Acer Swift 7

Yes, the Acer Swift 7 is the world’s thinnest laptop, and it manages good battery life. But its svelte styling comes with a last-gen CPU, a touchpad with no click, and an oddly oddly jumbled keyboard.

Acer's Swift 7 is the slimmest ultraportable you can buy, a trait that pairs well with its 4G LTE service. You'll pay a major premium, though, for those features.

Acer’s Swift 7 is one of the thinnest and lightest full-size laptops you can buy. But it makes plenty of compromises to hit those marks.

Whether the Acer Swift 7 is the right laptop for you depends on how much you care about its 10mm thickness. If you don’t mind adding a millimetre or five, you can get laptops with more power and better connectivity for the same price. Hardcore users take note. However, if you like the look and the slim frame means a lot to you, the Swift 7 is a very solid option. A great trackpad and slim-but-decent keyboard make this a very enjoyable laptop, particularly as it can last through a day’s work of light tasks.

Acer’s Swift range of laptops (headlined by the excellent