Typically, laptops employ ARM processors to obtain long battery life. However, the Acer Swift 3X is powered by Intel's 11th generation Tiger Lake CPU and offers a truly shocking 17.5 hours on a single charge. It is likely to be a contender for the title of best laptop.

Yes, this means that the Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, which will be available in November, will also have a challenger. In addition, Acer is looking to offer great performance with its Intel Iris Xe MAX graphics, first announced this past weekend on the Asus VivoBook Flip 14.

Acer is also targeting the creative crowd with a display on the Swift 3X that supports 72% of the NTSC color spectrum (roughly equivalent to 100% of the sRGB color gamut) for accurate color output.

The Acer Swift 3X will be available in the U.S. in December, with prices starting at $899. In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, it will be available a month earlier (November 2020) for €849. [The Acer Swift 3X, available in gold and dark blue, adds an interesting splash of color to the traditional laptop design. Weighing 3 pounds and measuring 12.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches, it is slightly larger and heavier than the MacBook Air (11.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches, 2.8 pounds).

The Swift 3X also appears to have far more ports than the Air, with USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, and USB-A.

Acer rates the color gamut of the Swift 3X's 14-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel display at 72% of NTSC, which should provide accurate images for videos and photos. The screen-to-body ratio of 84% is quite good, but not as good as the Dell XPS 13's 91.5%.

The only downside we can see from this is that Acer lists the brightness of this laptop's display at 300 nits, which is on the dark side rather than bright. The latest MacBook Air recorded 386 nits, and the XPS 13 recorded 417 nits.

Often, battery life is sacrificed at the altar of performance. However, the Acer Swift 3X is available with two new 11th generation Intel Tiger Lake CPUs, the Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-1165G7. Both should be sufficient for a day's work and we look forward to putting them to the benchmark test.

The Swift 3X also features Wi-Fi 6 connectivity for fast Internet speeds. [Once the Acer Swift 3X's rated battery life (17.5 hours on a single charge) is realized, I will say, "Holy crap!" I will say. I look forward to benchmarking it in a web-surfing based battery test.

Acer states that a 30-minute quick charge will provide 4 hours of use.

The Acer Swift 3X could be the laptop that puts Acer at the top of the best laptop table if its battery durability matches the company's claims. And how to do that with Intel Tiger Lake CPUs available up to Core i7?

We can't wait to try out such a laptop. Readers, we look forward to seeing the results.