I just bought this for my son for school as he needed something lightweight, portable, a long battery life and decent performance. It ticks all those boxes and more. Very pleased. Also comes with WiFi 6 - so he gets connectivity in his bedroom which is quite a distance from the router in our house.
i have this laptop in the i7 version and it is so fast. web browsing ,perfomance is super snappy the laptop havent slowed down ever since the day i bought it. battery life is also so darn great. when choosing a power plan in acer i get around 5-6 hours and in balanced mode i get an easy 12+ hours. great value for the price!!
I have an older Acer Swift 3 which has served me well. My harddrive has crashed which required repair. Overall though, good laptop for day to day tasks! Thanks for the review, really blew me!
Greatest review yet. I had been doing my homework for the last 3 hours on which laptop to buy from Lenovo’s flex 5 to the Inspiron 7000 and everything In between. The sRGB accuracy and the 440 nit takes the cake for me combined with the IPS panel. I expect nothing less of CPU/RAM/SSD which is all stores seem to list. The screen is the final selling point for me. This review mentions that which is great. I spent about an hour just comparing all the screen specs since these retail stores/manufacturers always hide them in fine print for some reason.
Great reviews I just bought the Swift 3 i7 version I can't believe it's only 2.65 lbs. I hadn't bought a new laptop since 2010(a great HP 15.6" Win 7 4lbs for only $300) so this Swift 3 is a quantum leap in technology. I really love the lighted keyboard and fingerprint reader, no reason to ever go without these features ever again.
I bought the 12th gen version and I am satisfied with the performance. Although it was a sudden decision to buy a new laptop cuz my cheap laptop broke down, it was the best decision ever. Acer Swift is a really good choice for productivity for me since it wake up from the sleep super fast (1-2 seconds) and help me doing my final year project in uni 😊😊😊
he, nice video, a tip in your opinion this with i5 evo or the dell 14 with AMD ryzen 7 5700u? (I would pay them roughly the same price, as I understand the dell inspiron should only lose as far as the right display is concerned)
Looking for a new laptop. Stumbled on your review which was brilliantly done. Think I'll spend a few quid and buy it. Down to £519 now here in the UK. Top job.
Watching this on my brand new Acer Swift 3 SF314-511 with Core i3-1115G4, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home. And it runs really fast and smooth. Really chocked how fast things run. Also, for me the keyboard is fantastic to type on, I really really love it. And I cant hear any fans at all. 99% of the time it's dead silent! :D Highly reccomend this laptop for daily use :)
keyboard is really really personal. i already returned 3 keyboards to finaly find my desired keybaord. even thought the others were too expensive. so keyboard is subjective and very personal. you need to go to store and type on it. then you can see. cs the fingers can differe, some peopel has small hands, some large, some cant push harder some can easily push harder, so you need to try to find the bottom line for yourself.
really love the detailed walkthrough for the overall review of the laptop! though can I ask if this has a consistently pretty good start up/boot up time? how many seconds is the fastest and longest? thanks :D
Hi thanks for the positive feedback! I did not time the boot but its pretty darn fast tbh unless of course you have to go through a dreadful windows update.
@@SoulOfTech Hi i know that Acer also has a 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD version of this (a newer model i guess). I wanted to ask do you think it's worth it to spend the extra money for those specs? Im starting my computer science degree next year and looking for a laptop. What do you think? Thanks so much.
Bought the swift 3x after watching your video .well i have to say its very good. i am using it for last 3 days and getting around 12 hours of battery life with normal usage. Your reviews are really genuine i really appreciate that. once again thank you very much for your suggestion. bought it for only 61000 inr
Bro. In your perspective, can this laptop be worth it for another 5 years? I'm going to study computer science and I have no idea what will ever go with this refreshed model. 🥺
Hi, in terms of specifications the laptop can easily last up to 5 years, although I would highly advise you go with 16gb of RAM as 8gb will likely not be enough in the coming years.
Thank you for this great video. I am looking to buy this. Is it compatible with thunderbolt 3? Would really appreciate if you could let me know as this is a must for me
@@theend2697 Yes. It is super light and fast enough. And the grafic is amazing. But there is a bold BUT. My former laptop never ever had any crash. But this one has a huge problem: It can't wake up from stansby mode. I tried everything and was so despared, that I deactivated it at the end. But guess what? Sonetimes the same, after being inactive for a long time. Besides, the power button is located at a very bad place: Where the delete button used to be. The consequense is, that I shutdown a lot of times by accident. All in all I regret buying it. Good grafics is good enough. There should be at least a bit user-friendliness
I use this laptop since a few days. Normal tasks like web browsing und texting are great, you can also play low-power games, I played Counter Strike Go, the perfomance is ok. The battery life is great, min. 6-7 hours are realsitic, i think you can get 10+ hours with the silente mode. The display ist very good, the colour accurency is great so you can edit photos, the brightness ist round 300 nits, that is ok for me, with the matt screen you can use it also on sunny days. The fan noise is great, i can hear it only when the cpu was used hardly, there is no coile wine and no backlide bleeding - two problems on many Laptops, also like much more expensive Dell (xps 13) and Thinkpad (E14 and T14) machines. The keyboard and touch pad are ok, not bad but also not super like a Thinkpad Keyboard, ist ok for a good typing experience. I have the model SF 314 511. For 730 ,- EUR which I paid for, the machine ist one of the best I used at the last years.
