Acer’s Ultra-Light Swift 7 Poses a Challenge to Apple’s Mac Book

Acer’s Ultra-Light Swift 7 Poses a Challenge to Apple’s Mac Book

The Acer’s ultra-light Swift 7 is the world’s thinnest laptop according to Acer. It’s light and the most portable laptop. It outsmarts the Mac Book in the thinness by almost half an inches. It features avant-garde designs. Mac Book uses a matte black silver aluminum finish. Swift 7 offer a black-and-gold package with its interior having a gold finish, a matte-gold finish where the keyboard and luxurious large trackpad rest and an attractive matte black with gold accents.

Features that outdo the Apple’s Mac Book

Portability
Unlike many laptops with a tapered design, Acer’s ultra-light Swift 7 has the same thickness from behind to front measuring 0.39 inches thick while the Apple’s Mac Book are thicker with the latest Mac Book Pro measuring 0.59 inches thick and the labeled and spec’d 12-inch Mac Book measuring 0.52 inches. It is light at 2.49 pounds than Mac Book which is 2.96 pounds. This makes Acre Swift 7 to be more portable.

Connectivity
NoteBook Connectivity
Swift 7 has a 3.5mm head jack and two USB-C 3 ports on the right side while the left side has a power plug and no other port or SD card slot. The ports are used for both charging and power. One of the ports offers display-port support over USB-C. For Mac Book, you will have to carry around separate bags full of dongles since it uses the traditional two USB 3 ports, thunderbolt 2 ports and headphone jack, and an SDXC card slot.

Operating System
Acer uses windows 8 while Mac Book uses Mac OS X EI Captain operating system.

Keyboard and Touchpad
Swift 7 keys on the keyboard, feels polished, solid and finer than those of a Mac Book. The touchpad is large, spacious and well responsive.

Screen and Display
Notebook Screen and Display
Swift 7 has a 13.3 inch full HD non-touch display with a higher resolution of 1,920 x 1,080-pixel which is rare for windows laptop. It challenges the Apple laptop which has a resolution of 1,440 x 900-pixel with a display quality since Acer opt for high-quality IPS display which cannot be compared to TN type display in terms of color clarity and fidelity IPS enhance rich detail and crystalline color quality. Acre has a glossy finish of the display that features Corning Gorilla Glass.

Specs
They both have similar storage of 256GB SSD, an internal memory of 8GB RAM, and 1.2GHz Intel Core i5 processor. They enhance the effectiveness of the laptop in basic computing tasks, occasional photo or video editing etc. It is fast and comfortable enough to work with. You can multitask by running many apps without pause which slack, mail, calendar etc.

Battery
Acer claims that it has a TBD battery with a battery life of around 9 hours and Apple possesses a 54-watt-hour with a battery life of 12hours of use on a single charge. However, this depends on your workload.

Acer Swift 7 Pros

  • It is portable
  • It has a sharp display
  • The laptop has enough processing power for average users.

Acer Swift 7 Cons

  • The placement of trackpad is annoying since it causes the cursor to jump to the page or screen when accidentally hit or touched by your palm while typing using the correct typing technique. However, there is a button at the row of functional keys used to disable the trackpad.
  • You will need to have new cables and some few dongles.
  • It’s more comfortable to use on the lap or the desk due to its low profile.

Lightweight Notebook

Availability and Pricing

Swift 7 is cheaper than the Mac Book with $200 with similar specs and a larger display to boot. They are all available on the brands’ official websites.

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Conclusion

Acer’s ultra-light Swift 7 laptop is so light and insubstantial. It’s in a tiny package that gives you a smooth experience as you work with it. It’s portable being the thinnest and the lightest laptop. Its razor-thin design makes it edge out the Apple’s Mac Book. It’s important to note that it does not outsmart the Mac Book in all features. Despite its thinness, it packs solid features that are well built. However, it’s convenient for one who prefers portability over maximum performance. The brand’s website contains more information about their product features, pricing, usage, and availability. With this, you are in a position to make an informed decision on the best laptop to use in order to accomplish your task.