Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-71-785V
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Average of 16 scores (from 25 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-71-785V
Source: Techradar
Though it might not be the prettiest laptop on the block, the Acer Swift Go 14 is a capable mid-range machine, perfect for no-nonsense users who want to get right down to business. It’ll see you through an entire work day without slowing down, heating up, or needing a charge, for that matter. I only wish it was a lot cheaper.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/12/2024
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: Creative Bloq
This lightweight laptop brings a good level of spec and a bright OLED screen while managing to keep its price at a reasonable level. It's an attractive machine in a compact package and should do well for most image editing and design tasks, though the lack of a dedicated graphics chip will force some to look elsewhere.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/14/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Expert Reviews
Considering the price of the Go 14 and what you get for your money it feels a little churlish to pick any holes in the thing. To get this much performance, display quality, storage and memory for £1,000 is a very impressive achievement. Yes, it looks a little plain next to the Asus Zenbook 14X and the OLED display could be more colour-accurate but the former is a matter of taste and the latter can be improved by some judicious recalibration. I like this laptop; I like it a lot.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/02/2023
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Techradar
Laptops, it turns out, don’t really always need to be exciting, and the Acer Swift Go 14 is proof of that. We’re so used to laptop manufacturers one-upping one another in design that we’ve kind of been conditioned to just expect that as a mark of a good laptop. Not that we shouldn’t also value a brilliant design and gorgeous aesthetics, of course, but we do sometimes forget that there are a lot of users out there who don’t need a stunning notebook to showcase to their colleagues and the strangers at their usual coffee spot. And this laptop is a good reminder of that. Bringing things back down to Earth, the Swift Go 14 isn’t one for frills. In fact, its plain-looking chassis makes it easy to be overlooked. But a closer look reveals a capable machine that will see you through your daily productivity tasks without breaking a sweat.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/05/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: Root Nation
The Acer Swift Go is definitely a worthy mobile device for working on the move or in a hybrid format. It’s compact, lightweight, beautiful (especially in bronze) and has everything you need for modern work or leisure. The first thing to praise this laptop is its screen. The 14-inch WQXGA+ OLED with wide viewing angles and incredible colour saturation is a paradise for visuals, content creators, and creative professionals. After it, it’s a little sad to go back to my 14-inch, but still IPS. It’s also worth noting the laptop’s performance, which is backed by a 13th-generation i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, integrated Intel graphics, and an efficient cooling system. Of course, it’s not a gaming machine, but it handles workflows, browsers, and graphic editors with a solid A. And it will do so for years to come.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 90% features: 90% display: 90% mobility: 90% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 100%
Source: T3
So, should you buy the Acer Swift Go 14? I return to the point I made at the start of this article. It really depends what's important to you, personally. Maybe you're fussy about aesthetics, and think that if you're spending around a grand on a laptop then it should look expensive. Perhaps you're very particular about having a solid, comfortable keyboard that you can type on for hours every day. Or you might feel that not having a touchscreen, a biometric login, high-quality speakers or day-and-a-half long battery life are red lines that can't be crossed. In which case, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. That said, I think the Acer Swift Go 14 has an awful lot going for it. If you're primarily looking for a fast working laptop that's light and compact enough for travel, and which has a beautiful screen and superior webcam to boot, you'll find it offers exceptional value. I'm really impressed.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/25/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Expert Reviews
Considering the price of the Go 14 and what you get for your money it feels a little churlish to pick any holes in the thing. To get this much performance, display quality, storage and memory for £1,000 is a very impressive achievement. Yes, it looks a little plain next to the Asus Zenbook 14X and the OLED display could be more colour-accurate but the former is a matter of taste and the latter can be improved by some judicious recalibration. I like this laptop; I like it a lot.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/20/2023
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Pocket Lint
The Acer Swift 14 Go may be part of a new sub-series, but this is classic Acer design, in a mostly positive sense. For sensible money you can get a seriously performant, portable and decent-looking laptop that will last through a full day of work. And Acer doesn't charge obscene amounts if you want to bump up the spec, as Microsoft does for its own otherwise lovely Laptop Go line. A few issues arise when you get to the higher-end models, as tested here, where some of the concessions to value start to stick out, like the plastic touchpad and bland design. I'd have liked to see better.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/17/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Acer Swift Go 14 is a practical, portable, high-performance laptop. You could easily pay a good £200/$200 more and end up with lesser performance and a less colour-rich screen. It’s not quite as much of a star when you look more at how the Swift Go 14 feels to use than how it performs. The touchpad feels cheap, the keyboard backlight looks a bit basic and the speakers lack any real bass, undermining the entertainment potential of the ultra-bold OLED screen. All these factors mean the $1000-plus model I reviewed can’t compete with a machine like the Asus Zenbook 15 OLED, that only costs a bit more but offers quality across the board. The same applies up against the excellent MacBook Air M2 as well. As such, I feel I’d be more inclined to recommend the lower-spec Swift Go 14 variants at around $850. However, this family is diverse enough not to be able to let me recommend those outright based on my experiences with this super-powered model.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor
