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Acer Swift 7 13.3-Inch (SF713 Series)

Acer Swift 7 13.3-Inch (SF713 Series)

78 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
portability (57)
design (31)
battery (16)
screen (15)
usability (12)

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performance (12)
keyboard (10)
price (9)
connectivity (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 78 reviews of Acer Swift 7 13.3-Inch (SF713 Series). The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the usability and battery are overall positive. The screen and design also get good feedback. Reviews about the sound and price are mixed. Some have doubts about the connectivity.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Acer Swift 7 13.3-Inch (SF713 Series) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Matt Smith (digitaltrends.com)

Acer Swift 7 review

The Acer Swift 7 is ridiculously thin, yet somehow crams in huge battery life.

Oct, 2016

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Expert review by : Dan Seifert (theverge.com)

Acer Swift 7 review: thin at all costs

The Swift 7 is the lightest computer I've ever reviewed, but it makes many compromises to get there

Incredibly thin and light ; Large display for its size ; Fanless design keeps things quiet

Awkward keyboard layout ; Poor palm rejection on the trackpad ; Thin, wimpy speakers ; Doesn’t like to charge with standard USB-C adapters ; Webcam is virtually useless ; Display has a slow touch response ; Doesn’t take much to overwhelm the processor

The goal of the Swift 7 is noble: make a standard clamshell laptop as thin and light as possible in order to make it as portable as it can be. As a regular commuter, it’s something I’d typically appreciate — anything that makes my backpack or shoulder...

Aug, 2019

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

The 'world's thinnest laptop' is surprisingly packed with extras

The Acer Swift 7 packs in a 14-inch touchscreen, fingerprint reader, backlit keys and more.

Despite being just 8.98mm thick, there's room for a 14-inch touchscreen, backlit keyboard, big touchpad and even a fingerprint reader.

Slower CPU than much of the premium ultraportable competition. The touchpad is fixed, so no physical clicking. There's a limited number of ports.

Adding a bigger screen to a thinner body makes the Acer Swift 7 feel like the rare high-design ultraportable you can really use all day long.

Aug, 2018

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Expert review by : Matthew Buzzi (pcmag.com)

Acer Swift 7 (2018)

Acer's Swift 7 is the slimmest ultraportable you can buy, a trait that pairs well with its 4G LTE service. You'll pay a major premium, though, for those features.

Thinnest laptop in the land. Attractive all-metal design. Bright, touch-enabled display. 4G LTE support. Good battery life.

Pricey. Low-wattage Y-series CPU is slower than the competition. Display is only 1080p. 256GB of storage is a little light, given price.

Bottom Line: Acer's Swift 7 is the slimmest ultraportable you can buy, a trait that pairs well with its 4G LTE service. You'll pay a major premium, though, for those features.

Jul, 2018

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Expert review by : Alaina Yee (pcworld.com)

Acer Swift 7 review: The world's thinnest laptop is starving for power

Acer's Swift 7 dethrones HP's Spectre 13.3 by being just 9.9mm at its skinniest point, but it sheds more than just slivers of an inch.

Quiet at all times ; Handles basic tasks with ease ; Thin frame is a unique look

Lacks Thunderbolt 3 ; Ability to handle more intensive tasks is constrained ; It's thin...but it's also large

Nov, 2016

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Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Acer Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J)

The Acer Swift 7 currently ranks as the world's thinnest laptop, but to carry a laptop this slim you'll need to make quite a few feature sacrifices.

0.39-inch thin. All-day battery life. Bright and accurate display. Two USB-C ports. Quiet operation.

Benchmark performance is lower than that of rivals. Shallow key travel. No keyboard backlight. Lacks Thunderbolt 3 support.

The Acer Swift 7 takes its place as the current thinnest Windows laptop on the market. While it has impressive battery life and a beautiful screen, you have to make compromises to get them that you don't with rivals like the HP Spectre 13 and the New...

Nov, 2016

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Acer's Swift 7 is unbelievably skinny, if not always speedy

Sure, it's nearly as thin as your phone. But size isn't everything.

This is an insanely thin 13-inch laptop, in an eye-catching gray-and-gold design with an extra-wide touchpad. It has one of Intel's newest CPUs.

The tiny keyboard keys don't feel especially premium, and this isn't the fastest slim 13-inch in the bunch. The 1,920x1,080-pixel screen doesn't support touch, and the only ports are USB-C.

It's hard to argue with a 13-inch laptop under 10mm thick. The Acer Swift 7 wins on that front, but other laptops offer more power and features while adding just a few millimeters of bulk.

Nov, 2016

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Expert review by : Mark Hachman (pcworld.com)

Acer Swift 7 (2018) review: This spectacularly thin and light PC is a pain to actually use

Acer's Swift 7 (2018) sets the standard for thin-and-light notebooks, but a frankly awful typing experience and tablet-class performance make it a tough sell.

Incredibly thin, exceptionally light

Clickless touchpad is frustrating ; Tablet processor in a laptop equals subpar performance ; Poor battery life

The Swift 7 faces a somewhat unique challenge: It’s a notebook, but powered by a processor designed for a tablet. Unfortunately, the 2-core, 4-thread 7th-generation Y-series Core chip inside the Acer Swift 7 (2018) is no match for the 4-core, 8-thread...

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Expert review by : Laptop Mag (laptopmag.com)

Acer Swift 7 (2018) Review

Incredibly thin, attractive design; Bright, vivid display; Solid battery life; Surprisingly comfortable keyboard ; Not as fast as other ultraportables; Quiet speakers ; Acer recaptures the throne for the world's thinnest laptop while offering a vibrant...

Not as fast as other ultraportables; Quiet speakers ; Acer recaptures the throne for the world's thinnest laptop while offering a vibrant display, comfortable keyboard and 4G LTE capability.

Acer recaptures the throne for the world's thinnest laptop while offering a vibrant display, comfortable keyboard and 4G LTE capability.

Jul, 2018

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Expert review by : Sebastian Bade (notebookcheck.net)

Acer Swift 7 SF713-51 Notebook Review

Slim, Slimmer, Acer Swift 7! The trend towards slimmer devices keeps going on. Acer has now created the slimmest notebook in the world: less than 10 mm (~0.4 in) thick. We will check to see how well the Kaby Lake dual-core SoC works in our review.

9.98 mm is quite thin ; stylish design with nice colors ; relatively light ; good battery life ; decent system performance ; large touchpad ; IPS display with stable viewing angles ; quite when idle ; adapter for USB 3.1 Type C to USB 3.0

only 2 USB 3.1 Type-C ports ; very easy to smudge ; no backlit keyboard

At 9.98 mm thick (~0.4 in), the Acer Swift 7 is the slimmest model of the world. The black-gold color scheme looks nice and the case feels great. The super-flat construction is easy-to-handle. Overall, Acer has produced a good laptop. The workmanship...

Dec, 2016

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