Stefan Mileschin

LAS VEGAS, NV — Just a little over a year ago Acer started selling its original Swift 7 laptop that was thinner than one centimeter, yet packed quite a decent set of hardware. At this year’s CES, Acer is launching the second-generation Swift 7 that is even thinner, yet has a larger display and an integrated 4G/LTE modem from Intel. Meanwhile, the new system is also considerably more expensive than its predecessor.

The new Acer Swift 7 (SF714-51T) comes in a brand-new aluminum chassis featuring an 8.98-mm z-height, down from 9.98 mm in case of the 1st Gen Acer Swift. The new design moves two USB Type-C ports and a TRRS connector from the right side to the left removes the fingerprint reader from the touchpad and uses slightly different display hinges. The display itself now measures 14” and judging by its thinner bezels, the laptop itself did not get significantly larger than the original Swift 7 (if at all) that came with a 13.3" LCD. To optimize internal interconnections (perhaps, to install the LTE antenna behind the top display bezel), Acer moved the webcam from the top of the display bezel to its bottom. In general, the all-black matte finish of the new Swift 7 looks very classy and will fit into almost any interior.

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