Acer Swift X SFX16-61G

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Reviews for the Acer Swift X SFX16-61G

70% Acer Swift X 16 review: the anti-MacBook Pro
Source: Digital Trends
The Swift X 16 provides excellent performance for demanding productivity work and enough power to handle less creative workflows — especially for this price. Creators will have to spend a lot more to get significantly better performance, but for everyone else, the Swift X 16 is an affordable option. It also offers enough quality to meet its premium price, and its OLED display is superb. The Swift X 16 is a solid choice in the growing field of 16-inch laptops.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

77% Acer Swift X 16 Review: Excellent Performance and Display Held Back by Meh Design
Source: CNet
The port selection has no glaring omissions. You get a pair of Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, a pair of USB Type-A ports, an HDMI out, a headphone jack and a microSD card slot. The power connector is located in the middle of the left edge instead of the more common and useful spot near the rear of the laptop. This placement means you might find yourself fighting the power cord in certain situations, depending on where the nearest outlet is located. The Acer Swift X 16 hits the mark by giving creators a roomy OLED display backed by a powerful CPU/GPU combo. Without those two items, it's difficult to recommend a laptop to design professionals and enthusiasts. That said, it's difficult to recommend the Swift X 16 over the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra because Samsung's model not only provides a fantastic OLED display and a strong CPU/GPU pair, but it also boasts a sleeker design and much better battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 77%

How to open Acer Swift Edge (SFX16-61G) - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/28/2023

Acer Swift Edge (SFX16-61G) review – thin, powerful, and noisy
Source: Laptop Media
The Acer Swift Edge (SFX16-61G) is definitely a multipurpose device. It has a modern and mature design so you can be a gamer in disguise in the office thanks to the powerful CPU and GPU. People who are traveling a lot should like the thin profile (17.9 mm) and the weight which is below 2 kilos.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/27/2023

78% Acer Swift X 16 review: Packs a punch at reasonable price
Source: PC World
Acer’s Swift X 16 is an excellent choice for shoppers who want a 16-inch laptop and care more for performance than attractive design or long battery life. The Swift X 16’s gorgeous OLED display, spacious keyboard, and big touchpad make it pleasant to use in basic day-to-day tasks. It also has an AMD Ryzen 9 processor and Nvidia RTX 4050 graphics, which combine to deliver good performance in a wide variety of productivity applications and games. A few minor mistakes, like poorly-placed USB-C ports that lack DisplayPort, will turn off some shoppers, but those who can accept its shortcomings will find the Swift X 16 a versatile daily driver.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/01/2023
Rating: Total score: 78%

80% Acer Swift X 16 (2023) Review: Simple Design, Mighty Display
Source: Slashgear
The Acer Swift X 16 (2023) (also known as SFX16-61G) is a very capable machine that strikes that fine balance between performance and portability. For $1600 you are getting a well-built, highly capable machine that can handle the rigors of your daily activities. The Swift X 16 is tailored for content creators, students, or business professionals that want a gorgeous display and a lot of power. The performance of the AMD processor was fantastic and it's nice to see the inclusion of a dedicated GPU. The RTX 4050 won't necessarily allow you to play your favorite game at maxed-out settings, but it's still a very capable piece of hardware. While this laptop is a tad heavy and can't quite make it through an entire workday without its battery needing a recharge, the performance, build quality, and display are more than enough to make up for any shortcomings. You can get the Acer Swift X 16 (SFX16-61G) directly from Acer or from Best Buy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/01/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

80% Test Acer Swift X 16 : des performances et un affichage excellents freinés par un design moyen
Source: CNet France FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/09/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

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NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM (96 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

R9 7940HS: A powerful Phoenix family APU. Its 8 cores are powered by the Zen 4 architecture and are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads. 4.0 GHz is the base clock speed and the highest Boost clock speed achievable is 5.2 GHz. The 7940HS introduces Ryzen AI which is AMD's answer to Intel's DL Boost and GNA technologies; the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated graphics adapter.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

16.00":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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.

77%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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