Ahead of Computex, Acer is launching two new laptops. An AMD-powered productivity machine and a 16-inch gaming laptop with Intel and Nvidia chips.
The Acer Swift Edge 16 uses AMD’s Ryzen 7040 series chips and Acer claims it supports Wi-Fi 7, making it one of the first laptops to support Wi-Fi 7. The North American configuration uses a Ryzen 7 7840U with Radeon 780M graphics, 16GB RAM and a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD. Some other markets may come with different amounts of RAM or storage than the Ryzen 5 7640U.
| Header Cell – Column 0 | Acer Swift Edge 16 (North American configuration) |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7840U |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M (Integrated) |
| RAM | 16GB LPDDR5 |
| depository | 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD |
| screen | 16-inch, 3200 x 2000 OLED display, 120Hz True Black HDR 500 |
| Connectivity | Intel Wi-Fi 6E (Wi-Fi 7 compatible), Bluetooth 5.1 or later |
| price | $1,299.99 |
| release date | July 2023 |
Acer’s panel is a 16-inch 16:10 OLED display with a resolution of 3200 x 200, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and True Black HDR 500 certification. Acer claims a maximum brightness of 400 nits.
Acer’s spec sheet shows it has an “Intel Wi-Fi 6E Wireless LAN” that is “Wi-Fi 7 compatible” including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. According to the company, it will enable speeds up to 5.8Gbps, multi-link for high-speed wireless connectivity, and latency of less than 2 milliseconds.
These AMD chips are powered by Ryzen AI using the XDNA architecture (although not all 7040-series processors do), which Acer says will enable video calling in its laptops. They say the quality will improve. The webcam is a 1440p camera, and Acer says it supports gaze correction, background blur, and auto-frame. The laptop will also include a Microsoft Pluton security processor.
Ports include two USB Type-A ports, a pair of USB Type-C ports, HDMI 2.1, and a microSD card reader.
The Swift Edge 16 will be available in July, starting at $1,299.99.
On the gaming side, Acer has announced the Predator Triton 16, touting it as good for both gaming and work. To be honest, it’s an all-silver look, so it’s not particularly flashy. For some, the only indication that it’s meant for gaming would be his RGB keyboard.
Acer uses “latest 13th generation Intel Core processors” up to Core i9 “supported by a new hybrid core architecture with a maximum turbo frequency of 5.4 GHz.” Acer didn’t specify which one, so it could be an unannounced one, but its turbo frequencies match the stated specs of the i9-13900HX. This CPU is paired with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU, up to 32 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 2 TB of PCIe SSD storage in RAID 0.
This gaming laptop also features a 16-inch, 16:10 screen, but it’s a 2560 x 1600 IPS panel with a claimed refresh rate of 240 Hz and peak brightness of 500 nits. For wireless, the laptop uses Intel’s Killer DoubleShot Pro and Wi-Fi 6E.
Predator’s ports include Thunderbolt 4, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, HDMI 2.1, and a microSD card reader. The laptop will be available in North America in September starting at $1,799.99.
