Whenever we heard of Acer’s laptops, all we can think of are budget laptops. Not like that’s a bad thing, but apparently the board isn’t very happy with that. Remember Acer saying that they want to take on the likes of Apple and Sony and HP? Well, it seems that they have taken the initiative, at least, to move a step forward in doing so.

DigiTimes has a source saying that Acer will be using LG’s Shuriken display in their upcoming 14.1-inch laptop. But what’s special about this? Well, the laptop is said to be no bigger than that of a 13.3-inch model, despite having a 14.1-inch display.

That’s because the Shuriken’s panel will require less bezel (8mm instead of 12mm) and less thickness, slimming itself down to just 4mm. LG already has the 12.5-inch Xnote P210, which would seem to be employing similar technology, so it’s not a stretch to believe the company’s war on bezels has stepped up to the 14-inch size class.

Acer is expected to launch this new laptop as early as next month, though the cost of the Shuriken displays is cited as the reason they haven’t been taken up more widely yet, but that’s the price to pay for going upscale I guess.

SOURCE via DigiTimes