I love your video!! Great Job❤️ but can you please tell me if acer swift 3 with Ryzen 5 is better than i5? 11th Gen? Or which is better among this two when it comes to performance ?! Some how I'm confuse!! Thanks
Ryzen 5 runs cooler and is better with applications that use multi core such as AutoCAD or Graphics design. The Intel chips run hotter but do better with single core applications like many games and coding applications.
Hey man, thanks so much for the review! I just got this laptop a few days ago, and I like it so far. However, my biggest concern is with the battery life. I also got the one with EVO certification, which supposedly promises at least 9 hours of battery life. The most I've done is web browsing, RUclips, and Spotify, and I'm only able to average out around 5-6 hours (unlike the 9-10 you state in your video). I'm concerned about the long-term battery life of this unit. Would you suggest that I take it back?
I bought the same laptop a few days ago and my battery was also getting drained after 5-6 hours then I went to control panel->choose a power plan In that change the power plan to balanced mode by default acer is selected. After making this change my battery has been lasting upto 11 hours.
@@mythoughts52 hey mate, think of getting this... Basically some Photoshop and UI/ux How's your experience so far, is performance and battery life worth it? Thanks in anticipation
@@ajayiayomidotun6326 Ah, just seeing these responses now. Unfortunately, the battery life has decreased exponentially. I get up to 2 hours if I'm lucky, and that's on light use (same in original comment). The EVO certification is worthless. I kinda regret not switching over to Mac, TBH. Good luck with your search!
Can you provide more details about which specific models have 440 nits of brightness? It seems that the high brightness is not universal across all models, as some have a mediocre 300 nits.
Great videos, very helpful! I am trying to find a laptop to replace my old Dell. I need it mostly for media consumption and coding. I tried Asus UM425 but I returned it cause the colors on those laptop looked weird, I could not calibrate it properly, and it annoyed me that the fan was constantly running:( So I narrowed down my choices to Acer Swift 3, Dell Vostro 3400 and Lenovo Ideapad 5 - all 3 with the same specifics: 11th Gen Intel i5, 14" display, Iris XE, 256/512 GB SSD. For me quiet fan is important, vivid colors maybe not that much (I like my HP 850 company laptop which has a less vivid display). Which one would you pick? Did you have a Dell Vostro 3400 review by any chance? thanks a lot!
From where can I get it in proper price? I need to buy it's 16gb ram varient(i5 11th gen). Is this laptop good enough? At max what price this laptop(16gb variant) is best? Kindly reply.
would you recommend me to buy this laptop just to play sims 4 on it? I also need it for school too, but I still want to play on it. I will not use CC's for Sims. maybe only 2-3 game packs. I would be very happy about an answer.😊
Hi! Great video and videos in general. They have been very useful. Could you please comment about the screen flickering "problem"? Is it really a problem? Is it too bad? Thank you! :)
Thanks for watching! I have not run into the flickering problem, however I have heard about it. My understanding is that its a very small set of users who are affected, I don't think you are very likely to run into it. With that said reddit is the best place to keep track of people who run into such issues.
I recently bought one and had that exact issue, all I did was run Windows Update and I opted to upgrade to Windows 11 and that fixed the issue. When I got it, it was dang near un-usable, but I hung in there and ran the updates and upgrades and now it runs like a dream. I hope this helps!
Hi i know that Acer also has a 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD version of this (a newer model i guess). I wanted to ask do you think it's worth it to spend the extra money for those specs? Im starting my computer science degree next year and looking for a laptop. What do you think? Thanks so much.
Nice review. Worth a thumbs up. I would have liked to see the inside of the laptop if you would unscrew the back and remove it. Does it have expandable RAM? Does it have empty M.2 slots?
No the ram is soldered and cant be upgraded and there is only one m2 slot which is already taken by the internal SSD, but you can swap that out for a higher capacity gen4 drive.
Agree with your review - the 2021 13-inch ASER Swift 3 with an i1135G7 processor is an excellent laptop. I friend of mine is interested in buying a 2021 13.3-inch DELL Inspiron with 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and an intel core i11300H processor (Model Inspiron 13 i5310-5310SLV-PUS Intel Evo) I tend to convince him that my ASER is a better machine although I have never had the DELL Inspiron. In my view, these two laptops are pretty much similar to each other although there are some differences in the number/type of ports for connectivity. Can you guys give me an answer to my question about which one is better: ASER SF314-59-52BZ or the DELL Inspiron at your earliest possible convenience.
Hello should I get this one or the MSI Modern 15 2021 model? I’m on a work from home set up and I work in an outsourcing company and a freelance virtual assistant. I also like to do occasional simple video editing for fun. Hope you could help me. Thank you!
This looks like a huge contender for me. Do you think the Intel or AMD processor is better. Does it matter much with this laptop? Which one would you suggest?
Also I think it would be helpful if you put it the exa t specs of the model that you are reviewing. As I'm looking at which one to buy, I'm noticing there is more than one choice of display. Since the display is the biggest seller according g to your review, I would really like to know which one it is. Thanks!
