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Acer Pushes AI Across Its Lineup at IFA 2025 With Swift Air 16, Predator Helios 18P and New Chrome PCs

Staggered rollouts bring on-device AI to Chromebooks and Copilot+ Windows laptops as Acer sets regional pricing for many models and leaves some U.S. details to follow.

Acer Predator Helios
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Overview

  • Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 debuts its first MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910 NPU Chromebook (up to 50 TOPS) with Google AI features, arriving in North America in October from $699.99.
  • The ultralight Swift Air 16 weighs as little as 2.18 pounds with AMD Ryzen AI 300 chips and IPS or 120Hz AMOLED screens, ships in EMEA in November from €999, and carries a 50Wh battery rated up to 13 hours; U.S. timing is unconfirmed.
  • The Predator Helios 18P AI pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with vPro and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, supports up to 192GB ECC memory, and features an 18-inch 4K Mini LED display; it is slated to start at $3,999 in North America with launch date TBA.
  • Acer’s Chromebox CXI6 and fanless Chromebox Mini CXM2 target business and education with multi‑monitor support and enterprise management, priced for North America at $519.99 in December and $329.99 in Q1 2026, respectively.
  • Mid-tier Nitro V 16 and V 16S gaming laptops offer up to an Intel Core 9 processor and RTX 5070 graphics, with North American availability set for October (from $999.99) and November (from $1,099.99).