•  Date Published: 04 Dec 2020
    • Intel Core i3-1005G1
    • NVIDIA GeForce MX350
    • 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
    • 512GB SSD
    • 8GB LPDDR4, 3733 MHz
    • 1.19 kg (2.6 lbs)
    5.5
    TOTAL SCORE
    8.3 Portability Excellent
    9.0 Display EXCEPTIONAL
    3.7 For Work Mediocre
    3.0 For Gaming Mediocre

    Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • 512GB SSD
    • RAM
    • 8GB LPDDR4, 3733 MHz
    • OS
    • Windows 10 Home
    • Body Material
    • Aluminum, Magnesium alloy
    • Dimensions
    • 320 x 217 x 15.95 mm (12.60" x 8.54" x 0.63")
    • Weight
    • 1.19 kg (2.6 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, HDMI
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 2.0
    • HDMI
    • Wi-Fi
    • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2 MU-MIMO)
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.0
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm audio jack
    • Features
    • Web camera
    • HD 720p (SHDR)
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Speakers
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot
    • Kensington lock

    Portability

    Acer Swift 3 (SF314-57 / SF314-57G)
    12.60" x 8.54" x 0.63" Dimensions
    1.19 kg (2.6 lbs) Weight
    Average 14.0-inch laptop
    1.47 kg (3.2 lbs) +23% Weight

    Review

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    Here comes the latest Acer Swift 3 to hit the market - the SF314-57. You may also find it with a delicate "G" at the end of its name, which symbolizes the dedicated graphics card included with the specific model. Firstly, this laptop reveals a great continuity in design features plus some newly implemented stuff.However, this is not what is most interesting about this device. Clearly, the hardware is in a good moment right now, as Swift 3 is another laptop brand that utilizes the new 10th Generation Intel CPUs. Moreover, we are talking about 10nm Ice Lake ones. It doesn't matter whether you need it for school, for work or just for multimedia, you should be excited about this notebook. Let's see together if the excitement and the expectations are going to be met.You can check the p[...]

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    Pros

    • Very good battery life
    • Super light thanks to its Magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloy combination
    • Has a Thunderbolt 3 port
    • It doesn't use aggressive PWM to adjust screen brightness (Chi Mei N140HCA-EAC (CMN14D4))
    • Barely audible under heavy load
    • Supports PCIe x4 M.2 drives

    Cons

    • Lacks an SD card reader
    • Not very high maximum brightness and narrow color coverage - 54% of sRGB (Chi Mei N140HCA-EAC (CMN14D4))
    • Memory is soldered to the motherboard