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Acer Swift 5 SF514-56T-71CL review

Acer Swift 5 SF514-56T-71CL

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent storage write speed
  • Very good storage read speed
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Very good screen
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good viewing angles
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
79%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
75%
Display score
80%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
82%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
5247
Storage read-speed (MBps)
6931
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
45
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:09
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:01
Expert tester comments
Acer's Swift 5 SF514-56T-71CL has brushed, shiny edges and a non-standard colour scheme, which is perfect for those who want something a bit more stylish than the usual fare. It's a relatively lightweight 14-inch model with a good configuration, a very good screen, and it can be charged to 80 per cent of capacity in reasonably short time.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,899.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1260P
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.1
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
906
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.29
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 223 x 311

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
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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