[Video Review] Acer Swift 3 (SF314-511) – lightweight and pretty powerful
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Acer Swift 3 (SF314-511) in-depth review
Acer's Swift 3 lineup has probably been one of the most featured series by us. Ultimately, it has always been a thin and light notebook, that is aimed at a young user base, that needs something fast on the go. And to be honest, Acer has been pretty consistent with the good execution of their plans.But what is going to make the Swift 3 (SF314-511) more appealing than its predecessors? Well, for starters, we are talking about Tiger Lake-U chips and support for Intel's Evo platform.In addition to that, the laptop comes equipped with a 1080p IPS panel. Acer promises 100% sRGB coverage, 30[...]
Pros
- Good performance
- Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (Innolux N140HCG-EQ1 (CMN1408))
- Light and thin metal build
- Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.0
- Fingerprint reader
- Covers 98% of sRGB colors and offers accurate color representation thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (Innolux N140HCG-EQ1 (CMN1408))
- Decent battery life
Cons
- Not the best input devices
- Memory is soldered to the motherboard (although it works in quad-channel mode)
Acer Swift 3 (SF314-511) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 48Wh, 3-cell, 48Wh, 3-cell , 56Wh, 4-cell, 56Wh, 3-cell, 53Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 322.8 x 212.2 x 15.9 mm (12.71" x 8.35" x 0.63")
- Weight
- 1.20 kg (2.6 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
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- 2 Microphones
- Speakers
- Speakers by DTS Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock Slot
All Acer Swift 3 (SF314-511) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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