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Acer Swift Go 16 SFG16-71-73AX review

Acer Swift Go 16 SFG16-71-73AX

CHOICE Expert Rating

74%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good storage write speed
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good screen
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Power button a little too easy to inadvertently press, especially when used as fingerprint reader

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
74%
Performance score
70%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
69%
Display score
83%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
66%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
4626
Storage read-speed (MBps)
5108
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:50
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:51
Expert tester comments
Acer's Swift Go 16 is a big, 16-inch model that features an OLED screen. It excels when it comes to displaying video content, thanks to the rich reproduction of colours and deep blacks, but it's also excellent for productivity, due to its high resolution of 3200 x 2000 pixels.

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
$1,999.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
16
Native screen resolution (pixels)
3200 x 2000
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-13700H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
910
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6E
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.37
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 248 x 355

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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