Hi great question. They made an update to the display in the 2020 refresh, this model includes the updated panel, you can find more details here. The old plane was quiet miserable in comparison. www.ultrabookreview.com/35311-acer-swift-3-sf313-52-review/
Thanks for the video. I have watched this more than ten times. Please help me. I am a teacher and buying a laptop for the first time. I am really confused and need a recommendation. Would this be the best choice? I don't play games a lot. Can I use it for photo editing? I have decided to buy this for the display and the other specs. I am investing for the first time so please suggest me. I am from India. 🙏
I've got 16" Swift 3 and it had a defective trackpad with weird unstable click that felt like double click. Sent it back to Acer, they said they changed trackpad and it had a small crack on it, felt better for a week though then got wobbly again. How does your swift 3 track pad feel?
What's the specific model number of this laptop? Usually looks like Swift 3 SF314-511-51A3 is my particular model number, mine is exactly like yours but with the i5 instead of the i7 and both have 8gb/512gb ? What is your specific model number? SF314-???
hi there! may i ask your opinion about acer swift 3 vs dell inspiron 15 5510? which would you prefer (mainly for zoom meetings, opening/uploading/downloading large files, and longevity/lifespan of laptop) thanks in advance!
Both the laptops pretty much do everything you mentioned, Swift has a better color accurate display and compact 14" in form factor. Inspiron has a better keyboard typing feel and bigger 15.6 in display. Also inspiron comes in different configurations with different cpu and gpu, so can't really comment on performance and battery without knowing which variant you're referring to.
I have the intel i7, 16 RAM, 1TB SDD - and it gets super hot when I use Zoom... I only use Powerpoint, a book interactive software... and it gets up to 97 degrees in more than one core mostly when the charger is plugged in and mainly when using Zoom (according to CPUID HWMonitor). Is it normal?
I’m torn between choosing this Acer Swift 3 i5 11th gen 8gb ram versus the Ryzen 5 5500u 16gb ram version. Can you give me points to help me decide what to choose? Thank you so much.
Id take the 5500u with 16gb hands down! The 8gb ram is a bottle neck no matter what processor you opt to use. It is worth noting however the Intel 11th gen has slightly better gaming performance thanks to the Iris XE graphics.
Can it handle Autocad sir? I'm an Engineering student..basically i will use this laptop mainly for office/productivity programs and media consumption, web browsing, watching movies.. is it worth buying? pls help me.
Uhh.... they do mention in most sites. But to make it easy for you, none of the models after 2020 comes with 224nits (maybe the previous gen did, IDK) . The Ryzen 5 4500u variant comes with the 300nits and 45% NTSC, the i5 11th gen with 16:9 display comes with 340nits peak and the same i5 in 3:2 display has 440nits. In day to day usage, the brightness in both these variants doesn't matter since the 340nits screen is antiglare and its perfectly visible outdoors. On the other hand 3:2 display is highly reflective, so 440 nits is necessary to make it visible (still sucks with light source directly against the screen).
@@aka-Jester Uhh...no, they do not always mention nits. Am UK-based and Currys is the largest UK tech retailer and there isn't even one laptop I've checked where the nits value is shown. New Egg sometimes shows it and sometimes does not. Exact same thing with Best Buy. The Acer website itself never includes it. But thanks for the info. Good to know.
@@ericw4377 My bad, I didn't realise you're talking about retail sites. Yes, apologies. Most of them don't mention the display brightness, only Amazon and new egg has mentioned it in my region and we don't have Currys here. Retail sites aside, detailed specs including brightness were given in pcmag, windows central, notebook review, t3 and more. And I also happened to find the model with 224nits you mentioned, it was last gen Acer Swift 3. Go for the newer one.
I have a realmebook intel evo i5, now after watching the review & reading the specs of this laptop, i think i could've bought it as it has got also intel evo certification & it has 16:9 display & the display is good with high brightness just like the realmebook but that has 3:2 display & heat up so fast!
I've watched other videos about the swift 3 and SRGB and brightness nits are completely different in my case they are below average. Can you please explain this? Thanks
Hello, i don't understand, it is not the same computer with this reference ? Swift 3 SF314-511 The design is not the same but composants looks like the same...
This laptop is a beast and ultra-portable. It is so fast. display is not dim and have very good colors. The keyboard is clicky and responsive and light to the hand when typing. The trackpad is smooth and responsive. My complaint is only the speakers which has low volume and hard to hear. It can be managed with a headphone or external speaker. This is the best mid-range laptop. I upgraded Windows 10 to Windows 11 but found usability of Windows 11 so hard, so I dual booted it with Ubuntu 20.04 GNU Linux. I am using the LXQT desktop environment with my bash scripts for my software web testing work.
Acer swift 3 or Acer nitro 5? I'm in coming computer science student so i need a good laptop that can handle a lot of code and also i will use it for editing which one is the best?
@@SoulOfTech Hi - thanks for your great reviews. I am not a gamer but was persuaded by the sales rep to purchase the nitro 5 bc of it's power and advertised battery duration of 10 hrs. I charged it. Did browsing and youtubing for 2 hrs and it was already at 39% with 1 hr remaining. ???? Most of the reviews were giving a negative review based on the poor battery life. I am returning it and purchasing the Acer 3 model based on your review. My bad for not researching prior to going to the store :(
Hello, I actually bought an Acer Swift 3 with your review of it as one of the reasons for my choice. Quick question, does your unit heat up at the upper left corner of the keyboard deck while it's charging? Is this normal for this unit?
