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Acer Swift Blade 14

1.76-pound, half-inch-thick ultraportable due in December in EMEA only.

Known aliases

SFB14-53CF
Swift Blade 14

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Current clusters

product3 distinct publishers

Acer promises two processor generations in a 16-inch chassis you can open by hand

Acer's Vero 16 turns toolless access, a removable hinge and a two-generation processor path into spec-sheet lines a fleet buyer can quote, but the parts prices and stocking window that make them real are still missing.

Publishers:digitaltrends.comengadget.comgizmodo.com

Reality

Evidence48
Adoption10
Hype gap+38
Incentives72

product1 distinct publisher

Acer answers component-price inflation with a laptop whose battery and SSD you swap yourself

The fourth-generation Vero 16 comes apart at the bottom cover and hinge, with a repair diagram engraved on the chassis. The load-bearing claim here is two generations of processor upgrades. CNET's report, though, carries no price for them.

Publishers:cnet.com

Reality

Evidence32
Adoption8

product1 distinct publisher

Acer drops a 14-inch laptop to 0.8 kg using Intel's budget Wildcat Lake chip

Cheap silicon rather than exotic materials is what gets a 14-inch laptop under two pounds now, which would move ultraportables out of the premium tier as soon as Acer is willing to name a US price.

Publishers:pcworld.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption18