Acer Swift 3 (13.5-inch, 2020)

Excellent keyboard ; Lovely, crisp display ; Top-notch battery life

Performance that's frankly disappointing ; Software utilities need to be reorganized

The Swift 3’s audio capabilities are nothing to write home about, with a pair of downwards-facing TrueHarmony speakers providing low to moderate volume and adequate sound at the midrange and high end. Some Acer Swift laptops that I’ve reviewed are...

Herculean performance ; A beastly multitasker ; Clicky keyboard ; Fingerprint scanner ; Amazing internals for price

Dim display

The Acer Swift 3, armed with a Ryzen 7 4700U CPU, offers mind-blowing performance, but it has a dim display.

modern, slim design ; matte IPS display ; fingerprint scanner ; USB Type-C with DisplayPort support ; LTE module ; good Wi-Fi performance ; backlit keyboard ; fast NVMe SSD ; decent system performance ; runs quietly ; solid battery life

the case could be more stable ; low maximum display brightness ; high Delta E 2000 deviations upon delivery ; the microSD card slot is difficult to reach ; soldered RAM

The Acer Swift 3 SF313 is a compact subnotebook that impressed us in our tests. The device delivers plenty of power at a reasonable price for a 13.3-inch subnotebook. The SSD should be large enough too, but this could be upgraded later. Unfortunately,...

Ultra-lightweight;Tiger Lake CPU, that provides capable integrated graphics;Decent battery life;Covers 99% sRGB (BOE08BC);Our Gaming and Web design profile improves the color accuracy to comply with the standard Average dE of 0.6...

No SD card reader;Memory is soldered

Ultra-lightweight;Ice Lake CPUs;Decent battery life;Covers 98% sRGB (BOE08BC);Our Gaming and Web design profile improves the color accuracy to comply with the standard Average dE of <2.0 (BOE08BC);Work-friendly 3:2 aspect ratio;Thunderbolt 3 port...

No SD card reader;Memory is soldered;The unit we tested uses aggressive PWM to adjust its brightness levels (our Health-Guard profile deals with the issue) (BOE08BC)

Compact, lightweight build ; Crisp non-glare display ; Always-on USB charging

Soldered 8GB RAM, no upgrades ; Tiny, inconvenient keys ; Available in only silver colour

The Acer Swift 3 is a special laptop because it's one of the few thin and light models in the market to feature 4G LTE connectivity along with good performance. That said, I wish it had a better keyboard, clearer sound, and upgradeable RAM.

It is so light and it warm up fast, I have to get used to the numbers on the right as they are with letters. I have no issues with laptop. Battery live is so long great.

nop all good

Very fast to load

I had to exchange this laptop for a new one as the earphone jack did not work.Acer test properly! Keyboard lights up too brightly on a silver key to distinguish the letter

Light touch keyboard

Couldn't get a smaller one

Excellent battery life so is great for school work and using in lectures. Its is very fast and starts after just a few seconds. Sturdy design but still lightweight (isn't flimsy like other lightweight laptops). doesn't get hot and runs nearly silently.

the aluminium body feels rough so could have a better/smoother finish but that's just a preference.