@@OnlyReal029 yes.. the one with the backlit keyboard.. it actually heats up when on and charging.. otherwise.. it's cool.. do you have the same issue??
Hi Dranor, there is in fact a slight bit of heat up however this is nothing to be concerned about, the input wattage for this laptop is higher (faster charging) which tends to create more heat as a by product.
I just bought this for my son for school as he needed something lightweight, portable, a long battery life and decent performance. It ticks all those boxes and more. Very pleased. Also comes with WiFi 6 - so he gets connectivity in his bedroom which is quite a distance from the router in our house.
i have this laptop in the i7 version and it is so fast. web browsing ,perfomance is super snappy the laptop havent slowed down ever since the day i bought it. battery life is also so darn great. when choosing a power plan in acer i get around 5-6 hours and in balanced mode i get an easy 12+ hours. great value for the price!!
Thanks for sharing
What have you been using it for lately? Does it seem to be great or good enough for Illustrator, Photoshop, etc graphic designs usage, do you think?
@@clarietee3043 interested in this too
Ui/ux and Photoshop mostly
I bought the laptop and it started heating on the first attempt. Is it normal?
@@urmeesharma469 yeah the heating is normal
I have an older Acer Swift 3 which has served me well. My harddrive has crashed which required repair. Overall though, good laptop for day to day tasks! Thanks for the review, really blew me!
What's the difference between the new and old Swift 3?
@@zeusbmasalunga9455 new one is a lot better
Greatest review yet. I had been doing my homework for the last 3 hours on which laptop to buy from Lenovo’s flex 5 to the Inspiron 7000 and everything In between. The sRGB accuracy and the 440 nit takes the cake for me combined with the IPS panel. I expect nothing less of CPU/RAM/SSD which is all stores seem to list. The screen is the final selling point for me. This review mentions that which is great. I spent about an hour just comparing all the screen specs since these retail stores/manufacturers always hide them in fine print for some reason.
Truly glad I could help :)
@@SoulOfTech
Can I improve the bad sound quality of Acer swift 3 laptop into a good sound quality if I use Good Quality Earphones or headphones 🎧???
The video quality just keeps on getting better and better!! And congrats on the 3K subs 🥳!!
@Vicky hii vicky👋🏻
Great reviews I just bought the Swift 3 i7 version I can't believe it's only 2.65 lbs. I hadn't bought a new laptop since 2010(a great HP 15.6" Win 7 4lbs for only $300) so this Swift 3 is a quantum leap in technology. I really love the lighted keyboard and fingerprint reader, no reason to ever go without these features ever again.
That acer will last you another 15 years don't worry
I am sold! Man great job. I was having doubts but this video was so informative as it covers a ton of the questions I have for this laptop.
Glad it was helpful!
wb now
Thank you for your review. It really helped me in deciding which laptop to buy, and I decided to go for this one. Keep up the good work!
Glad I could help!
Me too . Thanks alot 😭
I’m super late to this video, but it really helped me pick my laptop for school! This guy is also really enjoyable to watch
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching :)
So is this better than one with ryzen 5700
I bought the 12th gen version and I am satisfied with the performance. Although it was a sudden decision to buy a new laptop cuz my cheap laptop broke down, it was the best decision ever. Acer Swift is a really good choice for productivity for me since it wake up from the sleep super fast (1-2 seconds) and help me doing my final year project in uni 😊😊😊
How about battery tho?
he,
nice video, a tip in your opinion this with i5 evo or the dell 14 with AMD ryzen 7 5700u? (I would pay them roughly the same price, as I understand the dell inspiron should only lose as far as the right display is concerned)
Looking for a new laptop. Stumbled on your review which was brilliantly done. Think I'll spend a few quid and buy it. Down to £519 now here in the UK. Top job.
Thank you for watching glad I could help you decide!
Wow this is the most detailed review of a laptop I've ever seen.
Thanks for watching!
i love your reviews... good job!
I decided to go for this one.. thank you!
Glad I could help :)
Watching this on my brand new Acer Swift 3 SF314-511 with Core i3-1115G4, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home. And it runs really fast and smooth. Really chocked how fast things run. Also, for me the keyboard is fantastic to type on, I really really love it. And I cant hear any fans at all. 99% of the time it's dead silent! :D Highly reccomend this laptop for daily use :)
Same its been 22 hr i have bought this from ktm
It can run autocad?
@@luceromarjr.b.5743 probably, but no idea actually.
Is Ram upgradable ?
keyboard is really really personal. i already returned 3 keyboards to finaly find my desired keybaord. even thought the others were too expensive. so keyboard is subjective and very personal. you need to go to store and type on it. then you can see.
cs the fingers can differe, some peopel has small hands, some large, some cant push harder some can easily push harder, so you need to try to find the bottom line for yourself.
Excellent review! Comprehensive and yet concise. Thanks, mate!👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
If it only had upgradable memory, this would've been an easy buy for me. Being stuck on 8 GB is a dealbreaker.
I hear ya :(
There's a 16gb variant available
First time channel viewer. Great review! Thank you for your help.
Thank you for watching!
Great overview, thank you 😊. Looks like Acer has raised the bar.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for this review and demo! It was super helpful for my decision making process!
Thanks for watching!
really love the detailed walkthrough for the overall review of the laptop! though can I ask if this has a consistently pretty good start up/boot up time? how many seconds is the fastest and longest? thanks :D
Hi thanks for the positive feedback! I did not time the boot but its pretty darn fast tbh unless of course you have to go through a dreadful windows update.
@@SoulOfTech Hi i know that Acer also has a 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD version of this (a newer model i guess). I wanted to ask do you think it's worth it to spend the extra money for those specs? Im starting my computer science degree next year and looking for a laptop. What do you think? Thanks so much.
@@michellevyanca5280 that would be better then this
Nice review! Laptop looks great.
Bought the swift 3x after watching your video .well i have to say its very good. i am using it for last 3 days and getting around 12 hours of battery life with normal usage. Your reviews are really genuine i really appreciate that. once again thank you very much for your suggestion. bought it for only 61000 inr
Glad I was of help! Thanks for your viewership and feedback :)
Is Ram Upgradable ?
@@artisticsharmag no . U have to take 16 gb varient to be future proof.i suggest buying offline. You might get cheaper than 60000 as well.
Which would u recommend
Acer aspire 5 or Acer swift 3
Swift 3 anytime
@@kslalotra6131 all time any time
idk of this is normal my new swift 3 i5 11th generation took 13 seconds to boot up while my mom's ryzen one took only 5s
@@Jerryjustjerry because Intel users have slow brain and ryzen users have fast brain
NO HATE XD
bruhhhh XD
you the man dude, great reviews and honesty..... keep it going
Thank you for your kind words!
really like this channel, great reviews
Thank you for your viewership!
Bro. In your perspective, can this laptop be worth it for another 5 years? I'm going to study computer science and I have no idea what will ever go with this refreshed model. 🥺
Hi, in terms of specifications the laptop can easily last up to 5 years, although I would highly advise you go with 16gb of RAM as 8gb will likely not be enough in the coming years.
@@SoulOfTech bro would u buy it or not?
if buyed then tell me howz that?
plzz
@@pranjaljaiswal1132 i did. It works well . Awesome display and decent machine.
@@adityakaushal8711 me too buyed😀
Thank you for this great video. I am looking to buy this. Is it compatible with thunderbolt 3? Would really appreciate if you could let me know as this is a must for me
You are doing an awesome job!
You have really helped me a lot to make a decion. I am gpimg to buy it. Thank you very much
Glad I could help!
Did you get it?
@@theend2697 Yes. It is super light and fast enough. And the grafic is amazing. But there is a bold BUT. My former laptop never ever had any crash. But this one has a huge problem: It can't wake up from stansby mode. I tried everything and was so despared, that I deactivated it at the end. But guess what? Sonetimes the same, after being inactive for a long time. Besides, the power button is located at a very bad place: Where the delete button used to be. The consequense is, that I shutdown a lot of times by accident. All in all I regret buying it. Good grafics is good enough. There should be at least a bit user-friendliness
thank you, really good indepth review. got lucky with amazon with installment payments.
Great to hear!
I use this laptop since a few days. Normal tasks like web browsing und texting are great, you can also play low-power games, I played Counter Strike Go, the perfomance is ok. The battery life is great, min. 6-7 hours are realsitic, i think you can get 10+ hours with the silente mode. The display ist very good, the colour accurency is great so you can edit photos, the brightness ist round 300 nits, that is ok for me, with the matt screen you can use it also on sunny days. The fan noise is great, i can hear it only when the cpu was used hardly, there is no coile wine and no backlide bleeding - two problems on many Laptops, also like much more expensive Dell (xps 13) and Thinkpad (E14 and T14) machines. The keyboard and touch pad are ok, not bad but also not super like a Thinkpad Keyboard, ist ok for a good typing experience. I have the model SF 314 511. For 730 ,- EUR which I paid for, the machine ist one of the best I used at the last years.
I love your video!!
Great Job❤️ but can you please tell me if acer swift 3 with Ryzen 5 is better than i5?
11th Gen? Or which is better among this two when it comes to performance ?! Some how I'm confuse!! Thanks
Ryzen 5 runs cooler and is better with applications that use multi core such as AutoCAD or Graphics design. The Intel chips run hotter but do better with single core applications like many games and coding applications.
@@SoulOfTech apparently, Ryzen 5 doesn't have 100% srgb, is that true?
i ♥️ ur intro.
Hey man, thanks so much for the review! I just got this laptop a few days ago, and I like it so far. However, my biggest concern is with the battery life. I also got the one with EVO certification, which supposedly promises at least 9 hours of battery life. The most I've done is web browsing, RUclips, and Spotify, and I'm only able to average out around 5-6 hours (unlike the 9-10 you state in your video). I'm concerned about the long-term battery life of this unit. Would you suggest that I take it back?
Hey good question, what level of brightness are you at?
