Acer has announced an exciting new laptop with a lead-up to the Microsoft build The company's first AI laptop is the Acer Swift14 with the latest Snapdragon X-series chips Overall, it sounds like a powerful laptop, but it will definitely shift the focus to AI features instead of the specifications we usually pay attention to in the new Windows laptops

There are multiple Swift14 models, including one with the Snapdragon X Elite platform and one with the Snapdragon X Plus chip Regardless of the model, they all include Qualcomm Hexagon, the world's fastest NPU for laptops to enable AI processing on devices Acer says it will be able to deliver 45 trillion operations per second (TOPS) and deliver a new AI experience

"These next-generation AI Pcs take a huge leap in the AI processing power realized by the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus, giving users a whole new experience they know to love

AI capabilities are the main thing that makes the Swift14 model stand out, but the specs are all impressive The more expensive models will be equipped with a Snapdragon X Elite x1e-78-100 processor, and the cheaper models will be equipped with a Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 chip The more expensive Elite laptops offer up to 34GHz with 12 cores, while the more affordable Plus models offer up to 34GHz with 10 cores For graphics, Acer included Qualcomm Adreno with up to 38TFLOPS

You can get a variety of RAM configurations, but the highest is the 32GB dual-channel LPDDR5X-8533SDRAM Up to 1TB of SSD space is also available 

The display is another standout feature and the laptop offers a 145-inch WQXGA Screen with a resolution of 2560x1600 It packs a 120hz refresh rate with an optional touch screen  Usually they don't make much of a laptop camera, but the Acer Swift14's 1440p QHD IR camera seems promising Between average higher resolution and IR capabilities, it sounds like a laptop camera that will better prevent you from needing an external model

Physically, the laptop is light, but not slim enough to blow you away at 37 pounds 

The cheapest configuration of the Acer Swift14 isド1,099, and the price of models with Snapdragon X Elite processors, more RAM, and a larger SSD will rise from there All configurations include Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, so you can take advantage of AI capabilities no matter how much you spend If you're interested in grabbing 1, the company is launching it on May 7