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Acer Swift 5 (2021) review: What you need to know
I had mixed feelings when the office emailed and said the 2021 Acer Swift 5 was on the way. Previous versions that have crossed my path had left me more than a little disappointed.
The new model, which includes the new 11th gen Intel chips and Iris Xe graphics, however, is different. It may look similar to previous models and, indeed, its vital statistics look the same, but it’s a far better laptop than it was before, with a more sensible selection of ports and sockets and far better battery life.
The new Swift 5 is available from most popular tech vendors for around £900 to £1,000. That gets you the entry-level 11th gen Core i5 machine with 8GB of RAM, integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics and a 512GB SSD. This is the model I am testing here.
A host of improvements (including Intel's new Xe Max dedicated GPU) make the latest Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Black Edition a decent choice for digital artists, but it can’t compete on value, performance, or features with the best 15-inch convertible laptops.
Microsoft just brought the Surface Laptop Go in India, and it comes with a 12.4-inch display, up to 13 hours of battery life, and runs on a 10th-gen Intel i5 processor.