, a first among laptops. The chunky laptop offers a full-sized mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches.
Swift is Acer’s new series of ultra-thin laptops, which are counter-intuitively numbered so that lighter laptops have a higher model number. This allows the line to meet a variety of budgets, but leaves a fairly splintered selection.
The flagshit Swift laptop, this thin machine sits at just 0.39 inches thick and weighs 2.43 pounds. If the specs are anything to go by, that comes without much performance compromise.
At 0.57 inches thick and weighing 3 pounds, the Swift 5 is a little bigger and heavier then the 7, but offers similar specs and better storage.
Working our way down through the model numbers we get to the heavier 3.31 pound Acer Swift 3, which is 0.7 inches thick.
The lowest number goes to the heaviest and least powerful model, weighing in at 3.53 pounds and offering a cheaper processor.
The Acer Spin series is a new line of convertible laptops from Acer.
The flagship of this series is the Acer Spin 7, a 13-14 inch 2-in-1 that’s 0.43 inches thick and weighs only 2.6 pounds.
With Windows Ink support, this convertible laptop offers more storage space but a less powerful processor.
The heavier Spin 3 comes in a wide variety of configurations, meaning it can probably fit into all kinds of budgets.
The Spin 1 looks to be the cheapest two-in-one offered by Acer, with a Celeron processor and modest storage and memory options.
Acer is upgrading the detachable Switch Alpha 12 with a more powerful processor, though the weight and dimensions seem to have mostly stayed the same.
Reversable Chromebooks are a lot more useful now that Android apps are coming to the platform, and Acer is stepping up its game with the Chromebook R13, a bigger version of their Chromebook R11 and the first 13-inch touchscreen Chromebook.
This tiny desktop PC comes in a small form factor: 5.51 by 5.51 inches on the top, and 2.09 inches tall. So you won’t have trouble fitting this on your desk, and you can plug in two displays.
Acer’s upcoming line of Predator displays all offer Tobii eye-tracking technology, letting you control aspects of your games using only your eyes.
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The warnings take up a surprisingly large part of the filing. Axios notes that more than 90 pages, or roughly a third of the prospectus, focus on risk factors. Many of them warn about what could happen as AI systems become more capable and autonomous.
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