Best Buy is currently offering the latest Acer Swift 16 AI for $1,099, a $450 drop from MSRP. For that price, you're getting a 16-inch OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 2,880 × 1,800, a refresh rate up to 120 Hz, full coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification.
Inside is Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H Panther Lake processor, which features the top-tier Arc B390 integrated graphics with 12 Xe3 cores boosting up to 2.5 GHz, joined by 16 GB of LPDDR5X-9600 memory and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD occupying the single M.2 slot.
Connectivity includes a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports (40 Gbps data transfer rates, DisplayPort Alt mode, 100 W Power Delivery), two USB-A ports (1x 10 Gbps, 1x 5 Gbps), HDMI 2.1, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and a microSD card slot. An Intel Killer BE1775s wireless card provides support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.
The notebook measures 14 × 9.7 × 0.58 inches (356 × 246 × 14.7 mm) and weighs approximately 3.42 lb (1.55 kg), while housing a 69 Wh battery capable of charging at up to 100 W with the included USB-C power adapter. Buyers will also find a stylus and a protective sleeve in the box.
Be sure to check out our review of the Acer Swift 16 AI, which impressed with its excellent OLED display, over 16 hours of battery life, and system performance thanks to its Panther Lake chip. Some of its drawbacks include the mediocre webcam and speakers (Creative Pebble 2.0 speakers curr. $19.99 on Amazon).
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