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Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 Review: A Rare Double-Duty Laptop for Gaming and Work

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-20 18:00:06

8.8 / 10 SCORE Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 $1,569 at Newegg Pros 2.5K OLED display is crisp, bright and fast Snappy keyboard feels fast for games Thin and light for its size Free M.2 slot to add second SSD Cons Short battery life No biometrics for easy, secure logins Lacks fast Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 ports Always-on power button LED is annoying The Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 is overkill for most budget gaming laptop shoppers, both in terms of price and features. But if you view it as two laptops

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I Tested Acer's Nitro V Gaming Laptop, and It Serves Up a Big Screen and Big Value

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 04:00:03

7.7 / 10 SCORE Acer Nitro V 16S AI (ANV16S-41-R2AJ) $1,300 at Amazon Pros Thin, sturdy, mostly aluminum design Big, bright 16-inch display Ample RAM and storage for the price Free M.2 slot to add second SSD Cons Throttled RTX 5060 limits frame rates Flex in plastic keyboard deck make keys feel mushy Fuzzy 720p webcam No biometrics for easy, secure logins Lacks fast Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 ports It wasn't too long ago that Acer's Nitro budget gaming laptops were bulky, all-plastic affairs.

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Seriously, Acer's new 16-inch featherweight laptop makes the MacBook Air seem heavy

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-12 11:45:00

Acer Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Acer announced a slew of new laptops at IFA in Berlin, but the Swift Air 16 is one of the most exciting. The 16-inch laptop has a starting weight of 2.18 pounds - one of the lightest on the market. There are some trade-offs with getting a 16-inch laptop down to this size, specifically with battery life. Acer announced a new 16-inch featherweight laptop at IFA in Berlin yesterday, weighing just 2.18 pounds for

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Acer Has Some Massive Gaming Laptops and Desktops Coming This Fall

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-14 11:18:13

In the world of gaming PCs, Acer is perhaps better known for its more budget-friendly Nitro options, while its Predator brand is overshadowed by Alienware, Razer, Omen and others. That said, with every new generation, its gaming systems get easier to recommend over the competition, and that includes its latest batch of gaming laptops and desktops announced at IFA 2025 in Berlin on Wednesday. Desktops At the top of line for Predator gaming desktops is the Orion 7000. Judging by what Acer is pac

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Acer’s New ‘Predator’ Gaming Laptop Is Business in the Front and Party in the Back

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-15 06:00:09

In the end, graphic-obsessed gamers only really care about maximizing frame rates. But that’s not all gaming laptops are good for. If you ignore the blinking RGB lights most gamer devices stuff into every crevice, they pack high-end CPUs and GPUs built for intensive graphics processing—handy for artists or AI developers. Whereas there are plenty of workstation laptops with high-end specs built for working stiffs, Acer said screw it and gave us a business-centric laptop that looks like a gamer’s

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Acer’s 16-inch Swift Air weighs less than the 13-inch MacBook Air

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-15 19:06:56

A second Windows laptop has demonstrated that there is potential for the MacBook Air to be even lighter. Earlier this year, we saw a 14-inch Asus laptop come in lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, and now Acer has done the same with a 16-inch model. Interestingly, the Acer Swift Air 16 manages to be lighter than the MacBook Air despite being thicker, at 0.63-inches against 0.44 inches … To be fair, Acer’s latest laptop doesn’t compete with the MacBook Air when it comes to either performance

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Acer just revealed a stupidly powerful Chromebook convertible

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 02:00:35

Supplied by Acer TL;DR Acer has announced the Chromebook Plus Spin 514, which is one of the most powerful Chromebooks on the market. The company has also revealed two new Chromeboxes and the Swift Air 16 lightweight Windows laptop. The Chromebook Plus Spin 514 starts at $699.99. IFA 2025 kicks off this week, and Acer isn’t wasting any time. The PC maker has just announced a variety of new Chrome OS devices and PCs ahead of the annual tech expo. Perhaps the most notable Chrome OS device is t

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Acer's new gaming lineup includes an 18-inch AI laptop and a 720Hz monitor

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 02:00:09

Acer maintains two different gaming product lines and it's updating both of them at IFA 2025. Among the new gear is a gigantic new 18-inch Predator laptop, an ultra high-refresh rate monitor and multiple entry-level Nitro laptops and monitors. The updated Predator Helios 18P AI is an even more powerful version of the Predator Helio 18 the company showed off at CES 2024, offering "desktop-level AI" in what's still technically a portable body. Inside, you can get up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 proce

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Acer's Swift 16 Air laptop weighs less than 2.2 pounds

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 02:00:29

Acer just unveiled the new Swift 16 Air laptop at IFA 2025. The biggest selling point here is likely the weight. The 16-inch laptop clocks in at just over two pounds, which is lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Air . The Swift 16 Air is available with two display options. There's a standard IPS panel and an AMOLED. The AMOLED does tick the weight up a bit to 2.4 pounds, which is worth considering. Acer The overall specs here are solid. These computers are powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series proces

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I Can’t Tell if Acer’s New ‘Predator’ Laptop Is Better for Gamers or Working Stiffs

