Las Vegas Jan 8 (IANS) Expanding its laptop line-up Taiwanese hardware and electronics brand Acer on Monday launched four new devices at the ongoing "Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018" here.
At 8.98-mm thickness "Swift 7" is the world s thinnest laptop that runs Windows 10. It is powered by Intel Core i7 processor and features an all-day battery life and 4G LTE connection the company said in a statement.
"Building on the engineering breakthroughs from the previous generation the new Swift 7 steps up the game with an even slimmer chassis powerful performance and always-on 4G LTE connectivity for professionals on the go " said Jerry Kao President of IT Products Business of Acer Inc.
The Acer "Swift 7" will be available in North America in March with prices starting at $1 699 and in Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in April with prices starting at 1 699 euros.
The company also announced "Spin 3" (SP314-51) laptop which features a 360-degree dual-torque hinge that makes it easy to convert into a laptop tablet display and even provides a space-saving tent mode.
It sports the 8th-Gen Intel Core processor and provides 12 hours of battery life.
The Acer "Spin 3" will be available in North America in February with prices starting at $599 and in EMEA in January with prices starting at 649 euros.
Featuring Windows 10 OS the 15-inch "Nitro 5" gaming laptop is targeted towards mainstream users.
"With performance to effortlessly power mainstream titles the Acer Nitro 5 houses essential technologies that casual gamers value most " said Jerry Hou General Manager Consumer Notebooks IT Products Business Acer Inc.
The device features the latest-generation "AMD Radeon RX560" graphics. The Acer Nitro 5 will be available in North America in April with prices starting at $799 and in EMEA in April at 1 099 euros.
Acer "Chromebook 11" offers a 11.6-inch display.
"The new Acer Chromebook 11 will deliver strong performance with all the benefits of Chrome OS at an excellent value " said James Lin General Manager Commercial and Detachable Notebooks IT Products Business Acer Inc.
Models in the Acer Chromebook 11 line (CB311-8HT/ CB311-8H) will be available in North America in April with prices starting at $249 and in EMEA in March at 249 euros.
The company was yet to announce the availability of the devices in India.
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