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Acer Swift 3X SF314 (SF10G-77LQ) review

Acer Swift 3X SF314 (SF10G-77LQ)

CHOICE Expert Rating

74%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good viewing angles
  • Very good screen
  • Short charge time to 80 per cent
  • Short charge time to 100 per cent
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • No SD card slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
74%
Performance score
61%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
74%
Display score
83%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
78%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1930
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2035
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
40
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:54
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:06
Expert tester comments
Acer's 14in Swift 3X laptop has a very good screen and keyboard, which make it comfortable to use. Its performance is very good overall, so it can tackle most office-type tasks with ease. This is helped by the use of Intel Iris Xe Max discrete graphics, which make use of dedicated memory rather than sharing the system memory. Other notable aspects include a short charging time compared to most laptops and a good array of ports; but it lacks an SD card slot, which can make it a chore to get footage off cameras, for example.

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
$1,599.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe Max
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
906
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 216 x 323

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
1
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
1

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