The Smart Home Tech Show is back this year at Suntec Convention Center Levels 3 and 4. As the name suggests, there’s a whole host of smart home tech on display, but it’s also a good place to get a deal on a laptop. Look hard enough, and you’ll even find the odd audio product here and there. So, I went down to Suntec to scout out the promising deals you can find on the show floor (spoilers: if you’re looking for laptops, you’ll be hanging out at level 3 a lot).
The show is open from 13-16 November. Level 3 and level 4 open at 11am and 12pm respectively, with both closing at 9pm. And before you head over there yourself, be sure to check out our Tech Show Portal, where you’ll find brochures, guides and more coverage by my HWZ colleagues.
Acer Swift Lite 16
Acer Swift Lite 16
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Starting off with something a bit more pedestrian, the Acer Swift Lite 16 is by all means a no-nonsense laptop. The notebook is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 155U processor (with an Intel AI Boost NPU), with a 16-inch IPS display that a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. The rest of the internals are pretty standard as well, with 16GB of LPDDR5 memory and a 512GB PCIe Gen4 SSD.
It’s going for a showroom price of S$1,399 (U.P. S$1,699) and you can find it at CR Group’s booth (308) on level 3.
Acer Swift X 14 AI
Acer Swift X 14 AI
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If you’re looking for something with a bit more oomph though, you can take a look at the Acer Swift X 14 AI. The screen real estate might be a bit smaller, but inside you’ll find an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 or 4060 depending on the SKU you get. On the outside, you’re looking at a 14.5-inch OLED touch panel with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels.
The RTX 4060 models of the Acer Swift X 14 AI go on the show floor for S$1,949 (U.P. S$2,199) for 16GB of memory and S$2,029 (U.P. S$2,399) for 32GB memory.
There’s also a more powerful variant that features an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU and an RTX 5060 going for S$2,699 (U.P. S$3,099), though a representative at the booth told me that the stock on that model isn’t as available as the RTX 40-series ones. You can find the Swift X 14 AI at CR Group’s booth (308).
Anker USB-C Hub 5-in-1
Anker USB-C Hub 5-in-1
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If you’re planning on getting a notebook at the show, you’d be remiss not to leave without some accessories for it too. For that, Anker has you covered with this 5-in-1 USB-C Hub. Here, you can find two additional USB-A 2.0 ports, and one USB-A 3.0. Plus, there’s a USB-C port capable of Power Delivery up to 90W and an HDMI port that can output at 4K@30Hz (these two will require your laptop to support Power Delivery and DisplayPort Alt Mode respectively to run optimally).
