Acer Swift 5 SF515-51T

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Date Published: 09 Oct 2018

Intel Core i7-8565U
Intel UHD Graphics 620
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
1000GB SSD
16GB DDR4
0.99 kg (2.2 lbs)

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Review

Acer Swift 5 SF515-51T in-depth review

Say hello to the lightest 15-inch laptop on the planet up to this date. Acer has created the impossible - they went under a kilogram with a notebook of this size. Despite lacking the huge marketing of LG and their Gram line-up, Acer Swift 5 (SF515-51T) is a star of its own constellation. In addition to that, Acer managed to fit a touchscreen panel to this notebook.Obviously, all of this comes at a price. Quite literally - it starts at $1100 for a Core i5-8265, 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB SSD. Well, yes, it is a pretty high price tag but the fact that the market is far from saturated with products of this kind easily justifies that. A whole other topic is how useful a laptop of this weight and size is but let's leave this highly subjective topic to you - the consumers.You can check t[...]

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Pros

Hands down the lightest 15-inch notebook
Premium IPS screen quality (LG LP156WFA-SPG2)
The display doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (LG LP156WFA-SPG2)
Magnesium alloy body
Relatively silent most of the time
Acer managed to squeeze in a couple of USB Type-As
Great battery life

Cons

Easily bendable
The lid is unstable when using the touchscreen
Underperforming CPU, due to bad thermals

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Acer Swift 5 (SF515-51T) is currently the lightest 15-incher on the market. Of course, the main question about this device is how did they manage to pull it off. Less than a kilo at this footprint? Clearly, some other manufacturers have a lot of homework to do. However, a device like this is has a lot of sacrifices to make in order to achieve its slim design. Let's get inside!Check out all Acer Swift 5 (SF515-51T) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-depth Review.1. Remove the bottom plate Traditionally, we start by removing the bottom plate of th[...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
LG LP156WFA-SPG2

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
355 cd/m²

sRGB
97%%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1140:1

dE Color Checker
2.6 1.1

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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