The ultra-slim Swift 7 is Acer’s thinnest laptop ever

The only way Acer could have made its updated Swift 7 ultraportable any thinner would be running the thing over with a steamroller. At 8.98mm, it’s probably the thinnest laptop in the world, but you pay for those dimensions with merely average specs. Think last year’s 7th-gen Intel CPU, instead of the latest 8th-gen model, up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage, and only a 1080p screen – even if it is stretched over 14 inches. Perhaps a built-in 4G LTE will make the difference, though – it’s something you won’t find in many other ultra-thin machines. The Swift 7 will go on sale in March for US$1699.

Tom Morgan-Freelander Deputy Editor

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A tech addict from about the age of three (seriously, he's got the VHS tapes to prove it), Tom's been writing about gadgets, games and everything in between for the past decade, with a slight diversion into the world of automotive in between. As Deputy Editor, Tom keeps the website ticking along, jam-packed with the hottest gadget news and reviews.  When he's not on the road attending launch events, you can usually find him scouring the web for the latest news, to feed Stuff readers' insatiable appetite for tech.

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