I bought the same laptop a few days ago and my battery was also getting drained after 5-6 hours then I went to control panel->choose a power plan In that change the power plan to balanced mode by default acer is selected. After making this change my battery has been lasting upto 11 hours.
@@mythoughts52 hey mate, think of getting this... Basically some Photoshop and UI/ux
How's your experience so far, is performance and battery life worth it?
Thanks in anticipation
How it going with the battery now @niko
Considering getting one
@@ajayiayomidotun6326 Ah, just seeing these responses now. Unfortunately, the battery life has decreased exponentially. I get up to 2 hours if I'm lucky, and that's on light use (same in original comment). The EVO certification is worthless. I kinda regret not switching over to Mac, TBH. Good luck with your search!
Great review.
Question, does USB C thunderbolt port in this laptop allow to be used for charging also?
Yup...evo tag means...you'll get the best intel integrated hardware accessories and options....so thunderbolt port helps in charging
Hi yes it does.
Can you provide more details about which specific models have 440 nits of brightness? It seems that the high brightness is not universal across all models, as some have a mediocre 300 nits.
best review for this model, cheers mate
Thank you 😊
Thank you for sharing! I'm wondering, can it run autocad?
Great videos, very helpful!
I am trying to find a laptop to replace my old Dell. I need it mostly for media consumption and coding. I tried Asus UM425 but I returned it cause the colors on those laptop looked weird, I could not calibrate it properly, and it annoyed me that the fan was constantly running:( So I narrowed down my choices to Acer Swift 3, Dell Vostro 3400 and Lenovo Ideapad 5 - all 3 with the same specifics: 11th Gen Intel i5, 14" display, Iris XE, 256/512 GB SSD. For me quiet fan is important, vivid colors maybe not that much (I like my HP 850 company laptop which has a less vivid display). Which one would you pick?
Did you have a Dell Vostro 3400 review by any chance?
thanks a lot!
A bit late for this but anyways...dell vostro is trash...lenovo got better display and acer is best overall
I heard the ideapad, specifically the flex 5, has trash screen compared to the average Swift 3.
Hey, im in the same situation, what did u choose? And do u recommend it? 😀
Can I improve the bad sound quality of Acer swift 3 laptop into a good sound quality if I use Good Quality Earphones or headphones 🎧???
Thank you for the review. :)
Thank you for the kind comment!
Which should I choose i5 1135G7 or AMD 4500U version? Which one is better?
From where can I get it in proper price?
I need to buy it's 16gb ram varient(i5 11th gen).
Is this laptop good enough?
At max what price this laptop(16gb variant) is best?
Kindly reply.
Will you be reviewing a Huawei Matebook laptop? I think it would be great to have a comparison with this device.
I’d love to sadly Huawei does not offer models in Canada (yet) :(
Excellent and very detailed review sir,
Praying to have one of these loptop,🙂
Thanks, best of luck
would you recommend me to buy this laptop just to play sims 4 on it? I also need it for school too, but I still want to play on it. I will not use CC's for Sims. maybe only 2-3 game packs. I would be very happy about an answer.😊
Hi! Great video and videos in general. They have been very useful. Could you please comment about the screen flickering "problem"? Is it really a problem? Is it too bad? Thank you! :)
Thanks for watching! I have not run into the flickering problem, however I have heard about it. My understanding is that its a very small set of users who are affected, I don't think you are very likely to run into it. With that said reddit is the best place to keep track of people who run into such issues.
I recently bought one and had that exact issue, all I did was run Windows Update and I opted to upgrade to Windows 11 and that fixed the issue. When I got it, it was dang near un-usable, but I hung in there and ran the updates and upgrades and now it runs like a dream. I hope this helps!
Which is better for this laptop, intel i5 11th Gen or Ryzen 5 5500U?
Hi i know that Acer also has a 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD version of this (a newer model i guess). I wanted to ask do you think it's worth it to spend the extra money for those specs? Im starting my computer science degree next year and looking for a laptop. What do you think? Thanks so much.
16GB ram alone makes it well worth it. 8GB ram is often not enough for computer science. In short yes you should.
In stuck between the Acer swift 3 (2022 model) or the Asus vivobook (both Ryzen 5)
What would you recommend?
Thanks!
Cystral clear explanation. booked it
Glad you found it to be helpful!
Will you do a review of the new model with the Intel XE iGPU? It has the "Intel EVO" rating now. 🤩
Is your laptop working good until now? I am planning to buy one for online classes
Great review. About to buy it.
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice bro..its a really good screen and budget laptop. whats the RAM SPEED?? 3200MHZ OR 2600MHZ!?? i know its llpddr.
It's LPDDR4X at 4267MHz
Awesome video by far 👌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
I don't know if others can hear it but I was listening to this on a bass booster headphone and it was bliss
Which one is best for playing Minecraft?
I’m planning to buy intel core 3 for this same laptop - do you have any reviews on int3 instead?
is it good for a designer that uses all the Adobe apps?
most underrated reviewer
Thank you, You are too kind!
Nice review. Worth a thumbs up. I would have liked to see the inside of the laptop if you would unscrew the back and remove it. Does it have expandable RAM? Does it have empty M.2 slots?
No the ram is soldered and cant be upgraded and there is only one m2 slot which is already taken by the internal SSD, but you can swap that out for a higher capacity gen4 drive.
