Acer Swift 7 SF714 (14-inch, 2019)

Incredibly thin and light. Good battery life, considering minimal battery space in chassis. Satisfying screen. Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, plus HDMI/USB dongle.

Costly. Marginal performance. Finicky keyboard layout. Keyboard-deck webcam mandates unflattering angles. No microSD card slot.

Bottom Line: It's no speed demon and the webcam is subpar, but the Acer Swift 7 is the slimmest and lightest 14-inch ultraportable we've seen—an under-2-pound fashion statement that will tempt elite travelers.

stylish and ultra-thin case ; multi-touch display with no backlight bleed ; IPS display with strong viewing angles ; no PWM ; good Wi-Fi performance ; LTE module ; fingerprint sensor ; fast NVMe SSD ; Acer sleeve and USB Type-C hub included ; backlit...

expensive ; only two USB 3.1 Type-C ports ; case is prone to fingerprints ; touchpad lacks dedicated buttons ; no memory card reader ; no configuration options

The Acer Swift 7 SF714 is an ultra-compact subnotebook that is well suited for mobile use. The Swift 7 slightly improves on its predecessor in all areas; the greatest difference is the larger 14-inch multi-touch display. Acer has also revised the...

Super thin and light (9.95mm and 890 grams);Great battery life;IPS touchscreen panel with great contrast ratio and 97% of sRGB coverage;Our Gaming and Web design helps it reach an Average dE of 1.1;Doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment;Comes with a...

Weak chassis;Not a very uniform panel in terms of luminosity;Extremely limited I/O;Practically no upgradability options;Its camera is on a weird location

The Acer Swift 7 is a remarkably thin laptop. It’s very light-weight. And it has a fanless design for silent operation. It has an excellent keyboard and touchpad. And the bright display looks great from any angle. While it doesn’t have the fastest CPU...

Brand-new, bold design ; Lighter than before ; Touchpad clicks again

Steep price for power profile ; Difficult webcam position

Acer has improved upon its previous Swift 7 in almost every way, with a truly unique and clever design. It’s as if the netbook has been reborn in a beautiful magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis – and with actually decent parts inside.

Extremely good screen brightness ; Very slim and light ; Silent running

Very expensive ; Feels flimsy in parts ; Not very powerful

While the Swift 1, 3 and 5 are easy to recommend, the Swift 7 is not. It costs a packet, it's not that powerful, and the build quality is poor for the sake of keeping it ultra-thin and ultra-light. It does have an impressive screen though, which is...

Record-breaking ; Slim design ; Good screen quality ; Decent everyday performance

A tad too flimsy ; More expensive than rivals ; Underwhelming keyboard

The Acer Swift 7 breaks records with its slim, light design, but the cut-down exterior doesn’t add practical advantages. Elsewhere it’s good, but no better than rivals while costing more. It’s a good talking point, but as a laptop it’s no better than...

Incredibly thin and light; Bold, bright screen; Silent running

Low multitasking performance; Limited ports; Unusual keyboard layout

What price a laptop under 1kg? The Acer Swift 7 is beautifully compact, though balancing this with performance and practicality proves to be tricky.

Elegant design; Ultra-thin; Lightweight

Poor performance; Overly sensitive trackpad; Expensive

Despite its beauty, and the fact it's so light you can almost forget you're carrying it, the Acer Swift 7 is all style and little substance.