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MacBook Neo Competitors5:57 – 12:01

Marty JenciusHost

5:57

And the first thing that we've got is some news about everyone has a Neo option, an alternative, except Microsoft.

Marty JenciusHost

6:09

And we'll get to that story in a minute.

Marty JenciusHost

6:11

But Acer Swift Air is the new MacBook Neo competitor, released for $699.

Marty JenciusHost

6:19

The North American configuration is a single model Intel Core 5, 320, 8 gigabyte RAM, 512 SSD.

Marty JenciusHost

6:29

14-inch 1920 by 1200 IPS panel at 120 hertz and 350 nits.

Marty JenciusHost

6:33

So it sounds like the panel's fast, but it's not very bright at 350 nits.

Marty JenciusHost

6:47

with a 70-watt battery used for 16 hours of browsing, an aluminum body just under 1.2 kilograms, or about 2.6 pounds.

Marty JenciusHost

6:57

Units are shipping now at $6.99. Canadian pre-orders Best Buy run Canadian dollars at $9.99, with delivery after October 7th.

Marty JenciusHost

7:09

So this is the this is another one by Acer or the one by Acer that we've heard about before.

Marty JenciusHost

7:17

And the link in the show notes from notebookcheck.net will that if you're watching the video that you're seeing that that link will take you to that article

Brett CannonPanelist

7:27

and tell you more about that.

Marty JenciusHost

7:30

Another one is this is the Acer Swift.

Marty JenciusHost

7:36

It's another one.

Marty JenciusHost

7:37

The Acer Swift Go 16 AI is also being offered, and it is a best buy for $749 down from $1,149.

Marty JenciusHost

7:50

It's got an AMD Ryzen AI7 and AI7 445 16 gigabyte RAM, one terabyte storage.

Marty JenciusHost

7:55

And again, a 16 inch panel that is 1920 by 1200 resolution.

Marty JenciusHost

8:09

That's the same resolution as the 14-inch panel.

Marty JenciusHost

8:13

So go figure with that.

Marty JenciusHost

8:15

120 Hertz and a 65-watt battery.

Marty JenciusHost

8:18

So that has been supposedly cut by $400.

Marty JenciusHost

8:23

So that puts it into the competitor range.

Marty JenciusHost

8:27

Dell, the XPS 13, we've already covered this before, so it's out there and it is available.

Marty JenciusHost

8:34

I don't know if there's more to say about that, but we do have the link in there.

Marty JenciusHost

8:38

The comment from the article is, Dell delivers more value than Apple.

Marty JenciusHost

8:45

And we've covered this laptop before and it has different kinds of things here, so...

MacBook Neo Competitors5:57 – 12:01

Marty JenciusHost

5:57

And the first thing that we've got is some news about everyone has a Neo option, an alternative, except Microsoft.

Marty JenciusHost

6:09

And we'll get to that story in a minute.

Marty JenciusHost

6:11

But Acer Swift Air is the new MacBook Neo competitor, released for $699.

Marty JenciusHost

6:19

The North American configuration is a single model Intel Core 5, 320, 8 gigabyte RAM, 512 SSD.

Marty JenciusHost

6:29

14-inch 1920 by 1200 IPS panel at 120 hertz and 350 nits.

Marty JenciusHost

6:33

So it sounds like the panel's fast, but it's not very bright at 350 nits.

Marty JenciusHost

6:47

with a 70-watt battery used for 16 hours of browsing, an aluminum body just under 1.2 kilograms, or about 2.6 pounds.

Marty JenciusHost

6:57

Units are shipping now at $6.99. Canadian pre-orders Best Buy run Canadian dollars at $9.99, with delivery after October 7th.

Marty JenciusHost

7:09

So this is the this is another one by Acer or the one by Acer that we've heard about before.

Marty JenciusHost

7:17

And the link in the show notes from notebookcheck.net will that if you're watching the video that you're seeing that that link will take you to that article

Brett CannonPanelist

7:27

and tell you more about that.

Marty JenciusHost

7:30

Another one is this is the Acer Swift.

Marty JenciusHost

7:36

It's another one.

Marty JenciusHost

7:37

The Acer Swift Go 16 AI is also being offered, and it is a best buy for $749 down from $1,149.

Marty JenciusHost

7:50

It's got an AMD Ryzen AI7 and AI7 445 16 gigabyte RAM, one terabyte storage.

Marty JenciusHost

7:55

And again, a 16 inch panel that is 1920 by 1200 resolution.

Marty JenciusHost

8:09

That's the same resolution as the 14-inch panel.

Marty JenciusHost

8:13

So go figure with that.

Marty JenciusHost

8:15

120 Hertz and a 65-watt battery.

Marty JenciusHost

8:18

So that has been supposedly cut by $400.

Marty JenciusHost

8:23

So that puts it into the competitor range.

Marty JenciusHost

8:27

Dell, the XPS 13, we've already covered this before, so it's out there and it is available.

Marty JenciusHost

8:34

I don't know if there's more to say about that, but we do have the link in there.

Marty JenciusHost

8:38

The comment from the article is, Dell delivers more value than Apple.

Marty JenciusHost

8:45

And we've covered this laptop before and it has different kinds of things here, so...