Seriously, Acer's new 16-inch featherweight laptop makes the MacBook Air seem heavy

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Acer announced a slew of new laptops at IFA in Berlin, but the Swift Air 16 is one of the most exciting. 
• The 16-inch laptop has a starting weight of 2.18 pounds - one of the lightest on the market. 
• There are some trade-offs with getting a 16-inch laptop down to this size, specifically with battery life.

Acer announced a new 16-inch featherweight laptop at IFA in Berlin yesterday, weighing just 2.18 pounds for the IPS configuration -- about the same weight as Asus' Zenbook A14, one of the lightest laptops I've ever held. The AMOLED weighs just 2.43 pounds, still lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Air. 

The Acer Swift Air 16 manages this weight with a 16-inch display -- an impressive feat on first glance and one of the lightest 16-inch laptops on ...