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MagyarAcer Swift 5 SF514-55TA-74EC
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Average of 8 scores (from 15 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Swift 5 SF514-55TA-74EC
Source: Gadgetspeak
This latest version of the Swift 5 is small and powerful and while it is intended for use when out and about, as it has a full size HDMI port there is no reason while it should not be used at home or even in the office if it is the latter then make good use of the Kensington Lock socket or someone else will be using it.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Neowin
Most of my complaints here are super-minor. One is that there's no IR camera, and while that's something that I'll always bring up, it's also something that we really only use once per session unless apps are using it for authentication. The other is that I'd like audio to be better, and that's probably my only real issue.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/14/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: The Verge
InsideInside its thin and light exterior, the 2021 Acer Swift 5 is a midrange laptop through and through. There are compromises but no disasters. Most aspects of it (the keyboard, the touchpad, the screen, the connectivity, the battery life) are just fine. Others (the webcam, the audio, the bloatware) are underwhelming but serviceable.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/30/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Neowin
Unboxing Acer's Swift 5 SF514-55TA-74EC, a 2.31-pound ultrabook that comes in a green and gold magnesium chassis and has an Intel Core i7-1165G7, Thunderbolt 4, Iris Xe graphics, 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 14-inch FHD touchscreen.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/30/2021
Source: Pokde
The Acer Swift 5 is a solid ultraportable productivity laptop that can easily suit anyone’s lifestyle. It has good build quality, the CPU performs well, Thunderbolt 4 is great to have, it supports USB-C PD charging, you get touchscreen support, the RAM and storage configuration is perfect to start off with, it’s easy to bring around, and the fingerprint scanner is both fast and reliable.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/29/2021
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 80% mobility: 85% workmanship: 80%
Source: PC Quest
The Swift was a little lighter though, so could be a better option for portability, though this means less cooling capacity, so less performance when under heavy load. Overall, I thought the Acer Swift 5 was fine, it’s a nice little laptop that I had no trouble using, it’s just that nothing in particular stood out to me as being amazing, or bad for that matter, it just seems a little pricey to me, but that’s typically the case with smaller and lighter weight machines like this.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/28/2021
Source: Tech Nave
So these are a couple of things that I like about the Swift 5 so far. Compared with my current Swift 3 laptop, I would say that the former is a pretty big improvement especially for the Antimicrobial display which is also a touchscreen with Corning® Gorilla® Glass. In terms of price tags, the 8GB variant is RM3999 whereas the 16GB variant is RM4999.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/21/2021
Source: PC Mag
Archive.org versionBut the Swift 5 does compromise a bit on the usability aspect. A flimsy typing experience and the inclusion of an anachronistic dedicated power adapter hurt the Swift 5’s value proposition, and relegate it to a niche of people who care about performance above most other things. As it stands, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and the XPS 13 are better choices in the premium ultraportable laptop category, while the ZenBook 14 is a better option that won't break the bank.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/10/2020
Source: PC World
Archive.org versionThe Acer Swift 5 is thin, light, and fast enough to play Fortnite, showing off Intel's 11th-gen Tiger Lake and Iris Xe graphics at their best. It gets stellar battery life too. The sound quality is the biggest disappointment.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/07/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionBut if you can look past those quibbles, the Swift 5 is a fun little laptop, one that you can easily carry around, that lasts for hours on end, and that you can plug in at the end of the day to enjoy a bounty of games that only the Windows ecosystem provides. At a purely gut level, I’ve really enjoyed having it around. While it may not be an M1-powered MacBook, it raises the bar in its own way.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/07/2020
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionThe Acer Swift 5 is a joy to use. While it starts with the tremendous portability, the remarkable performance and flexibility with its touchscreen make it just a wonderful all-purpose laptop. The battery life is really just the icing on the cake; even when I left it away from the charger for a day, I had plenty of juice to spare.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/06/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Computerhoy
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/24/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Tuexperto
ES→ENPositive: Impressive performance; excellent display; good connectivity; decent processor.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/10/2021
Source: Chip Online TR
TR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/02/2021
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Pemmzchannel
ID→ENPositive: Elegant design; light weight; nice display; comfortable keyboard; long battery life; good cooling system; high performance. Negative: No memory card slot; small storage; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/30/2021
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Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
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.
i7-1165G7: An upper mid-range, quad-core processor of Tiger Lake product family. The i7 is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops; it is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin. The CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). This i7 features the 96 EU Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU; it was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.» 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.
84%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
