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Acer Swift 14 AI (2024, SF14-11)MacBook Air (15-inch, M5, 2026)
Display
- Panel
- 14.5" 16:10, 2.5K (2560 x 1600) IPS, 100Hz, touch, 400 nits
- Not listed
- Type
- Not listed
- Liquid Retina LED-backlit IPS, 500 nits, wide color (P3), True Tone
- Size
- Not listed
- 15.3 inches
- Resolution
- Not listed
- 1864 x 2880 pixels (~224 ppi density)
Platform
- OS
- Windows 11
- macOS Tahoe 26.3
- CPU
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite / X Plus
- Deca-core (4 super + 6 efficiency)
- NPU
- 45 TOPS
- Not listed
- Chipset
- Not listed
- Apple M5
- GPU
- Not listed
- Apple GPU (10-core), Neural Accelerator in each core, 16-core Neural Engine, 153 GB/s memory bandwidth
Memory
- RAM
- 16GB / 32GB LPDDR5x
- Not listed
- Storage
- 512GB / 1TB NVMe SSD
- Not listed
- Card slot
- Not listed
- No
- Internal
- Not listed
- 512GB / 1TB / 2TB / 4TB SSD, 16GB (24GB / 32GB optional) unified memory
Body
- Dimensions
- 322.6 x 226 x 14.9 mm
- 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.40 x 9.35 x 0.45 in)
- Weight
- 1.32 kg
- 1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
- Build
- Not listed
- Aluminium unibody enclosure, fanless
Battery
- Capacity
- 75 Wh
- Not listed
- Type
- Not listed
- Li-Po 66.5 Wh (non-removable), up to 18 h video streaming / 15 h web
- Charging
- Not listed
- 40W dynamic adapter (60W max) in box; fast charge with 70W USB PD
Network
- Technology
- Not listed
- Wi-Fi only
Selfie camera
- Single
- Not listed
- 12 MP Center Stage camera with Desk View support
- Video
- Not listed
- 1080p
Sound
- Loudspeaker
- Not listed
- Yes, six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers and Spatial Audio, three-mic array
- 3.5mm jack
- Not listed
- Yes, with high-impedance headphone support
Comms
- WLAN
- Not listed
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Apple N1
- Bluetooth
- Not listed
- 6, Thread
- USB
- Not listed
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C (40 Gbps, charging, DisplayPort), MagSafe 3; two external displays at 6K@60Hz or one at 8K@60Hz
Features
- Sensors
- Not listed
- Touch ID, ambient light sensor
- Extras
- Not listed
- Backlit Magic Keyboard, Force Touch trackpad
Misc
- Colors
- Not listed
- Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight
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