Agree with your review - the 2021 13-inch ASER Swift 3 with an i1135G7 processor is an excellent laptop. I friend of mine is interested in buying a 2021 13.3-inch DELL Inspiron with 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and an intel core i11300H processor (Model Inspiron 13 i5310-5310SLV-PUS Intel Evo) I tend to convince him that my ASER is a better machine although I have never had the DELL Inspiron. In my view, these two laptops are pretty much similar to each other although there are some differences in the number/type of ports for connectivity. Can you guys give me an answer to my question about which one is better: ASER SF314-59-52BZ or the DELL Inspiron at your earliest possible convenience.
This is the 14 inch
Dell is way better than Acer in long term
I was almost buying this laptop, but ended up going with the Asus Zenbook Series S. Thinner, lighter, and better build quality.
Thanks for sharing!
Does it support Type C charging.
Hello should I get this one or the MSI Modern 15 2021 model? I’m on a work from home set up and I work in an outsourcing company and a freelance virtual assistant. I also like to do occasional simple video editing for fun. Hope you could help me. Thank you!
This looks like a huge contender for me. Do you think the Intel or AMD processor is better. Does it matter much with this laptop? Which one would you suggest?
Also I think it would be helpful if you put it the exa t specs of the model that you are reviewing. As I'm looking at which one to buy, I'm noticing there is more than one choice of display. Since the display is the biggest seller according g to your review, I would really like to know which one it is. Thanks!
Hi, do you know if they changed the display panel in this updated one, as your numbers for sRGB etc are much better than for older reviews. Thanks.
Hi great question. They made an update to the display in the 2020 refresh, this model includes the updated panel, you can find more details here. The old plane was quiet miserable in comparison.
www.ultrabookreview.com/35311-acer-swift-3-sf313-52-review/
Is this a good choice for college, like writing, zoom etc? want it to last for the 2 years i have left at school :)
It is very good laptop 💻 for college 👌
U suggest aspire 5 or swift 3?i still consider between them
Swift 3 has better thermals and a better screen.
Thanks for the video. I have watched this more than ten times. Please help me. I am a teacher and buying a laptop for the first time. I am really confused and need a recommendation. Would this be the best choice? I don't play games a lot. Can I use it for photo editing? I have decided to buy this for the display and the other specs. I am investing for the first time so please suggest me. I am from India. 🙏
This or the Dell XPS 9305 are great for creative users!
Would you recommend this laptop with i7 1165g7?
I've got 16" Swift 3 and it had a defective trackpad with weird unstable click that felt like double click. Sent it back to Acer, they said they changed trackpad and it had a small crack on it, felt better for a week though then got wobbly again. How does your swift 3 track pad feel?
What's the specific model number of this laptop? Usually looks like Swift 3 SF314-511-51A3 is my particular model number, mine is exactly like yours but with the i5 instead of the i7 and both have 8gb/512gb ? What is your specific model number? SF314-???
Which one is better this or Lenovo IdeaPad slim3i? 🥺 Will be using it for wfh setup.
Display: Swift 3
Build and Keyboard: IdeaPad 3i
hi there! may i ask your opinion about acer swift 3 vs dell inspiron 15 5510? which would you prefer (mainly for zoom meetings, opening/uploading/downloading large files, and longevity/lifespan of laptop)
thanks in advance!
Both the laptops pretty much do everything you mentioned,
Swift has a better color accurate display and compact 14" in form factor.
Inspiron has a better keyboard typing feel and bigger 15.6 in display.
Also inspiron comes in different configurations with different cpu and gpu, so can't really comment on performance and battery without knowing which variant you're referring to.
I loveee your reviews!
Happy to hear that. Thanks for watching 😁
I have the intel i7, 16 RAM, 1TB SDD - and it gets super hot when I use Zoom... I only use Powerpoint, a book interactive software... and it gets up to 97 degrees in more than one core mostly when the charger is plugged in and mainly when using Zoom (according to CPUID HWMonitor). Is it normal?
I’m torn between choosing this Acer Swift 3 i5 11th gen 8gb ram versus the Ryzen 5 5500u 16gb ram version. Can you give me points to help me decide what to choose? Thank you so much.
Id take the 5500u with 16gb hands down! The 8gb ram is a bottle neck no matter what processor you opt to use. It is worth noting however the Intel 11th gen has slightly better gaming performance thanks to the Iris XE graphics.
Can it handle Autocad sir? I'm an Engineering student..basically i will use this laptop mainly for office/productivity programs and media consumption, web browsing, watching movies.. is it worth buying? pls help me.
Yes it can but try to get in a 16gb ram config.
Wow i dont really expect to receive a reply to my comment but you do. Thank you so much sir. Respect 💯
Which one do you think is better ? Hp Envy ×360 15 or this ? Please answer .
Unless you need the tablet functionality to Swift 3 is superior in almost every way.
@@SoulOfTech Thanks am a student with a low budget so this was very helpful
Is there a major difference with the AMD variant? I’m trying to buy the i5 or i7 variants but they are out of stock. Only the AMD is available
I wonder how to tell if you are getting the 224 nit or the 440 nit version. They usually are not indicating the nits in the specs.
