Acer Swift 14 AI SF14-61T
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Primary Camera: 2 MPix
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Average of 2 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Swift 14 AI SF14-61T
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 02/12/2025
Source: Laptop Media
The Swift 14 AI (SF14-61T) is a successful combination of powerful hardware and good display. In our case, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 sustains around 3.30 GHz / 2.41 GHz for its Zen5 and Zen5c cores which is a respectable result for a light 14-incher. The device feels fast no matter the task. It’s even suitable for 3D rendering. Still, if you plan to use this laptop for such work, you can expect CPU temperatures around the 90°C mark. We are also pleasantly surprised by the fast SSD (WD PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00-1014). The AMD Radeon 890M performance is boosted by the LPDDR5x-7500MHz RAM that operates in a dual-channel mode. The iGPU scored 149 FPS in CS2 on Medium details and 63FPS in Gears 5, again, on Medium visual quality.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/12/2025
Source: Digital Trends
The Intel version of the Swift 14 AI has better battery life, in keeping with the primary focus of the Lunar Lake chipset. But, the AMD version is significantly faster and it still gets great battery life. For anyone who wants to split the difference, this version of the Swift 14 AI is a great choice. It’s well-built, reasonably attractive, and doesn’t have any major flaws that stand out against the competition. If you get it on sale, then it’s a solid choice among the 14-inch laptop competition. At its list price, it’s not quite as much of a bargain, but it’s still easy enough to recommend.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/06/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
We have a perhaps stereotypical view of most Acer customers as non-tech-expert consumers rather than power users, so we're not surprised the Swift 14 AI AMD does everything but put a cereal- or detergent-style "Now with AI!" decal on the box. Those looking inside the box, however, will find exceptional processing power and webcam quality. The stiff, flat keyboard dampens the experience, and other 14-inch ultraportables, like the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED Touch, include prettier OLED screens, but this Acer should satisfy many.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/22/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Mobile Tech Review
Acer offers several different processor platforms in their Swift 14 laptop lineup, and in this review we look at the Acer Swift 14 AI SF14-61/T with the AMD Ryzen AI
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/11/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Pemmzchannel
ID→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high performance; premium design; smart AI Features; Wi-Fi 7. Negative: Average display; overheats while using; relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/04/2025
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Powerful processor; high performance; excellent display; long battery life; slim size; light weight; metal case; big touchpad. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; uncomfortable keyboard; overheats while using; unsupported eSIM; without SD card slot; lack of NFC module.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/12/2025
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The Acer Swift 14 AI AMD is a capable ultraportable laptop that incorporates AI features, including a light-up symbol on the touchpad that activates when AI apps are in use. Despite these "AI" claims, the Swift is a solid performer, but it does not surpass rivals like the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED Touch, which offers better screen quality at a lower price. As for its design, this device is a sleek ultraportable, weighing just 3.0 pounds, with an anodized aluminium chassis that has passed MIL-STD 810H tests for durability. Its slim, 0.74-inch profile and trim dimensions (12.3 by 8.8 inches) contribute to its portability. The 14-inch IPS touch screen features slim bezels, offering clean whites, rich colours, and decent contrast, though it lacks the vibrancy of an OLED display. The 1440p webcam above the screen includes a privacy shutter and IR face recognition for added security. Equipped with a 10-core AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and Radeon 880M integrated graphics, the Swift 14 AI delivers strong performance for everyday tasks and content creation. The model tested comes with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD, allowing for smooth multitasking and fast storage access. This configuration makes it a solid choice for productivity apps and light content creation. However, the integrated graphics are not suited for demanding gaming, as seen in benchmarks that show its limits compared to laptops with discrete GPUs, such as the Acer Swift X 14. In terms of benchmark performance, the Swift 14 AI excels in tasks like web browsing, word processing, and spreadsheet work, and it performs well in CPU-heavy tasks like video rendering and image editing. However, while its processing power is impressive for an ultraportable, the integrated graphics limit its gaming capabilities.
The Swift 14 AI offers impressive battery life, lasting through several hours of video playback with the display set to 50% brightness. Its charging system uses USB-C ports, with the laptop drawing power from either port while charging both the laptop and the tablet simultaneously. Despite its solid battery life, the device’s performance is heavily reliant on the power of its integrated graphics and processor. Acer includes a few additional features like AcerSense, which helps manage system settings and updates, and Acer User Sensing, which uses the webcam to detect your presence and adjust the system accordingly. The laptop also has a suite of AI-enhanced apps for video calls and photo manipulation, though these are not game-changers. The keyboard layout could use improvement, as it combines the cursor and function keys into a less-than-ideal arrangement. The touchpad is spacious and comfortable for navigation. In conclusion, the Acer Swift 14 AI AMD is a well-built, powerful ultraportable that offers great performance for productivity and light content creation. However, it falls short in gaming performance due to its reliance on integrated graphics and lacks an OLED screen option in the U.S. Despite its AI branding, it competes well with similarly priced alternatives but doesn't quite exceed the competition, such as the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED Touch.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
AMD Radeon 880M: A fairly powerful RDNA 3.5 architecture iGPU that debuted in June 2024 and a direct successor to the Radeon 780M. Its 12 CUs/WGPs (768 unified shaders) run at up to 2,900 MHz. DX12 Ultimate, ray tracing, AI image generation and other modern features are all supported here, as are many popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. Its gaming performance is good enough for playing 2024 games such as Once Human and The First Descendant at 1080p on low graphics settings.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ryzen AI 9 365: A relatively powerful Strix Point family processor that debuted in June 2024. The chip features 10 CPU cores running at 2.0 GHz to 5.0 GHz, along with the 12 CU RDNA 3.5 Radeon 880M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Other key features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-7500 RAM support. Of the 10 CPU cores, 4 are full Zen 5 cores with the other 6 being smaller Zen 5c cores.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
