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Updated Nov 6, 2026

Acer Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Vector 16 HX 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5070 Ti?

Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V costs $1,406 less today; Vector 16 HX 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5070 Ti has score 0.3 higher (8.8 vs. 8.5).

Acer wins 1by componentMSI wins 1

  • 9.4Performance9.8
  • 9.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 6.5Screen8.8
  • 7.5Ports and how current it is5.0

Acer Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V is $1,406 the cheaper

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V wins on ports and how current it is; Vector 16 HX 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5070 Ti wins on screen.

  • 9.4Performance9.8
  • 9.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 6.5Screen8.8 (wins)
  • 7.5 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0

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Both prices over the last 30 days

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 06/11/2026

Spec sheet side by side

ItemAspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288VVector 16 HX 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5070 Ti
Performance
Processor changesCore Ultra 9Ryzen 9
Processor model changes288V8940HX
Dedicated graphics card changesnot listedRTX 5070 Ti
RAM32 GB32 GB
Storage1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes14 polegadas16 polegadas
Resolution changesFull HDQHD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Refresh rate changesnot listed240Hz
General
SystemWindowsWindows
Model code changesWIN11PRO2560X1600

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.