![]() It’s quick enough for demanding productivity workflows, and it can also handle low-end creative tasks. Overall, the Swift 3 is a faster performer. ![]() The Prestige 14 was faster in the PCMark 10 Complete benchmark, which is a strong indicator of productivity performance, with the Swift 3 coming in third behind the MSI and the Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U. The Swift 3 essentially tied the Prestige 14 in Geekbench 5, our Handbrake test that encodes a 420MB video as H.265, and Cinebench R23, and both were at the top of the list with the 45-watt chips competing most strongly in Cinebench. The thermal management utility didn’t make as much difference in the Swift 3 as in some other laptops. I tested the Swift 3’s balanced and performance modes and reported both results. It was also as fast or faster than a couple of thin-and-light laptops with the 45-watt 14-core/20-thread Core i7-12700H, specifically the HP Pavilion Plus 14 and Asus Vivobook S 14X. It beat out the Lenovo ThinkPad x1 Yoga Gen 7 with a Core i7-1260P that performed closer to average. I’ve listed two of them in the table below, and one of them is the Swift 3.Īlong with the MSI Prestige 14, the Swift 3 did exceptionally well in our benchmark suite. A couple of laptops have stood out, though, performing better than the chip’s average. The Core i7-1260P has been a strong performer in the laptops we’ve reviewed, offering a significant uptick from Intel’s 11th-gen CPUs. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 provide up-to-date wireless connectivity. There’s no SD card reader, which is disappointing, but the inclusion of Thunderbolt 4 at this price point is welcome. PortsĬonnectivity is solid with two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 support, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a full-size HDMI 2.0 port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It’s a highly portable laptop that won’t take up too much space or weight in a backpack. ![]() The Swift 3 is thin at 0.63 inches and light at 2.76 pounds, which compares to the Vivobook S 14X at 0.70 inches and 3.53 pounds and the Inspiron 14 2-in-1 at 0.70 inches and 3.61 pounds.īecause of the 16:9 aspect ratio, the Swift 3 is wider than laptops with 16:10 displays, but not as deep. Overall, the laptop has an 86% screen-to-body ratio, which is fine for midrange laptops but well under premium laptops that are at 90% or better. The Swift 3 has thin side bezels, with top and bottom bezels that aren’t as modern. The HP Pavilion Plus 14 is an example of a competitive laptop with a more elegant aesthetic. Only the plastic display bezels detract from an overall quality appearance. It’s an attractive and minimalist laptop, much like so many others produced lately, including the Vivobook S 14X and the Inspiron 14 2-in-1. It’s available in three lid colors - silver, blue, and gold - and my review unit was all silver. Add another SSD and you can either speed up the laptop or expand storage up to 2TB.Īesthetically, the Swift 3 is a simply designed laptop without any bling and with streamlined angles. Unusually for a 14-inch laptop, the Swift 3 has a second user-accessible SSD slot. The quality carries through to the hinge, which allows opening of the lid with one hand but holds the display firmly in place. 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. There’s a tiny bit of bending in the lid, but the keyboard deck resists flexing and the chassis bottom is rigid. Thanks to an all-aluminum chassis, the Swift 3 is reasonably solid. They’re competitive with other mi-range 14-inch laptops like the Asus Vivobook S 14X and the Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1, although the Asus benefits from its 120Hz OLED display. ![]() At the high end, which I reviewed, the Swift 3 costs $1,130 for a 28-watt 12-core/16-watt Core i7-1260P with a Turbo boost of 4.7GHz, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 14-inch 16:9 QHD IPS display. At the entry level, it’s $850 for a 28-watt 12-core/16-thread Core i5-1540P running at up to 4.4GHz, with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 14-inch 16:9 Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) IPS display. The Swift 3 (SF314-512) is a distinctly midrange laptop. Here’s why AMD really needs to beat Intel to next-gen CPUs The Acer Swift Edge is only a half-inch thick, but still includes an HDMI port
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