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Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-71-784X review

Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-71-784X

CHOICE Expert Rating

72%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good screen
  • Can replace or upgrade components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

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

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
68%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
74%
Battery life score
70%
Display score
83%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
69%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
3740
Storage read-speed (MBps)
4801
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
41
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:34
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:52
Expert tester comments
Acer's Swift Go 14 SFG14-71-784X has a high-resolution, 14in OLED screen that's perfectly suitable for videos. Unlike LED-backlit screens, you don't get pale bars when watching movies, and its colours are rich and vibrant. The CPU is one of Intel's 13th generation Core i7 models, which is perfect for heavy multitasking and processor-heavy apps that can make use of all its cores. There's a good array of ports on its sides, including a USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port, HDMI, and microSD. A couple of cons are the poor speakers, and the overly sensitive power-button-fingerprint-reader, which is a bit too easy to inadvertently press. But if you're after a great screen and plenty of speed, it's a laptop to consider.

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
$1,547.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2880 x 1800
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-13700H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
429
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6E
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.38
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 222 x 312

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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