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That matches the10% tariff on Chinese imports imposed by President Trump on February 3, 2025.

We think 10% probably will be the default price increase because of the import tax.

Backside of the Acer Swift 14 AI while it sits on the table and faces right.

The Acer Swift 14 AI is about to go up in price in the US due to tariffs imposed on Chinese exports.

Its very straightforward."

This is, of course, bad news not only for those who are shopping for Acer laptops.

Is there an answer to tariffs and surging laptop prices?

Acer Swift 14 AI on a table and displaying background.

The $960 Acer Swift 14 AI is about to go up in price due to tariffs imposed by US President Trump.

Does that include new American factories?

That’s “one of the options,” according to Chen speaking toThe Telegraph.

Whether that actually happens remains to be seen.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition and RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards stacked together

NVIDIA’s new “Blackwell” GPUs are either sold out, being scalped, or rising in retail price.

A 10% price increase isn’t small.

Add another 10%, and it’s possible for you to expect to pay nearly $2,500 instead.

The effect of US tariffs on manufacturing hotspots is being felt elsewhere at the same time.

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MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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