Alongside a fleet of new gaming laptops, Acer will introduce a fresh lineup of Swift and Aspire consumer laptops in the second half of 2025, headlined by the Swift Edge 14 AI.
The Edge 14 AI caught my eye due to its beautiful display, a 3K OLED panel with the world’s first Corning Gorilla matte finish for a laptop screen. Powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” processors, this Copilot+ PC is a thin-and-light solution for professionals and creatives.
I got some hands-on time with this laptop and a few others at a private meeting in New York before their announcement at Computex 2025—see the video above for a rundown of the best systems from the lineup. These include the Swift X 14 AI, the Swift Go 14 AI, and the Aspire 14 AI and 16 AI, with details on each below.
Swift Edge 14 AI: An Ultralight With a Unique Display
The form factor and display are the two major features that drew me to this laptop, and they stand out both at first glance and on the spec sheet.
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Starting with the build, the Swift Edge 14 AI measures just 0.65 inch thick and weighs 2.18 pounds. It achieves this with a magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis that’s lighter than a single-metal chassis but feels more premium than plastic. Based on my brief time with this remarkably portable laptop, it feels satisfying to tuck under your arm or carry with one hand between rooms or around the office. It should also easily slide into a bag for your commute.
The 14-inch display nestled into the chassis is the bigger draw, however. It’s a 3K (2,880-by-1,800-pixel) resolution, OLED touch panel with that Corning Matte Pro treatment, which will have broad appeal. This display treatment is an industry first on a laptop, and according to Acer’s testing, cuts down on reflections by as much as 95% compared with other anti-glare glass alternatives.
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Touch panels are usually the biggest offenders regarding reflectiveness due to the required glass finish. Many users aren’t interested in a touch screen for general computing, so the reflection annoyances aren’t worth the trade-off to plenty of shoppers. A matte finish on a touch panel can blend those two and leave you only with the benefits.
Having just tested an overly reflective gaming laptop display that made it hard to see, this sounds especially exciting to me right now. The Swift’s matte surface cuts down on reflections, and creative types doing detailed work on this screen will appreciate that even more. This feature is all the more useful in an extra-portable laptop designed for use in multiple environments like travel and commutes. Overall, the screen is bright and vibrant, and the edge-to-edge glass makes it look larger than it is.
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On the inside, a range of Intel Core Ultra 5, 7, and 9 Lunar Lake processors drive the system, up to the Ultra 9 288V. You won’t find a discrete graphics option to pair with the CPU, just integrated Intel Arc solutions. The Swift Edge 14 AI pairs with up to 32GB of memory (starting at 16GB) and a 1TB SSD.
Lunar Lake should deliver impressive efficiency with long battery life: Acer estimates 21 hours. This laptop’s connectivity is robust, too, with dual Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, two USB Type-A ports, and an HDMI connection.
Swift Go AI: Copilot+ Laptops With Better Prices
Acer also showed us the Swift Go AI, a more affordable version of the same concept in 14- and 16-inch sizes.
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You’ll find none of Corning’s special display treatments here, but both sizes feature OLED panels (with lower 1200p resolutions) and maintain thin-and-light builds. While more value-focused than the Edge 14 AI, the Go AI chassis is still aluminum for a higher-quality feel, but not as light (3.06 pounds for the 14-inch and 3.53 pounds for the 16-inch).
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Both systems also feature Intel Lunar Lake processing, qualifying as Copilot+ PCs, but they top out at the Core Ultra 7 rather than Ultra 9. Each can be equipped with up to 32GB of memory, while the 16-inch runs up to a 2TB SSD and the 14-inch up to 1TB. You won’t find any discrete graphics options for these laptops, either.
The New Swift X Lineup: RTX 5070 Graphics for Creators
The Swift X line, meanwhile, is laser-focused on creative professionals. The Swift X 14 AI and Swift X 14 run AMD Ryzen and Intel processors, respectively, and include discrete Nvidia graphics options.
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Acer’s Swift X 14 AI is a Copilot+ PC packed with AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 processors, housing potent NPUs. The Intel-based Swift X 14 uses Arrow Lake H processors, which have less neural processing power but can be higher-performing CPUs for general computing. The former maxes out at a Ryzen AI 9 365, while the latter runs up to the Core Ultra 9 285H.
On the graphics front, both laptops include Nvidia’s RTX 5070 GPU, with no other options, plus Nvidia Studio drivers. This setup is where the creator focus comes in: Professional visual editing and content creation apps require more graphics horsepower.
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The screens also aim at these creative pros; while not as advanced as the Swift Edge’s screen, these are still 14.5-inch 1800p OLED panels. I find all of these OLED screens look brilliant in person, and Acer claims 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, Calman verification, and 340 nits of brightness.
While not as hyper-portable as the Swift Edge, these models weigh just below three and a half pounds and are comfortably less than an inch thick. The laptops’ touchpads feature haptic feedback, too.
Finally, Acer announced its most affordable consumer laptops: the Aspire lineup. Although Acer showed off six new machines in different sizes and variations, my time focused on just two: the Aspire 14 AI and 16 AI.
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Despite their downmarket status, these systems are still made of aluminum to avoid a cheap feel, which I really appreciated. Of course, having exact pricing would help gauge how good of a deal they really are (Acer did not announce pricing or availability), but Aspire models are generally budget-friendly; as long as they stay in that range, it’s nice to have a metal build in this tier. They feel well put together for entry-level laptops.
The new Aspire lineup includes Qualcomm Snapdragon X, AMD Ryzen AI 300, and Intel Lunar Lake processing, which should please everyone. The less common Snapdragon chips will be the lower-power Snapdragon X X1-26-100 processor in both 14- and 16-inch models. The AMD and Intel models are available at Ryzen 5 and 7 or Ultra 5 and 7 tiers.
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While discrete graphics options are absent and some other more premium features are scarce, Acer includes OLED screen upgrade options on these systems.
Acer did not announce final release dates or pricing for any of these systems; check back for details and full reviews when units are available.
About Matthew Buzzi
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