CES 2019: Acer unveils new Swift 7 notebook

 Las Vegas, Jan 7: Taiwanese electronics major Acer on Monday unveiled the new thin and light Swift 7 (SF714-52T) notebook with a premium chassis at the CES 2019 here.

The device's ultra-narrow bezels make it virtually borderless, thus, giving the 14-inch notebook a 92 per cent screen-to-body ratio, the company said in a statement.

"With a screen-to-body ratio of 92 per cent, Acer customers can stay more productive with a compact, thinner and lighter notebook that feels 'barely there' while carrying it around through the day and during business travel," said Jerry Hou, General Manager, Consumer Notebooks, IT Products Business, Acer Inc.

Powered by Windows 10 operating system (OS), the notebook weighs 890 grams.

"We designed the latest 8th-Gen Intel Core processors to deliver a complete platform with the performance to enable rich user experiences and the power efficiency to extend battery life, all in a fanless design," added Chris Walker, Vice President of Client Computing, Intel.

The redesigned Acer Swift 7 has a four-side narrow bezels measuring 2.57 mm.

The Swift 7 is powered by the latest 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8500Y processor, up to 512GB of fast PCIe SSD storage, up to 16GB LPDDR3 RAM, and 10 hours of battery life.