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Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73T-51TH) review

Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73T-51TH)

CHOICE Expert Rating

72%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad (large)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Has a microSD card slot
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Very good screen
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery, Wi-Fi)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Noticeable rattle and movement when touchpad tapped
  • Short battery life (average just over 3 hours)

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
72%
Performance score
69%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
64%
Display score
80%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
77%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
3504
Storage read-speed (MBps)
4774
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
67
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
3:19
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:52
Expert tester comments
Acer's Swift Go 14 packs a lot of value for $947 (at the time of testing), making it a great choice for anyone after a relatively compact laptop with good specs and performance. It has a fast processor, and plenty of RAM and built-in storage. The screen is very comfortable to look at thanks to its wide viewing angles, rich colour, and 1920×1200-pixel resolution. It's a laptop not just for office apps, communications, and media work, it can also be used to run a few games when it's time to unwind. The only thing that it let it down in our tests was its short battery life.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,099.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.2
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Arc
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
418
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
7
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.36
Size (mm, H x D x W)
23 x 223 x 313

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
2
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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