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Acer’s thin and light Swift X features the RTX 3050 GPU and AMD 5000-series processor

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Adding to their portfolio of premium Swift laptops, Acer have launched the new ‘thin and light’ Swift X which is powered with the latest AMD Ryzen 5000-series processors and RTX 30 series GPUs.

With up to 4.4GHz, 8 cores, and 16 processing threads, the Acer Swift X is also equipped with a 14-inch FHD IPS display with an 85.73% screen-to-body ratio, 300 nits of brightness, and 100% sRGB. The Swift X weighs just 1.39kg and is integrated with a 59Wh battery, with up to 15 hours of use, and fast charging support.

However, apart from its ultraportable design, one of the main talking points of the Acer Swift X is the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, which is a powerful discrete graphics card, and a valuable addition for the Swift X’s retail price. The Swift X also supports up to 16GB RAM and an internal storage capacity of 2TB SSD.

The Swift X is ‘capable of rendering 4K videos to churning through spreadsheets without breaking a sweat’ and is also comes with an improved thermal design comprising a fan of 59 blades, 0.3mm, and dual D6 copper heat pipes to maximise cooling efficiency. The stereo ring with an inclined plane on the fan top brings in more volume of air combined with a wider air vent, and the Swift X intakes more air and delivers up to 5-10% improvement in airflow as well.

The Swift X comes with a fingerprint sensor to offer a more secure sign-in through Windows Hello. It also comes with AI-enhanced noise suppression for smoother video calls, and Acer BlueLightShield technology to help reduce eye strain.

Speaking on the launch Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India said, “The Swift X is designed to be a high-performance ultraportable laptop for consumers who prefer elegance and performance on the go. The laptop delivers on multiple counts be it style, ultra-portable design, performance, long battery-life and more. It is truly a unique model and provides the “X” factor for the customer.”

The Acer Swift X is available on the Acer Online Store, Flipkart, Vijay Sales, Acer Exclusive stores, and other authorised retail stores. It is priced at Rs. 84,999.

Lenovo expands its IdeaPad portfolio with the Slim 5 Pro

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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro laptop is the company’s latest addition to their IdeaPad series which offers a high degree of versatility owing to the integration of the 11th gen Intel Core processors and AMD Ryzen processers with high-end GPUs in the Slim 5 Pro’s different variants. Do check out the launch video linked below:

https://youtu.be/if1wX-sWA50

The Slim 5 Pro is equipped with a 14-inch 2.2K IPS anti-glare display that offers a brightness of 300 nits. The other variant of the Slim 5 Pro comes with a 16-inch WQXGA IPS anti-glare display with 350 nits of brightness. The display offers a 100% sRGB colour gamut and a 16:10 aspect ratio which is surrounded by narrow bezels.

The Slim 5 Pro’s variants are equipped with either: up to 11th Gen Intel Core i7 or up to AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processors. The variants also offer multiple options of GPUs ranging from Nvidia’s GeForce, Intel Iris Xe, and AMD Raedon. The speed and ease of doing tasks is enhanced through the combination of the latest processors and GPUs. Additionally, the laptop also comes with an enlarged touchpad and arrow keys which are designed to deliver improved ergonomics and tactile control.

The Slim 5 Pro also offers an enhanced viewing experience with the help of its speaker system which is enhanced by Dolby Atmos. The option of utilising the moving 3D audio feature through the two user-facing speaker is also available through the Dolby Access app.

The battery ranges from a 56.5Wh to a 75Wh, depending on the variant chosen. The computers run on Windows 10 Home 64-bit, and are upgradable to Windows 11. The Slim 5 Pro comes with an internal storage capacity ranging from 1TB to 512GB SSD PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe.

The Slim 5 Pro is constructed using aluminium with an anodized surface treatment. While the 14-inch variant is only 17.9mm thin and weighs 1.38kg, the 16-inch variant is 18.4mm thin and weighs 1.9kg.

The Slim Pro 5 is also equipped with smart features like zero touch login, facial recognition through infrared camera, Amazon’s Alexa, and Microsoft’s Cortana. The Slim 5 Pro is equipped with dual array microphones as well.

The following table displays a summary of features of different variants:

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro is now available at a starting price of INR 77,990 on Lenovo.com, all other ecommerce channels, and offline stores.

Lenovo launches Legion 5 laptop with AMD Ryzen CPU

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The Legion 5 is Lenovo’s latest addition to its gaming laptop portfolio, and it boasts the latest AMD processor and a superior NVIDIA GPU. The Legion 5 is priced competitively and is definitely in the more affordable range of gaming laptops, which not only offers a good display but also better cooling and performance.

The Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H-series mobile hexa-core processors. Equipped with the AMD ‘Zen 2’ core architecture and 7nm process technology, facilitates superior performance speeds and multi-tasking.

The Legion 5 boasts of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti GPU, which in combination with the 15.6” IPS 1080 120Hz display, offers smoother graphics and reduces lags. This gaming laptop also features the Legion TrueStrike keyboard with backlight and superior key travel, and also the Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 for thermal efficiency. The Legion 5 provides a battery life of up to 8 hours and also utilises smart power features like the Hybrid Mode by Lenovo Vantage to extend battery life, the Rapid Change Pro for fast charging, and the Lenovo Q-Control 3.0 to control the system voltage and fan speed.

With minimal three-sided mylar bezels, the Legion 5 also features a webcam with a privacy shutter – called TruBlock Webcam Shutter – for extra security. The laptop isn’t lightweight and weighs 2.3kgs. It runs on Windows 10 Home and provides storage options of 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD. The Legion 5 comes with the 2x2W Harman Kardon speaker system and is integrated with the Dolby Atmos headphone support.

The Lenovo Legion 5 comes in the Phantom Black color and is priced at Rs. 75,990. It’s available on Lenovo.com and Lenovo exclusive stores and will release on other retail platforms soon.