Introduction

It’s not just a laptop. It’s your companion—at your side throughout the day to take on whatever the day brings. The ultrathin design makes it easy to carry while what’s inside offers up maximized performance necessary for the modern lifestyle.

Slim, Stylish, Metal
When you choose that thin laptop, you're making a statement. A statement that says, “I go where I like—just with style.” The sleek, aluminum body^[1] is cool to the touch and gives this laptop a sense of personality. Since the Swift 3 supports a wide array of colors, choose the one that calls out to you.

Seeing is Believing
With plenty of screen to spare thanks to the narrow-bezeled design—your viewing area is expanded in crisp Full HD^[1] resolution. The display also utilizes IPS technology—offering vivid colors at up to 178o^[1]. Go a step further with Acer Color Intelligence™ to optimize screen color and brightness without over saturation.

Accelerated Performance
Whether powering through the mundane or breezing past the most complex of tasks, our latest gen processors have you covered. Or if you prefer, sneak in a game, edit photos/videos and just enjoy the powerful performance from having dedicated graphics^[1]. With additional support for 512GB^[1] SSD storage, access is quick and efficient.

Stay Connected
With so much going on in the world, it’s important to stay connected even when wireless. The Swift 3 supports 2x2 801.11ac Gigabit Wi-Fi^[1] or 4G LTE^[1] platforms making sure your signal remains strong and consistent. 4G LTE^[1] allows for faster downloading, streaming and browsing with speeds that are up to 10 times faster than 3G.

Powered Up
When every day is filled with countless tasks, meetings and the occasional video—you need a device that can outlast it all. With up to 12 hours^[2] of battery life, finish the day with time left to spare.

Simply Do More
Do more while doing less with multi-tasking features that streamline your life for efficiency and convenience. Accomplish tasks quickly with the password-free Windows Hello™, hands-free Cortana® and Amazon Alexa^[1]. Typically, Alexa will be utilized when a more personal touch is required with Cortana® being called upon for work-related tasks.

^[1] - Specifications may vary depending on model and/or region. All models subject to availability.
^[2] - Battery life varies depending on product configuration, power settings and usage, among other factors.

Design

Product type

Notebook

Product colour

Silver

Form factor

Clamshell

Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

N

Display

Display diagonal

39.6 cm (15.6")

Display resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

Touchscreen

N

HD type

Full HD

Panel type

IPS

LED backlight

Y

Native aspect ratio

16:9

Dual-screen

N

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor generation

8th gen Intel® Core™ i7

Processor model

i7-8550U

Processor frequency

1.8 GHz

Processor boost frequency

4 GHz

Processor family

Intel® Core™ i7

Processor cores

4

Processor threads

8

System bus rate

4 GT/s

Processor cache

8 MB

Processor socket

BGA 1356

Processor lithography

14 nm

Processor operating modes

64-bit

Processor codename

Kaby Lake R

Bus type

OPI

Stepping

Y0

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

15 W

Configurable TDP-up frequency

2 GHz

Configurable TDP-up

25 W

Configurable TDP-down

10 W

Configurable TDP-down frequency

0.8 GHz

Tjunction

100 °C

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes

12

PCI Express slots version

3.0

PCI Express configurations

1x2+2x1,1x4,2x2,4x1

ECC supported by processor

N

Memory

Internal memory

8 GB

Internal memory type

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory slots

2x SO-DIMM

Maximum internal memory

32 GB

Storage

Total storage capacity

256 GB

Storage media

SSD

Number of SSDs installed

1

SSD capacity

256 GB

SSD interface

SATA III

Optical drive type

N

Card reader integrated

Y

Compatible memory cards

SD

Graphics

Discrete graphics card model

Not available

On-board graphics card

Y

Discrete graphics card

N

On-board graphics card family

Intel® UHD Graphics

On-board graphics card model

Intel® UHD Graphics 620

On-board graphics card base frequency

300 MHz

On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)

1150 MHz

Maximum on-board graphics card memory

32 GB

On-board graphics card DirectX version

12.0

On-board graphics card OpenGL version

4.4

On-board graphics card ID

0x5917

Audio

Number of built-in speakers

2

Built-in microphone

Y

Number of microphones

2

Camera

Front camera

Y

Front camera resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

Front camera signal format

720p

Front camera HD type

HD

Network

Bluetooth

Y

Wi-Fi

Y

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Wi-Fi standards

802.11a,Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac),802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)

WLAN controller model

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265

Ethernet LAN

N

Ports & interfaces

USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

2

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity

1

HDMI ports quantity

1

Headphone outputs

1

Combo headphone/mic port

Y

Keyboard

Pointing device

Touchpad

Keyboard layout

QWERTY

Keyboard language

UK English

Numeric keypad

Y

Keyboard backlit

Y

Windows keys

Y

Software

Operating system architecture

64-bit

Operating system installed

Windows 10 Home

Processor special features

Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)

Y

Intel® Smart Response Technology

Y

Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)

Y

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)

Y

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Y

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)

Y

Intel Clear Video Technology

Y

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

Y

Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology

Y

Intel Flex Memory Access

Y

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)

Y

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

N

Intel Enhanced Halt State

Y

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Y

Intel® Secure Key

Y

Intel TSX-NI

N

Intel® OS Guard

Y

Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Y

Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)

Y

Intel 64

Y

Execute Disable Bit

Y

Idle States

Y

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Y

Processor package size

42 x 24 mm

Supported instruction sets

AVX 2.0,SSE4.1,SSE4.2

CPU configuration (max)

1

Embedded options available

N

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Y

Intel Identity Protection Technology version

1.00

Intel Smart Response Technology version

1.00

Intel Secure Key Technology version

1.00

Intel TSX-NI version

0.00

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Y

Processor ARK ID

122589

Conflict-Free processor

Y

Battery

Battery technology

Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Number of battery cells

4

Battery capacity

3220 mAh

Battery capacity (Watt-hours)

48 Wh

Battery life (max)

10 h

Power

AC adapter power

45 W

AC adapter frequency

50/60 Hz

AC adapter input voltage

100 - 240 V

Security

Cable lock slot

Y

Cable lock slot type

Kensington

Password protection

Y

Password protection type

BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User

Weight & dimensions

Width

359 mm

Depth

243 mm

Height

16.9 mm

Weight

1.7 kg

Packaging content

Manual

Y

Other features

AC adapter included

Y