- Acer has unveiled a number of new products at CEs 2026
- The main announcement is a fresh line of laptops with the new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors
- Other reveals included an esports display and a Predator-branded e-scooter
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The ball is rolling at CES 2026, and that means lots of new hardware reveals. It’s an exciting time of year for us here at TechRadar, and it looks like Acer hasn’t disappointed, with a number of new products on the way.
Leading the pack are several new laptops equipped with Intel’s new 3rd generation Core Ultra CPUs, including the Aspire AI, Swift AI, Swift Edge AI, Swift Go AI and several new gaming laptops in the Predator and Nitro series. Yes, they also have “AI” stuck to the end of the product name for no good reason.
However, I only cautiously challenge Acer on this, as it has become common practice across several laptop brands in recent years to include ‘AI’ in the name. In my inquiries, no one has been particularly forthcoming why they do this, but it’s likely a combination of a desire to demonstrate the AI capabilities of these new laptops (thanks to the new Intel Core Ultra 300 chips powering them, which boast superior AI performance compared to the previous 200 generation) and pressure from Microsoft to win Copilot, its AI assistant, which now comes built into Windows 11.
Overall though? I have to say these new laptops look great. The Aspire and Swift models come in both 14- and 16-inch screen sizes, with the super-premium Swift Edge 14 AI weighing under 1kg with a thickness of 13.95mm, making it one of the thinnest and lightest laptops in its performance class. The new Predator Helios Neo 16S AI is also impressively thin and light for a gaming laptop, with an RTX 5070 GPU, but with a chassis less than 19mm thick.
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However, the revelations did not stop there. New monitors are on the way: We saw two gaming-focused models under the Predator brand, one curved and one esports-oriented (with a ridiculous ‘1000 Hz dynamic mode’ to maximize your frame rate), along with another gaming monitor from the Nitro family, which offers a 27-inch 5K panel. Meanwhile, digital ads were served by the new ProDesigner PE320QX, which delivers stunning 6K resolution and 1.07 billion color support.
Elsewhere in the showroom we saw a new projector, the Vero HL1820. Side note: did you know Acer makes home theater projectors? I did, but several of my colleagues did not! As part of the eco-friendly Vero product line, it is constructed with a chassis made from 50% recycled materials.
There was also a host of connectivity products, primarily some new routers, including the Predator Connect X7S 5G CPE: a wireless router that uses 5G and 4G connectivity to deliver lightning-fast Wi-Fi 7 connectivity for gaming and streaming wherever you are. Peripherals were also included with the new Predator Cestus 530 gaming mouse and Galea 570 headset.
Get a handle on
The most unusual reveal, however, was the Predator ES Storm Pro E-scooter. Described as a ‘performance-focused e-scooter designed for various urban conditions’, it features a foldable aluminum frame, ten-inch tubeless tires and, of course, RGB lighting. After all, it is a Predator-branded product.
Now, this isn’t the first electric scooter Acer has produced; The ES series has been kicking around for a while now, so it’s no surprise to see Acer release a new one at an event like CES. What is surprising is that this model proudly wears the Predator brand. I don’t know if there is much crossover between the PC gaming and e-scooter markets, but it’s clear that Acer means it.
With IPX5 water resistance and a range of approximately 60 km on a single charge thanks to regenerative braking technology, it certainly looks pretty sweet. But I don’t really know anything about e-scooters, so almost all the analysis I can offer on this particular product is revealing!
