MacBook Neo Beats Acer Swift Air 14 in ZDNET Budget Laptop Faceoff at $599
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Updated · ZDNet · Jun 6
MacBook Neo Beats Acer Swift Air 14 in ZDNET Budget Laptop Faceoff at $599
3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 6
Summary
$599 MacBook Neo beat Acer's $699 Swift Air 14 in ZDNET's comparison, with the reviewer favoring Apple's display, camera experience and overall value despite limited hands-on time with the Acer.
Acer's laptop won on endurance and connectivity, pairing a 70Wh battery rated for up to 19 hours with 50% charging in 30 minutes, plus two Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB-A and a headphone jack.
Apple's edge came from a brighter 500-nit 13-inch display, higher 2408 x 1506 resolution and stronger video-call quality, while the Neo's lower price remained the decisive factor.
The Swift Air 14 offers up to 16GB RAM and upgradeable storage to 1TB, but it arrives later this summer as one of several Windows responses to a MacBook Neo that ZDNET says disrupted the budget market.