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-16 02:00:09

In the end, graphic-obsessed gamers only really care about maximizing frame rates. But that’s not all gaming laptops are good for. If you ignore the blinking RGB lights most gamer devices stuff into every crevice, they pack high-end CPUs and GPUs built for intensive graphics processing—handy for artists or AI developers. Whereas there are plenty of workstation laptops with high-end specs built for working stiffs, Acer said screw it and gave us a business-centric laptop that looks like a gamer’s

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My brief hands-on with Acer’s new convertible Chromebook has me cautiously optimistic

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-16 02:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Acer’s new Chromebook Plus Spin 514, announced at IFA 2025 in Berlin, is the company’s first laptop to use the Arm-based MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910 processor. That chip was used in the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 that launched earlier this summer, and it was key to delivering excellent performance and marathon battery life in that fanles

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Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-16 02:00:00

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Did you know Acer acquired a Japanese design firm called Amadana late last year that makes classy coffee gear, retro calculators, air purifiers, and all manner of minimalist low-fi tech? Neither did I till today — but it goes a long way to explaining wh

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Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-16 02:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Acer is refreshing some of its gaming laptops for IFA 2025, with a big new Predator Helios 18P AI at the high end and pair of more affordable Nitro V 16 models. The Predator Helios 18P will have up to an RTX 5090 GPU and Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX pr

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Acer just announced a Google TV box with all the ports you want (Update)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 10:50:26

Acer TL;DR Acer has announced the Acer 4K UHD Google TV Box. The gadget includes USB-A connectivity, an Ethernet port, a microSD card slot, and an S/PDIF Optical Audio port. The new streaming box has only launched in South Africa for now and costs ~$80. Update: August 31, 2025 (1:30 AM ET): Acer Africa has now issued corrections to its original press release, and its Google TV box is a little less impressive than it originally claimed. The company told Android Authority that the Acer 4K UHD

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Acer just announced a Google TV box with all the ports you want

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-22 07:12:26

Acer TL;DR Acer has announced the Acer 4K UHD Google TV Box. The gadget includes USB-A connectivity, an Ethernet port, a microSD card slot, and an S/PDIF Optical Audio port. The new streaming box has only launched in South Africa for now and costs ~$80. Acer isn’t exactly a company you associate with Google TV boxes, but the company has now launched a rather impressive streaming box. Say hello to the Acer 4K UHD Google TV Box, or AiTV. The Acer Google TV Box stands out as it offers a wide v

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I Tested the Asus ProArt P16 Laptop and It Delivers the Goods for Creators

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-22 10:00:05

9.0 / 10 SCORE Asus ProArt P16 $2,500 at Best Buy Pros Gorgeous 16-inch, 4K OLED touchscreen Strong component lineup, including RTX 5070 GPU Slim and light given the size and what's under the hood DialPad controller on touchpad is useful Cons Runs hot and loud 3D frame rates are good but not great Display bezels are a bit thick Stylus not included for the touchscreen Asus ProArt laptops vary in price, size and capabilities, from the mighty Studiobook Pro mobile workstations to the smalle

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Finally, a 16-inch Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook Pro for

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-25 23:13:00

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is regularly priced at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,249.99 at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display

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This 16-inch Acer with an OLED screen has no business being this good for the price

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-27 09:30:21

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is regularly priced at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,249.99 at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display

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Why this 16-inch Acer is the ideal ThinkPad replacement (especially at this price)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-31 11:30:26

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is regularly priced at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $899.99 at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display,

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I Tested MSI's $999 Gaming Laptop and Liked Its 1080p Performance but Little Else

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 21:00:06

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 7.2 / 10 SCORE MSI Katana 15 HX B14W $999 at Walmart Pros Strong performance for the price Roomy keyboard with four-zone RGB lighting Cons Dim display Thick and heavy chassis 512GB SSD fills up fast Grainy 720p webcam No biometrics or Thunderbolt 4 If you're bound and determined to spend less than $1,000 on a gaming laptop, and you want one with a GP

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Facer is back on Wear OS 6, and worth the reinstall

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-25 16:00:05

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority After going quiet for a while due to compatibility issues with Wear OS 5, Facer’s finally back with full Wear OS 6 support, and it’s a notable upgrade. The app supports Google’s Watch Face Format (WFF), which means faces sync directly from the phone app to your watch, without extra installs or app juggling required. All-in-all, the revamped app experience brings some welcome usability improvements. Do you use Facer, Pujie, KWCH, WatchMaker, or other custom wa

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I was skeptical about big-screen laptops, but this Acer model is my new go-to for work

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-03 20:15:00

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available now starting at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,299 at Walmart $1,249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full

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Show HN: TraceRoot – Open-source agentic debugging for distributed services

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 22:58:51

TraceRoot is an open-source debugging platform that helps engineers fix production issues 10x faster by combining structured traces, logs, and source code context with AI-powered analysis. Contributing | TraceRoot.AI | Community | SDK | Documentation Join us (Discord) in pushing the boundaries of debugging with AI agents. Please 🌟 Star TraceRoot on GitHub and be instantly notified of new releases. TraceRoot Framework Design Principles 🤖 Intelligence The framework enables multi-agent systems

