Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ Laptop Review

Over the years, Taiwan-based Acer have continuously improved their devices. The company is now one of the largest personal computer vendors in the world and have continued to impress users.

Acer’s Swift lineup of ultra-portable laptops that consists of Swift 1, Swift 3, Swift 5 and Swift 7 – is the company’s most popular laptop brands along with Predator and Aspire.

One of the recent entries in Acer’s Swift lineup is Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ which is a powerful Windows 10 laptop packed with some impressive tech specs. This $765 laptop provides complete value for money thanks to its overall performance.

Look and Feel

We must say that Acer has made a gorgeous 14-inch laptop with Swift 3 SF14. The very first look at this laptop makes it clear that the designers have put some great efforts in coming up with a sleek laptop. Both home and business users will love the stylish looks this Swift 3 carries.

At .71 inches, this Acer laptop is super-thin and at 3.75 lbs (1.7 kg), it’s impressively light-weight. The all-metal body provides this laptop with not only great looks, but also with durability. In addition, the brushed-metal finish adds a touch of personality to this laptop – without making it look too flashy.

Besides gorgeous looks, Acer has taken care of its build quality and we must add that this Swift 3 laptop is very well built. You will love it for its sleek and stylish design as well as its durable build.

Tech Specs and Performance

Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ is not only a sleek and stylish eye candy. It impresses us with its hardware, too. Powered by the latest 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor, this Acer Swift 3 is made for some serious performance. The processor does its job undoubtedly well and leaves nothing to complain about.

The 8GB RAM provides this laptop with generous multi-tasking resources. This amount of RAM should be sufficient for almost all regular home and business use. And just in case you are wondering about the possibility of upgrading the RAM, let’s make it clear that you can’t. The RAM is soldered in place and you will not be able to upgrade it.

Also present is 256GB SSD storage to bless you with further speed improvements and to let to store your data conveniently right there on your laptop.

And then comes a surprising part. Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ features NVIDIA GeForce MX150 discrete graphics with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. This will take your laptop’s overall graphics performance to a higher level and provide you with smooth, lag-free imagery.

The performance that brews inside the laptop comes alive on a beautiful 14-inch Full HD IPS display. The LED-lit widescreen display does an impressive job at producing bright, color-rich graphics.

A 4-cell, 3220 mAh Li-Ion battery powers this Swift 3 laptop and provides you with an all-day usage without connecting the charger. Expect the battery backup to last about 8 hours when not running power-hungry apps or playing games.

Ports and Connectivity

Acer has provided sufficient ports to let you connect all your peripherals in place. A USB 3.1 type C gen 1 port, two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 ports are included along with an HDMI port. Worth mentioning that one of these USB 3.0 ports support power-off charging while the HDMI port supports HDCP.

A multimedia card reader and a headphone jack are also present.

For wireless connectivity, Acer has packed this Swift 3 with dual-band 802.11ac WiFi that features 2×2 MIMO technology for seamless performance and interruption-free connection. Bluetooth 4.0 is also there to let you connect your Bluetooth-compatible devices with your laptop.

To make your logins safe and easy, Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ features a fingerprint reader that supports Windows Hello. Now that’s nice little addition which business as well as home users will love.

Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G-55WQ Review: Final Words

This model of Acer Swift 3 is powered by the latest 8th generation Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 2GB dedicated NVIDIA graphics and 256GB SSD storage. The hardware combination does a great job at producing impressive overall performance.

Its gorgeous brushed-metal finish, sleek design, thin, lightweight and well-built body are cherries on top.

With given tech specs and overall performance, this Acer Sift 3 model leaves nothing to complain about. What disappoints us is the fact Acer has chose to ship DDR3 RAM instead of DDR 4. The amount of RAM can not be upgraded as well.

Keeping everything in mind, we actually love this 14-inch Acer laptop for its look and feel, tech specs and overall performance. Professional users will find an ideal match in this laptop. Home users who don’t wish to spend too much on a laptop can have a look at Dell Inspiron 13 i7370-5593SLV instead.

Tip: if you would rather prefer a laptop with even faster processor, you can have a look at the Swift 3 SF314-53G-87EQ model that features 8th generation Intel Core i7-8550U.