[Video Review] Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71) – how powerful could an ultra-thin laptop be?
Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71) in-depth review
Acer tries to stay the cream of the crop in the mobile market by innovating. Their latest efforts with the eco-friendly Aspire Vero laptop are a statement of intent. However, you are not here to learn about the Vero, you want to hear everything we have to say about the Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71).You see, this laptop is more than just your ordinary Swift machine. In the past couple of years, the market has established itself as a very happy place for small powerhouses. As Acer itself, has found out with its Swift X series, people do like these devices, and there is definitely room for th[...]

Pros
- Very fast in short loads
- OceanGlass touchpad
- Strong aluminum chassis
- 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage + HDR support
- High resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio
- Deep blacks and virtually infinite contrast ratio
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 + HDMI 2.1
- 90Hz refresh rate with fast pixel response times
- 2x M.2 PCIe x4 (one with Gen 4 SSD support)
Cons
- Uses PWM below 90 nits
- Soldered memory
- The powerful CPUs overwhelm the cooling
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2242 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 57Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 312.92 x 214.12 x 17.9 mm (12.32" x 8.43" x 0.70")
- Weight
- 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD)
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- FHD with Temporal Noise Reduction
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Acer PurifiedVoice with AI Noise Reduction
- Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock