Acer is offering consumers the benefit of doubt with the new Swift 3. The Swift 3 comes in both Intel Ice Lake and AMD Ryzen 4000 variants. While both the variants share many common features and connectivity options, the Intel version is Project Athena-certified, supports Thunderbolt 3, and comes with a higher resolution 3:2 display.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Swift-3-is-now-Project-Athena-certified-and-puts-buyers-in-an-Intel-vs-AMD-conundrum.449309.0.html
But the most important question... did Acer finally come to their senses and start using matte screens?
No buying conundrum. Laptops without touchpad buttons are skipped by me.