The Acer Swift3 offers ample performance and battery life to stand out in a crowded field of 14-inch laptops.
Acer Swift 3 MSRP $1,130.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “The Acer Swift 3 offers class-leading performance and above-average battery life.” Pros Cons Acer’s Swift 3 is an interesting laptop. It’s offered some budget-level machines with tremendous value, such as the 2020 AMD Swift 3 that maintains a spot on our best budget laptops list. The line also features machines that better fit the midrange category, such as the new Swift 3 Evo SF314-512.
Design Thanks to an all-aluminum chassis, the Swift 3 is reasonably solid. There’s a tiny bit of bending in the lid, but the keyboard deck resists flexing and the chassis bottom is rigid. The Swift 3 feels better built than much of its competition at this price point, like the Vivobook S 14X and the Inspiron 14 2-in-1, but it’s not quite in the same league as more expensive laptops like the Dell XPS 15 and the Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7.
Because of the 16:9 aspect ratio, the Swift 3 is wider than laptops with 16:10 displays, but not as deep. It’s a highly portable laptop that won’t take up too much space or weight in a backpack. Overall, the Swift 3 is a faster performer. It’s quick enough for demanding productivity workflows, and it can also handle low-end creative tasks. It competes strongly against laptops costing hundreds more.
According to my colorimeter, the display had average color width and accuracy for medium and premium laptops, although more IPS displays are starting to show wider colors. A year ago, 98% sRGB and 75% AdobeRGB would have been a strong showing, but recent quality displays have AdobeRGB gamuts in the 80s. The Swift 3’s color accuracy is decent for entry-level creative work, with a Delta-E of 1.51. Discerning creators will find it limiting, however.
The touchpad uses what Acer calls OceanGlass, which is actually recycled plastic that’s meant to feel like glass. I found it a comfortable surface with reliable support for Windows 11 multitouch gestures, and the buttons were quiet and precise. The touchpad’s only problem is that it’s a bit small, mainly because there’s not as much room on the palm rest as there is with taller displays.
The Swift 3 hit eight hours in our web-browsing test that cycles through a handful of complex websites. That’s a solid score. The Acer hit 14 hours in our video test that loops through a local 1080p movie trailer, which is above average. And in the PCMark10 Applications test that’s the best indicator of productivity battery life, the Swift 3 managed 10 hours.
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