The dual hinges and the display, which slides under the chassis when opened, are an important detail. In the same scenario, the lid slightly yields, although this does not distort the image on the display. The Acer reveals no rigidity issues and the base unit is resistant to twisting from the corners. The clearances are even and there are no material protrusions. The lid and the rear area near the hinges are dark blue. The chassis comes with a matte silver finish, contrasted by black plastic bezels and surrounded by a polished frame. While the sleek, slim aluminum case is not particularly flashy, there are a few premium highlights, particularly when also taking into account the solid haptics of the edges and corners. Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 (Ryzen 7 4700U, Radeon RX) – 6/2020Īcer has opted to use metal for both the top and the bottom shell as well as the lid.Acer Swift 3 SF314-43 ( Ryzen 5 5500U, Radeon RX) – review in progress.More Acer Swift 14-inch laptops in review: The 14-inch IPS panel will be upgraded to support a resolution of 2240 x 1400 pixels. Aside from 12th gen Intel processors (Alder Lake), the X14 also features an RTX 3050 Ti. There are more thin laptops with gaming aspirations yet to come with Acer announcing its Swift X14 in January 2022. We have not yet had the chance to review this particular unit, although we are currently trying to get a hold of a sample.

The otherwise identical variant Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S3 with a GeForce RTX 3050 Ti shows that we have not yet reached the limits. As this review will show, it also leaves AMD's and Intel's iGPUs in the dust. Instead, Acer is trying to impress its target audience with the GTX 1650 and even though the dGPU from March 2020 is not exactly brand new anymore, it remains near the bottom of our 2nd performance tier (4 tiers total, 1=best) and on par with the older GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q. Although the manufacturer has upped the ante with the Swift 3X SF314-510G, the overall performance of the dedicated Iris Xe MAX graphics is disappointing for gamers and in most cases insufficient for Full HD gaming with high settings. With Iris Xe graphics, the latter is much too tame. These users will shy away from a Swift 3 SF314-511, which is the mostly similar Intel version of the 14-inch laptop. With the Swift X SFX14-41G, Acer addresses prospective buyers who are looking for a lightweight office device with decent gaming performance.

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