Following the Aspire line, the Acer Swift series of the thin and light laptop also received a refresh as announced by Acer over at IFA 2018. The Acer Swift 5 is now the world’s lightest 15.6-inch laptop.

Acer Swift 5

• 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U or i5-8265U processors
• Intel UHD Graphics 630
• Up to 16 GB DDR4 RAM
• Up to 1 TB NVMe SSD
• 14 or 15.6-inch FHD IPS display with touch support
• 15.9 mm
• 990 grams (15.6-inch), 970 grams (14-inch)

The Acer Swift 5 with a 15-inch display (SF515-51T) will be available in North America in January 2019, starting at $1,099; in EMEA in November, starting at €1,099; and in China, in November, starting at ¥7,499.

The Acer Swift 5 with a 14-inch display (SF514-53T) will be available in EMEA in September, starting at €999; and in China, in November, starting at ¥7,499.

Acer Swift 3

• 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U, i5-8265U, or i3-8145U processors
• Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce MX150
• Up to 8 GB DDR4 RAM
• Up to 512 GB NVMe SSD
• 13.3 or 14-inch FHD IPS display
• Option for 4G LTE

The Acer Swift 3 with a 13.3-inch display (SF313-51) will be available in EMEA in October starting at €799.

The Acer Swift 3 with 14-inch displays (SF314-55 and SF314-56) will be available in North America in November, starting at $799.99 and in EMEA in January 2019, starting at €799.