Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) – Top 5 Pros and Cons

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Vanaf: Severin Kolakov 15 Mei 2023 / 16:00 0

While usually, the word Go in a product would make you think that it’s a more affordable version with less power, Acer is going in the totally opposite direction, as their Swift Go 14 can go toe to toe with a lot of powerful laptops, thanks to the addition of the Raptor Lake H-series. We don’t know how smart that idea is, as you need competent cooling, however, you’re also offered the U-series if you’re looking for a more daily-driver efficient machine. The high-res OLED panel here also helps with marketing the laptop among creators, who value colors and the performance of the H-series.

Today we’re presenting you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71).

Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71): Full Specs / In-depth Review

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Acer Swift Go 14

Processor: Intel Core i5-1335U
Videokaart: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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Acer Swift Go 14

Processor: Intel Core i7-1355U
Videokaart: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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Acer Swift Go 14

Processor: Intel Core i7-1355U
Videokaart: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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4 reasons to BUY the Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71)

1. Design and build quality

The laptop has a fully aluminum chassis, and even the lid mechanism lifts the back part of the base by a little bit, which is helpful in providing more airflow to the cooling setup and improving the ergonomics. Even at 14 inches, we have to commend the light weight of the machine, as 1.25 kg feels like nothing, especially when you factor in the 45W CPU inside. The laptop is thin as well, with a profile of 14.9 mm. Compared to the other more rounder chassis that Lenovo and HP are putting out, the sharper and more rectangular appearance is impressive. The lid opens with one hand, showing off the thin bezels around the OLED panel and the 1440p webcam.

2. Display quality

The OLED display is stunning to look at. With a 2.8K resolution, you get an incredibly crispy image, while the 503 nit peak brightness ensures good visibility even when it’s sunny outside. Furthermore, it covers both the sRGB and DCI-P3 gamut fully, so you’re getting punchy and vibrant colors.

Our Design and Gaming profile also manages to make the colors very accurate, giving you a dE value of 1.6, which is enough for any creator out there. Here are the results of our test with both the stock settings (left) and with our profile applied (right).

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Since our profiles are tailored for each individual display model, this article and its respective profile package are meant for Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) configurations with 14.0″ Samsung ATNA40YK11-0 (SDC4181) (2880 x 1800) OLED.

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Office Work

Office Work is voornamelijk bedoeld voor gebruikers die de meeste tijd besteden aan het bekijken van teksten, tabellen of gewoon surfen. Dit profiel streeft naar een betere onderscheidbaarheid en helderheid door een vlakke gammacurve (2.20), native kleurtemperatuur en perceptueel accurate kleuren te behouden.

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Design and Gaming

Dit profiel is bedoeld voor ontwerpers die professioneel met kleuren werken, maar ook voor games en films. Design and Gaming haalt het uiterste uit beeldschermen, waardoor ze zo nauwkeurig mogelijk zijn in de sRGB IEC61966-2-1 norm voor Web en HDTV, met witpunt D65.

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Health-Guard

Health-Guard elimineert de schadelijke Pulsbreedtemodulatie (PWM) en vermindert het negatieve Blauwe Licht dat onze ogen en lichaam beïnvloedt. Omdat het op maat gemaakt is voor elk paneel, slaagt het erin de kleuren perceptueel accuraat te houden. Health-Guard simuleert papier zodat de druk op de ogen sterk wordt verminderd.

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3. Battery life

The 65Wh battery pack paired with the H-series CPU lasts for 11 hours and 29 minutes of Web browsing, or 10 hours of video playback, which is simply amazing. Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with.

4. I/O

The port selection is also very competent, despite the small size of the device, as you get two USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI 2.1 connector, a MicroSD card slot, and an audio jack.

1 reason NOT to buy the Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71)

1. Upgradeability

Last on the list and first con overall, the upgradeability isn’t great, as the RAM is soldered to the board. Also, the availability of only 16GB of memory can quickly get eaten up once you open an app or two and some Chrome tabs. In terms of storage, there’s one M.2 slot for Gen 4 SSDs.