Acer Swift X: Ryzen 5000 and RTX 3050 Ti in a laptop for creatives - dwyeralwask

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The Genus Acer Swift X is real. Connected Thursday, Acer addicted the existence of this new thin-and-light laptop aimed at creatives, after it first surfaced unofficially in Modern April, in a listing happening the Acer Thailand internet site.

The announcement came during the company's Next@Acer planetary press conference on English hawthorn 27. Prices start at $900 with a North American release in June, and configurations feature film Ryzen 5000 transferrable processors, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, and a 100-percent sRGB presentation.

In contrast to Acer's upcoming ConceptD creator notebooks, the Swift X aims at the creative professional active. Advisement 3.06 pounds (1.39 kg), its metal chassis measures just a petite over a half-inch intense (17.9mm) piece still sporting a 14-edge FHD (1080p) IPS screen. Inwardly you'll take over the choice of up to a 5800U processor and 16GB Aries, matched with Nvidia's in vogue transportable GPU. Up to 2TB of SSD storehouse provides plenty on-control board quad for tremendous video or photo projects. A fingerprint proofreader allows for quicker logins through Windows Hello. Acer claims the Swift X's 59WHr battery volition last up to 17 hours.

swift x sfx14 41g 03 — The Acer Swift X's exact specs, availability, and pricing wish vary depending on region.

Television editors and photographers will probable find the Swift X packs enough of a poke to hold it a go-to laptop computer for high-travel years, but of run that's not every last you can do with this notebook. When work's over, these laptops can pivot to gaming, with ray-tracing support to boot. It just won't look like you're carrying a gaming Microcomputer—early images of the Swift X point IT in a range of soft, soft colours (blue-gray, knock, and champagne metallic).

Exact specifications, availability, and pricing will vary aside region, so if the Swift X ultimately doesn't land in your country, you can rather look dormie Acer's other newly announced laptops. They include additional models sporting Intel 11th-generation Tiger Lake H processors, as good as the company's fictive, gaming, and professional lines.

Acer Swift X specifications

Acer didn't sack a full list of specifications for the Swift X during its announcement, but for the North American version, here's what we know sol far.

Starting price: $900
CPU: Up to Ryzen 5800U
RAM: Upward to 16GB
Computer storage: Up to 2TB SSD
Art: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Atomic number 2
Display: 14-edge FHD (1920×1080) IPS with 100% sRGB
Ports/Connectivity: Includes USB-C
Networking: Includes Wisconsin-Fi 6 support
Other features: Fingerprint reader
Weight: 3.06 pounds (1.39 kg)
Battery: 59WHr
Colors: Blue-gray, pink, gold

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