Acer Swift 5 SF514-51 75W4

Specifications

Acer Swift 5 SF514-51 75W4 (Swift 5 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-7500U (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 620

Memory

8192 MB 

, DDR3

Display

14 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, IPS

Storage

512 GB SSD

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 14 x 327 x 228 ( = 0.55 x 12.87 x 8.98 in)

Battery

53 Wh

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Weight

1.3 kg ( = 45.86 oz / 2.87 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Links

Acer homepage
Acer notebook section

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Reviews for the Acer Swift 5 SF514-51 75W4

Acer Swift 5 preview: Light-as-a-feather laptop delivers killer design punches
Source: Pocket Lint
With a striking design aesthetic and ultra-lightweight build, the Acer Swift 5 is an even more captivating proposition than it may appear. It's genuinely so lightweight for a 14-inch laptop that it's hard to believe it's not built from metal - which, by and large, it is.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/01/2017

Acer Swift 5 review – sleek and portable 14-inch device without the trade-offs
Source: Laptop Media
The Swift 5 is a demonstration of what Acer does best – good set of features and great specs at a relatively affordable price. The Swift 5 has almost none of the drawbacks a standard ultrabook would have. The build quality is good, the choice of materials give it a bit of a premium feel while the overall portability of the chassis is excellent. The input devices are a mixed bag for us, though, because the keyboard is slightly mushy and has short key travel. At least the touchpad compensates for the lacking keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/24/2017

Foreign Reviews

75% Acer Swift 5 Review - Met behoud van sterke punten naar 2017-niveau
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/11/2017
Rating: Total score: 75%

宏碁Swift 5：一款让你挑不出毛病的轻薄本
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN
Positive: Elegant design; slim size; high mobility; powerful hardware; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/07/2017

Ревю на Acer Swift 5 – елегантен и мобилен 14-инчов ноутбук без компромиси
Source: Laptop.bg BU→EN
Positive: Solid workmanship; nice touchpad; compact size; good cooling system; long battery life; excellent display. Negative: Uncomfortable keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/14/2017

Comment

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

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.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

7500U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.7 to 3.5 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

1.3 kg:

This weight is typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

75%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.