Acer Swift X

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Date Published: 15 May 2024

Intel Core i7-13700H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop)
14.5″, 2.8K (2880 x 1800), 120 Hz, OLED
4000GB SSD
16GB RAM
1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

7.1 Portability Very Good

10.0 Display EXCEPTIONAL

7.1 For Work Very Good

7.2 For Gaming Very Good

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Review

Acer Swift X in-depth review

It is becoming more common nowadays for manufacturers to offer sleek 14-inch notebooks with beast hardware. Apparently, nobody is afraid of potentially throttling the processor, as far as it can offer the initial push of 45W (and more).Today, we are going to review the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G). It would be fairly easy to find it a competitor because we have just recently checked out the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 (14", 2023). In contrast to Lenovo, Acer rely on Intel's 13th Gen processors.And there are no cut-down 15W CPUs on the radar - both available options are 45W units. Regardless of your choice (Core i5-13500H, or Core i7-13700H), you can expect a fantastic computational performance.Weirdly, you can configure the machine with either the RTX 3050 or RTX 4050. Both of the option[...]

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Pros

Decent battery life
Super rigid chassis
98% sRGB coverage and accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B145QAN01.J (AUOF3A7))
No PWM (AUO B145QAN01.J (AUOF3A7))
2x Thunderbolt 4 + Gen 4 SSD support
Fingerprint reader
MicroSD card slot

Cons

Abysmall P-core utilization
Gets quite warm during gaming or heavy load
Soldered memory

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Although it is pretty powerful, the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G) doesn't excel when it comes to upgrade options.Check out all Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To get inside this device, you need to undo a total of 11 Torx-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away from the chassis.2. Remove the battery Here, you can see a 76Wh battery pack. To remove it, you just need to unplug the battery connector.3. Upgrade memory and storage [...]