Acer Swift Spin 14 AI pairs strong performance with a high price

TechRadar reviewer James Holland says the Acer Swift Spin 14 AI combines a slim, attractive design with strong performance, long battery life and a 360-degree hinge. The convertible laptop has a 14-inch touchscreen and can be used in tent or tablet mode.

Holland reports that its integrated graphics handled some gaming, with compromises. He also notes that the laptop’s sound quality is lacklustre. In his view, its price is not unreasonable given its features, but it is less compelling value than he expects from Acer.

TechRadar lists the laptop at $1,499.99 in the United States and £1,399 in the United Kingdom, with an approximate Australian price of AU$2,150. The review says it did not appear to be available in Australia when the article was written.

The article describes a single configuration: a 12-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E78100 processor with boost speeds up to 4.0GHz, an 80 TOPS NPU, integrated Qualcomm Adreno graphics, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Its 14-inch WUXGA touchscreen has a 1920 x 1200 resolution, a refresh rate of up to 120Hz and 300 nits of brightness. The chassis is Cobalt Blue. TechRadar also notes that the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 and Apple 13-inch MacBook Air (M5) are alternatives, and says the MacBook Air starts at $1,099, £1,099 or AU$1,799.