Acer unveils 2.71 lb Swift Edge 16 and Swift Go 14 with OLED display and AMD Ryzen 8000

At the same time, Acer is updating the Swift Go 14, which was previously available with either Ryzen 7000 or Intel Meteor Lake. The new top model runs on the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS with Radeon 780M. At a weight of 2.91 pounds, the 14-incher is even slightly heavier than the Swift Edge 16, but has a larger 65-Wh battery that can be charged with up to 100 watts. The Swift Go 14 has a 90-Hz OLED display with a resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels and also supports USB 4, HDMI 2.1, up to 32 GB of RAM and a maximum 2 TB SSD.

Prices and availability

The new Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) is expected to come onto the North American market in March for starting price of $1299.99, while the Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-63) will be will be available in North America in April for a starting price of $699.99, although the base model of the 14-inch laptop uses an IPS panel instead of an OLED display.