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This 16-inch Acer is a full-package value pick I'd happily replace my main laptop with

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-24 18:15:13

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available now starting at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,299 at Walmart $1,249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full

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Facer is finally returning to support Wear OS 6 smartwatches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-28 05:00:36

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Popular custom watch face distributor Facer is embracing Google’s latest Watch Face Format with hundreds of thousands of new compatible watch faces. With this revamp, Facer will support smartwatches running Wear OS 6. Additionally, Facer is bringing new watch faces, a new social feed, and an energy consumption label for watch faces. In 2023, Google set out to improve the state of battery-hungry third-party watch faces on Wear OS. It introduced a new s

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One of the most battery-efficient laptops I've tested this year is also one of the most affordable

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-17 09:00:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The base model of Acer's Aspire 14 AI normally retails for $699. It has a fantastic battery and some of the latest hardware: all for a very approachable price point. I suggest opting for the OLED, since the low-end display isn't the best. View now at Amazon View now at Costco more buying choices At Costco, the Acer Aspire 14 AI with an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU is on sale for $700. Act fast because this deal ends on July 27. I went hands-on with Acer's Aspire Go 15 last ye

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One of the most battery-efficient I've tested this year is also one of the most affordable

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-18 03:00:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The base model of Acer's Aspire 14 AI normally retails for $699. It has a fantastic battery and some of the latest hardware: all for a very approachable price point. I suggest opting for the OLED, since the low-end display isn't the best. View now at Amazon View now at Costco more buying choices At Costco, the Acer Aspire 14 AI with an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU is on sale for $700. Act fast because this deal ends on July 27. I went hands-on with Acer's Aspire Go 15 last ye

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This Acer Laptop Costs $249 on Prime Day, but It Should Actually Cost Four Times More

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-01-30 10:55:23

Acer has proven itself to be a reliable brand, especially when it comes to mid-range WIndows laptops. This 15-inch laptop on sale at Amazon is an example, and it is currently one of the top five best-sellers on Amazon during Prime Day. The official discount is 17%, which brings the price down to just $249 but in reality, this is a product that feels like it should cost much more. The Acer Aspire Go 15 is now available for $249, a significant drop from its typical price of $299. For this amount,

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Acer 15.6″ Chromebook Is Going for Peanuts at Best Buy, This 4.5-Star Laptop Is Cheaper Than Your AirPods

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-10 05:10:48

Save $160 on the the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 for a limited time at Best Buy. In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down 50%. That brings

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Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) Review: Affordable OLED Laptop Without Massive Compromises

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-18 14:00:05

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.3 / 10 SCORE Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) $1,150 at Acer Pros Gorgeous OLED display Excellent productivity performance Fairly well priced for what's on offer Cons Disappointing battery life Bizarre, narrow number pad Pricing inconsistencies Acer's latest iteration of the Swift Go 16 line spans a wide gamut of roles and prices. It's designed to fill out a

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Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 Review: A Rare Double-Duty Laptop for Gaming and Work

I Tested Acer's Nitro V Gaming Laptop, and It Serves Up a Big Screen and Big Value

Seriously, Acer's new 16-inch featherweight laptop makes the MacBook Air seem heavy

Acer Has Some Massive Gaming Laptops and Desktops Coming This Fall

Acer’s New ‘Predator’ Gaming Laptop Is Business in the Front and Party in the Back

Acer’s 16-inch Swift Air weighs less than the 13-inch MacBook Air

Acer just revealed a stupidly powerful Chromebook convertible

Acer's new gaming lineup includes an 18-inch AI laptop and a 720Hz monitor

Acer's Swift 16 Air laptop weighs less than 2.2 pounds

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My brief hands-on with Acer’s new convertible Chromebook has me cautiously optimistic

Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish

Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU

Acer just announced a Google TV box with all the ports you want (Update)

Acer just announced a Google TV box with all the ports you want

I Tested the Asus ProArt P16 Laptop and It Delivers the Goods for Creators

Finally, a 16-inch Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook Pro for

This 16-inch Acer with an OLED screen has no business being this good for the price

Why this 16-inch Acer is the ideal ThinkPad replacement (especially at this price)

I Tested MSI's $999 Gaming Laptop and Liked Its 1080p Performance but Little Else

Facer is back on Wear OS 6, and worth the reinstall

I was skeptical about big-screen laptops, but this Acer model is my new go-to for work

Show HN: TraceRoot – Open-source agentic debugging for distributed services

This 16-inch Acer is a full-package value pick I'd happily replace my main laptop with

Facer is finally returning to support Wear OS 6 smartwatches

One of the most battery-efficient laptops I've tested this year is also one of the most affordable

One of the most battery-efficient I've tested this year is also one of the most affordable

This Acer Laptop Costs $249 on Prime Day, but It Should Actually Cost Four Times More

Acer 15.6″ Chromebook Is Going for Peanuts at Best Buy, This 4.5-Star Laptop Is Cheaper Than Your AirPods

Acer Swift Go 16 (2025) Review: Affordable OLED Laptop Without Massive Compromises

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