Priced at $1049.99 (available directly from Acer in the US), you get a lot of value for your money with the Swift Go 14. It combines powerful performance with a high-quality display, generous storage and a good range of ports. The Acer Swift Go 14 is also an affordable PC alternative to the MacBook Air. You can work just as effectively and creatively on it, and it’s several steps ahead in computing power. No other company has dared to put a processor focused on performance in such a small form factor. However, cooling and energy efficiency may still weigh in favour of the MacBook and some other PC competitors – you can see how rivals compare in our list of the best laptops. Sadly, this exact model is currently not available in the UK.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/08/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: PC Mag
The Acer Swift Go 14 is a surprising machine. Its performance, display, and battery life leave little to be desired from a device at this price. You might think it’d be cheaper given the “Go” in the name, or thinner given its close competition with thin-and-light laptops, but it manages to strike a decent enough balance between its capabilities and hardware to really stand out as an exceptional value.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Digital Trends
I went back-and-forth with Acer about the color accuracy I was seeing with the review unit. It’s highly unusual for an OLED display to demonstrate inaccurate colors — in fact, the Swift Go 14 is the first I’ve seen with a DeltaE of over 2.0. But I do believe it’s an issue with the review unit, given that Acer’s testing of other units showed much better results. That leaves us with a well-priced laptop that’s extremely fast, with very few glaring weaknesses. It’s battery life is a little less than average, but you pay a price for a 45-watt CPU and a power-hungry OLED display. All in all, assuming that my review unit was an outlier, the Swift Go 14 is an easy laptop to recommend.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/18/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Laptop Mag
Coming away from the Acer Swift Go 14’s performance metrics had me certain it would be a high-end laptop for those willing to spend lots of money. Picture how my eyes widened in shock when I first looked at its price. With its phenomenal display and excellent productivity scores, how can it only be $1,049?! I couldn’t believe a laptop this good could be so cheap. But its low price is reflected in some unfortunate caveats, like a hot underside and subpar battery life sinking beneath our averages. These issues are relatively minor in the face of what Acer’s latest accomplishes, but if you want something that lasts longer, we recommend the LG Gram 16 with its 13 hours of battery life. Otherwise, the Swift Go 14 solidifies itself as one of the best laptops of 2023.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/13/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/04/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Acer is getting in hot with its Swift Go series. Both the 16-inch version and this 14-inch model are incredibly good offers. In particular, the Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) is a heck of a device with a ton of power. Even its integrated GPU will let you play games like CS:GO competitively. Not to mention features like the QHD Web camera, fingerprint reader, and the rather wide port selection. With two Thunderbolt 4 connectors, you should be able to easily attach an external GPU. Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71)’s OLED panel has a 2.8K resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a fantastic contrast ratio. Thanks to the OLED technology you get true blacks, which help the image pop really well. This is further enhanced by the high maximum brightness and the support of HDR. We should also mention the fact that this display comes with full DCI-P3 coverage.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/04/2023
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Acer Swift Go may not look like an exciting laptop on the surface, but I’m very impressed that it’s packing an OLED display and high-performance processor at a very reasonable price. I’m worried about potential throttling issues, considering the power of the processor and the laptop’s slender design, but I can’t be sure about this until I can start benchmarking the laptop. Either way, this is certainly a laptop to keep an eye on in 2023.
Hands-On, online available, Long, Date: 01/04/2023
Source: Engadget
Hands-On, online available, Short, Date: 01/04/2023
Source: Pocket Lint
At 14.95mm thick and weighing 1.2kg, the Swift 14 looks to be a great choice for design-conscious users who need portability on their side. However, we haven't had chance to delve into its performance as yet, so whether the Swift 14 will come as highly recommended as its Swift 5 predecessor will have to wait for our full review. Prices will start from $1,299 in the US and €1,699 in Europe - we are awaiting UK pricing and will update this piece with them as soon as we can.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/04/2023
Foreign Reviews
Source: HardwareLuxx DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/07/2023
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/22/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Geektopia ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/20/2023
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Tuexperto ES→EN
Positive: Impressive battery life; elegant design; compact size; light weight; nice display; affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/25/2023
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Beautiful display; high performance; compact size; light weight; attractive price.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 01/06/2023
Source: Jagat Review ID→EN
Positive: Good price; decent hardware; nice display; very long battery life; rich set of ports.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/07/2023
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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.
i7-13700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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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.
85%: 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.