Acer Swift 3
- Intel Core i5-1240P
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
- 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- 1000GB SSD
- 16GB LPDDR4x
- 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- 16GB LPDDR4x
- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Body Material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 320.04 x 210.82 x 16 mm (12.60" x 8.30" x 0.63")
- Weight
- 1.25 kg (2.8 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
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- 2x Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
Portability
Review
Acer Swift 3 in-depth review
Acer has Swiftly announced a lot of laptops this year. Now, we finally have the opportunity to take the Swift 3 (SF314-512) ourselves, and it aspires to be one of the biggest improvements of a laptop in its class.Well, truth be told, there is no big difference in the exterior of this machine. It is very similar to the entire Swift 3 lineup of devices. However, Acer made sure that the Swift 3 (SF314-512) will be on top of its competitors, by choosing the 12th Gen Intel family. Not only that, but it picked 28W chips in the face of the Core i5-1240P, and the Core i7-1260P.If cooled properly, these two chips have the power to match and even overhaul their 45W cousins from the Tiger Lake architecture. But before we go there, we have to give some credit to the design team. Also, we are [...]
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Pros
- Great performance
- Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (AUO B140HAN06.8 (AUO683D))
- Light and thin metal build
- Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1
- Fingerprint reader
- Covers 98% of sRGB colors and offers accurate color representation thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B140HAN06.8 (AUO683D))
- Good battery life
Cons
- Not the best input devices
- Memory is soldered to the motherboard (although it works in quad-channel mode)
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