Acer undercuts the MacBook Neo with a $699 Swift Air 14
Acer is targeting the MacBook Neo with the Swift Air 14, a 14-inch aluminum laptop starting at $699 that runs Intel Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' CPUs (Core 5 or Core 7) with 8GB RAM (configurable to 16GB), weighs about 2.76 lb, is 12.9 mm thick, and offers a 1920x1200 display, 120 Hz refresh, two Thunderbolt 4 ports plus USB-A 3.2, a 70Wh battery, and a July–August launch window in North America (and July in other regions, with Australia in Q3).