Acer Malaysia closes out the year with new Swifts, desktop gaming products, and the rugged Enduro
By Tan Jee Yee December 16, 2020
- Refreshed Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3 features 11th Gen Intel Core processors
- Enduro N3 laptop with 13-hour battery life & T1 tablet available for pre-order
Acer Malaysia has announced arrival of the new Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3, alongside some Predator gaming products centred on desktops as well as the Enduro line of rugged notebooks.
The refreshed Swift 5 and Swift 3 products, which belong in Acer’s line of thin and portable laptops, notably come equipped with the 11th Gen Intel Core processors. The Swift 5 pairs that with 512GB SSD storage and up to 16GB onboard LPDDR4X RAM. It features Intel Iris Xe graphics, which has boosted gaming chops capable of handling games like Fortnite at 1080p.
The Swift 5 in particular is co-engineered with Intel and is verified as an Intel Evo platform laptop, meaning that it meets the hardware specifications and key experience targets for consistent responsiveness, instant wake, long-lasting battery life and fast charge.
It can, for instance, run multiple applications for up to 15 hours on a single full charge – a 30-minute charge can supposedly provide up to 4 hours of video playback. As for the overall built, it weighs at 1.05kg with a thinness of 14.95mm. It features a 14-inch touch-enabled FHD IPS display, which is coated with an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass.
The Swift 3, on the other hand, comes with similar innards and graphical capabilities, but is slightly heavier (1.2kg), thicker (15.95mm) and has battery life at 11 hours. Both devices come pre-installed with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019.
The Acer Swift 5 and Swift prices from US$984 (RM3,999) and US$811.81 (RM3,299) respectively.
[RM1 = US$0.25]
These aren’t the only made-for-travel productivity laptops Acer is introducing in Malaysia. The TravelMate P2 is here, too, featuring 11th Gen Intel Core processors and Intel Iris Xe graphics that can be configured with either 1TB of HDD storage or a 512GB SSD, with up to 32GB of RAM.
The TravelMate P2 is billed as a sturdy travelling companion – it is built to comply with MIL-STD-810G standards with its spill-resistant keyboard and shock-absorbent corners. For security, it features a fingerprint reader and Windows Hello for facial unlocks. This laptop prices from RM2,699.
The rugged line
Acer Malaysia has also officially announced the pre-order for the Enduro series of rugged laptops and tablets that were announced earlier this year.
This includes the Acer Enduro N3, which is a 14-inch thin and light laptop with MIL-STD 810G and IP53 certifications. It has reinforced corners for drops and Corning Gorilla Glass to protect the display from water, while a unique water-resistant Aquafan that dispels water. In addition, the drainage holes on the keyboard and I/O ports with seals allow Acer Enduro N3 to remain dry and function as usual even when exposed to water
Acer claims that the Enduro N3 sports 13-hour battery life, and comes with hardware-level Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 with anti-tampering chip. The laptop is available for pre-order via Acer official website and comes in 2 variants.
The one powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i7 with 8GB onboard memory and 256GB PCIE NVMe SSD is priced at RM5,699, while the 10th Gen Intel Core i5 with 8GB onboard memory and 256GB PCIE NVMe SSD variant is priced at RM4,699.
Those working at smart retail and warehouse environment can opt for the Acer Enduro T1 tablet (which can be paired with an optional keyboard). This tablet has MIL-STD 810G and IP54 certificaitons, and comes packed with Intel Celeron or MediaTek MT8385 processors with 64GB of storage space.
Weighing at less than 500g, the Enduro T1 can survive drops from over 1.2m and is resistant against water and dust. It retails from RM1,599.
Lifestyle expectations
There are some things for gamers to look forward to. Acer Malaysia introduced the Predator Orion 3000 desktop PC, alongside two Type-C monitors for gaming.
The Predator Orion is classified as the younger brother in the Orion series, but it’s no slouch. It packs up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060 SUPER GPU into a space-saving design. It comes with 8GB of RAM standard, with additional slots for users to easily add on memory up to 64GB.
Other specs include Stable Killer E2600, which helps fuel high-speed gigabit network performance, as well as Wi-Fi 6. The Predator Orion 3000 is also equipped with dual custom-engineered FrostBlade fans. Aesthetics wise, it features up to 16.7 million colours allowing gamers to customise the vertical light bars at the front of the case and both FrostBlade fans.
The Predator Orion 3000 comes in two variants. The more powerful version, featuring a 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060 SUPER, retails for RM6,799; while the variant with Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER goes for RM4,099.
This desktop gaming PC can be paired with the Predator XB273U GX, a 27-inch display that features 270Hz refresh rate and 0.5ms response time. For prosumers, the Acer CB342CK C is a 34-inch UltraWide QHD IPS display with the Acer ErgoStand, which allows for easier adjustments, tilts and swivels.
The new monitors price at RM3,299 and RM1,799 respectively.
This newly-announced line-up does have one glaring omission – the Acerpure Cool, a 2-in-1 air circulator and purifier that Acer announced in October.
According to Acer Malaysia's Director of Consumer Business, Product and Marketing Johnson Seet, the Acerpure Cool will be arriving “very soon”. They are in the midst of local processes such as obtaining certification for the device. As this is a new product for Acer, the company looks to have everything approved before rolling out the product.
“Do stay tuned, we are actually speeding things up. January is a dry and hot season, so it will be cool to have this product when you’re staying home. So do stay tuned,” he says.
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