Uhh.... they do mention in most sites. But to make it easy for you, none of the models after 2020 comes with 224nits (maybe the previous gen did, IDK) . The Ryzen 5 4500u variant comes with the 300nits and 45% NTSC, the i5 11th gen with 16:9 display comes with 340nits peak and the same i5 in 3:2 display has 440nits. In day to day usage, the brightness in both these variants doesn't matter since the 340nits screen is antiglare and its perfectly visible outdoors. On the other hand 3:2 display is highly reflective, so 440 nits is necessary to make it visible (still sucks with light source directly against the screen).
@@aka-Jester Uhh...no, they do not always mention nits. Am UK-based and Currys is the largest UK tech retailer and there isn't even one laptop I've checked where the nits value is shown. New Egg sometimes shows it and sometimes does not. Exact same thing with Best Buy. The Acer website itself never includes it.
But thanks for the info. Good to know.
@@ericw4377 My bad, I didn't realise you're talking about retail sites. Yes, apologies. Most of them don't mention the display brightness, only Amazon and new egg has mentioned it in my region and we don't have Currys here.
Retail sites aside, detailed specs including brightness were given in pcmag, windows central, notebook review, t3 and more.
And I also happened to find the model with 224nits you mentioned, it was last gen Acer Swift 3. Go for the newer one.
@@aka-Jester Cool, cool. Thanks Mahi.
@@aka-Jester Hi, could you help me out, could you give me information about the display of the i7 11th gen variant?
Hi, is he good for using Photoshop/illustrator (creative cloud) ? Or the MacBook is the best for using thé creative cloud ?
I have a realmebook intel evo i5, now after watching the review & reading the specs of this laptop, i think i could've bought it as it has got also intel evo certification & it has 16:9 display & the display is good with high brightness just like the realmebook but that has 3:2 display & heat up so fast!
I've watched other videos about the swift 3 and SRGB and brightness nits are completely different in my case they are below average. Can you please explain this? Thanks
Is yours Intel or AMD ?
The one in the video is the intel version, the amd version comes with a display thats not as good as this one.
swift 3 have AMD and Intel version, this review is about the intel version. The AMD is not recommended for adobe users because of the SRGB
Hello, i don't understand, it is not the same computer with this reference ? Swift 3 SF314-511
The design is not the same but composants looks like the same...
This laptop is a beast and ultra-portable. It is so fast. display is not dim and have very good colors. The keyboard is clicky and responsive and light to the hand when typing. The trackpad is smooth and responsive. My complaint is only the speakers which has low volume and hard to hear. It can be managed with a headphone or external speaker. This is the best mid-range laptop. I upgraded Windows 10 to Windows 11 but found usability of Windows 11 so hard, so I dual booted it with Ubuntu 20.04 GNU Linux. I am using the LXQT desktop environment with my bash scripts for my software web testing work.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@SoulOfTech you're welcome
Hey bro
What about battery backup ?
On heavy +normal work
Hi great video! Where can you find this laptop online?
Hi thanks, depends on where you live (region).
Hello! which would you recommend me:
Acer swift 3 i5 or Lenovo YOGA slim 7 ryzen 5?
Thank you!!
What will you be doing with it?
@@SoulOfTech study, work and home office!
Acer swift 3 or Acer nitro 5? I'm in coming computer science student so i need a good laptop that can handle a lot of code and also i will use it for editing which one is the best?
Nitro 5 is primarily intended for gaming, with that said if you don’t mind a machine that is larger the nitro 5 is more powerful
@@SoulOfTech Hi - thanks for your great reviews. I am not a gamer but was persuaded by the sales rep to purchase the nitro 5 bc of it's power and advertised battery duration of 10 hrs. I charged it. Did browsing and youtubing for 2 hrs and it was already at 39% with 1 hr remaining. ???? Most of the reviews were giving a negative review based on the poor battery life. I am returning it and purchasing the Acer 3 model based on your review. My bad for not researching prior to going to the store :(
Thankyou…very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Is there a difference between i5 or ryzen5 in display?
This with the i5 1240p or Dell Inspiron with the ryzen 7 5700u?
is it useful for heavy task like content creating, coding etc? Please give me your opinion.
It can handle video editing and coding for sure. Make sure you get 16gb however.
Hello, I actually bought an Acer Swift 3 with your review of it as one of the reasons for my choice. Quick question, does your unit heat up at the upper left corner of the keyboard deck while it's charging? Is this normal for this unit?
Does it have backlit keyboard?
@@OnlyReal029 yes.. the one with the backlit keyboard.. it actually heats up when on and charging.. otherwise.. it's cool.. do you have the same issue??
@@dranordivad nothing thank you so much ❤️
Hi Dranor, there is in fact a slight bit of heat up however this is nothing to be concerned about, the input wattage for this laptop is higher (faster charging) which tends to create more heat as a by product.
@@SoulOfTech thank you so much.. keep up the good work.. :)
Would you say that you HAVE to pay to keep viruses away from your laptop. If not do you think that it’ll last 2 plus years
Windows defender is the only anti virus you need, never spend a penny on anti virus it’s in my honest opinion a very large scam.
@@SoulOfTech ok thank you for the advice
Is it good for software developement / programming jobs like to use Visual Studio?
Nice review!!!