Acer Swift 5 with 14-inch display, 8th gen Intel core processor, fingerprint reader launched in India starting at Rs. 79999


Acer Swift 5

Acer India today launched the Acer Swift 5 laptop which weighs just 970gms. It is powered by the 8th Generation Intel Core with support for Windows Hello. The laptop sports a 14-inch full HD display with narrow bezels on all corners with an overall footprint of the notebook similar to that of a 13” notebook.

The Acer Swift 5 is just 14.9 mm thin allowing for splendid portability and it is built of ultra-light magnesium-lithium alloys for the top and bottom cover, and magnesium-aluminum alloys for extra sturdiness on the palm rest area. It comes with Acer Color Intelligence technology that optimizes screen color, brightness, and saturation resulting in much vivid and brilliant colors letting you enjoy movies and video content.

Acer Swift 5

The Swift 5 packs Acer’s TrueHarmony technology with Dolby Audio Premium technology that provides powerful and clear audio. It runs on Windows 10 and has support for Cortana. It packs 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SDD storage. The company is promising an 8hrs battery back-up. Connectivity features include 2×2 802.11ac WiFi provides, Dual USB 3.1 Type-C ports and also includes a fingerprint reader.

The Acer Swift 5 starts at Rs. 79,999 and will be available from Acer Exclusive stores and other leading retailers.

Commenting on the launch, Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO and Consumer Business Head, Acer India, said:

 We are ecstatic with the newest addition –Swift 5 to our range of Swift series laptops in India. This is another record breaker by being one of the lightest laptops in the world at an unbelievable 970gms. Cramming so much technology into such a light weight body showcases our engineering and design capabilities and we are sure Swift 5 appeals to a wide variety of people looking for a portable, light-weight powerhouse laptop”