Typically, laptops employ ARM processors to obtain long battery life However, the Acer Swift 3X is powered by Intel's 11th generation Tiger Lake CPU and offers a truly shocking 175 hours on a single charge It is likely to be a contender for the title of best laptop

Yes, this means that the Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, which will be available in November, will also have a challenger In addition, Acer is looking to offer great performance with its Intel Iris Xe MAX graphics, first announced this past weekend on the Asus VivoBook Flip 14

Acer is also targeting the creative crowd with a display on the Swift 3X that supports 72% of the NTSC color spectrum (roughly equivalent to 100% of the sRGB color gamut) for accurate color output

The Acer Swift 3X will be available in the US in December, with prices starting at $899 In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, it will be available a month earlier (November 2020) for €849 [The Acer Swift 3X, available in gold and dark blue, adds an interesting splash of color to the traditional laptop design Weighing 3 pounds and measuring 127 x 84 x 07 inches, it is slightly larger and heavier than the MacBook Air (119 x 84 x 06 inches, 28 pounds)

The Swift 3X also appears to have far more ports than the Air, with USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, and USB-A

Acer rates the color gamut of the Swift 3X's 14-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel display at 72% of NTSC, which should provide accurate images for videos and photos The screen-to-body ratio of 84% is quite good, but not as good as the Dell XPS 13's 915%

The only downside we can see from this is that Acer lists the brightness of this laptop's display at 300 nits, which is on the dark side rather than bright The latest MacBook Air recorded 386 nits, and the XPS 13 recorded 417 nits

Often, battery life is sacrificed at the altar of performance However, the Acer Swift 3X is available with two new 11th generation Intel Tiger Lake CPUs, the Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-1165G7 Both should be sufficient for a day's work and we look forward to putting them to the benchmark test

The Swift 3X also features Wi-Fi 6 connectivity for fast Internet speeds [Once the Acer Swift 3X's rated battery life (175 hours on a single charge) is realized, I will say, "Holy crap!" I will say I look forward to benchmarking it in a web-surfing based battery test

Acer states that a 30-minute quick charge will provide 4 hours of use

The Acer Swift 3X could be the laptop that puts Acer at the top of the best laptop table if its battery durability matches the company's claims And how to do that with Intel Tiger Lake CPUs available up to Core i7?

We can't wait to try out such a laptop Readers, we look forward to seeing the results