![]() The Acer Swift 3x (2021) is a pretty powerful laptop - boasting one of Intel’s 11th generation mobile processors and integrated Intel Iris Xe Max graphics. PCMark 10 Battery Life: 10 hours 43 minutesīattery Life (TechRadar movie test): 16 hours 39 minutes Performance Here’s how the Acer Swift 3X performed in our suite of benchmark tests:ģDMark Time Spy: 1,838 Fire Strike: 5,437 Night Raid: 16,215 An inbuilt backlight can be toggled on or off if you want to make them glow in lower light conditions - just don’t expect anything too fancy as your only color option is white. The keys are well laid out and are more than large enough. The keyboard is one thing that doesn't suffer from the Swift 3X’s size, however. There’s also no SD or microSD slot on the Acer Swift 3X, but that’s by no means the end of the world. Overall it’s not awful, but a few extra ports could have been nice - perhaps another USB-C port or two to keep the laptop’s smaller form but not sacrifice on utility. Over on the right, you’ll find another USB-A 3.2 port as well as an Aux port for headsets. The USB-C slot doubles as an alternative laptop charging port too if you’re looking to reduce the number of cables you carry with you. On the left side, there are USB-A 3.2, HDMI and USB-C 3.2 ports. However, the small size does come at a cost, as ports-wise the Swift 3X is a little lacking. Measuring only 12.7 x 8.4 x 0.7-inches (17.95 x 322.8 x 212.2 mm) it will fit in most bags too, so you shouldn’t have any trouble carrying it around wherever you go. Weighing in at 3.1lbs (1.4kg) this laptop is incredibly lightweight and can easily be picked up with one hand. It’s not going to be suited to heavy duty tasks like 4K video editing or high-end gaming, but for regular work - and more casual photo or video editing - we found this laptop can more than handle what you throw at it. However, the Acer Swift 3X is well worth looking for, as it should be able to pull off almost everything you could need. It can take a little bit of looking across the UK, Australia and the US to find the exact model you’re after - something that isn’t helped by the similarly named Swift 3. ![]() The cheaper version offers more than enough power for regular use, but if you’re looking to spend a bit more for a laptop that packs a stronger punch you’d again be hard pressed to find something better.Īs for availability, it seems like the Swift 3X is a popular laptop as it was a little difficult to find when we searched for it online. That’s the model we tested, and we’d safely say that for what you’re paying, you’re more than getting your money’s worth out of this laptop.įor $1,199 / £1,199.99 / AU$1,599.99 you can grab a version of the Acer Swift 3X with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSB. ![]() You’ll also get Intel’s integrated Iris Xe Max graphics. At that price you’ll get an Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, 8GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 14-inch full-HD screen. Ports: 1x USB-C 3.2, 2 x USB-A 3.2, 1x HDMI, combi audio jack Here is the Acer Swift 3X configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-1135G7 (4-core, 12MB Intel Smart Cache, up to 4.2GHz with Turbo Boost)
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