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Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R9ZX review

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R9ZX

CHOICE Expert Rating

74%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • No SD card slot
  • Slow Wi-Fi performance

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
58%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
77%
Display score
83%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
51%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2020
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3244
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
11
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:43
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:04
Expert tester comments
The Acer Swift 3 offers good value for money. It offers decent performance in addition to a very good screen, and there is a good slew of ports. It's a laptop to consider for everyday office and communications work. The only downsides are the slow Wi-Fi we experienced in our tests, and also the lack of an SD card slot.

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
$897.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
192
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 215 x 323

Features

Screen finish
Matte
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
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
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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