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Writer's pictureMelvyn "STARfisher"

Acer Malaysia Launches New Swift and Aspire Model Laptops

Acer Malaysia has launched new models for their Swift 1, Aspire 3, Aspire 5, and Spin 5 laptops. Some are currently discounted as part of the Acer Day Special Price promotion.


Below are their respective specs and prices:

Swift 1 – RM1,999 (normally RM2,099)

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

  • Screen: 14", 1920 x 1080

  • RAM: 4GB onBoard LPDDR4 RAM (not upgradable),

  • CPU: Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Processor (4 MB L2 Cache, 1.10 GHz, up to 3.10 GHz with Intel Burst Technology, DDR4 or LPDDR4)

  • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 605

  • Storage: 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD

Aspire 5: RM2,599

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

  • Screen: 14", 1920 x 1080

  • RAM: 4GB Onboard DDR4 (upgradable to 12GB) with integrated 32GB Intel Optane Memory

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor (6 MB Smart Cache, 1.0 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz, DDR4 or LPDDR4)

  • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics

  • Storage: 512 GB Hybrid Storage SSD NVMe (with optional HDD upgrade kit)

Spin 5: RM5,199 (normally RM5,299)

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

  • Screen: 13.5", 2256 x 1504

  • RAM: 16 GB LPDDR4X

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor (8 MB Smart Cache, 1.3 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz, DDR4 or LPDDR4)

  • GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics

  • Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD

  • Others: Acer Active Stylus - Wacom AES1.0 with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity

There is also a cheaper version of the Spin 5 that’s priced at RM4,399 (RM4,299 with discount) with the following specs:

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

  • Screen: 13.5”, 2256 x 1504

  • RAM: 8GB LPDDR4

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G4 (6 MB Smart Cache, 1.1 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.7 GHz, DDR4 or LPDDR4)

  • GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics

  • Storage: 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD

  • Others: Acer Active Stylus - Wacom AES1.0 with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity

Unfortunately, I’m unable to find a version of the Aspire 3 that corresponds with the Facebook post’s list price (RM2,599) on Acer’s online store. However, according to the press release, the new Aspire 3 is a 15.6” FHD machine with a starting, upgradeable RAM size of 4GB and a 512GB PCIe NBMe SSD. The Aspire 3 also comes with 32GB Intel Optane Memory.


Finally, all these are joined by the gaming-centric Acer Nitro-5. It’s also on discount at time of writing, making it RM3,999 instead of the usual RM4,099. It packs the following:

  • OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

  • Screen: 15.6", 1920 x 1080, 144Hz

  • RAM: 8GB DDR4 RAM (upgradable to 32GB RAM using 2 x 16GB)

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8-core processor (up to 4 MB L2 cache, up to 8MB L3 cache, 2.9 GHz with Precision Boost up to 4.2 GHz)

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GDDR6

  • Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (1 additional M.2 slot supporting RAID0 config); 1 additional HDD slot (HDD Upgrade Kit included in box)

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