Knowledgeable’s Score
Execs
- Spectacular heavy obligation efficiency
- Vivid and crisp OLED show
- Excessive-resolution webcam
Cons
- Not one of the best battery life
- Color management could possibly be improved
Our Verdict
Acer has damaged the mould by combining a robust processor with an ultra-thin design with the Swift Go 14. The OLED show can also be spectacular, however the color management on it could possibly be improved.
Most 13- and 14in laptops deal with mobility, with easier processors constructed for low-power efficiency to enhance the battery life. This additionally permits cooling to be stored to a minimal and batteries to be smaller, leading to thinner and lighter computer systems.
Acer was as soon as finest in school at preserving weight down, with a few of the lightest fashions in the marketplace with its Swift collection. Nonetheless, the Swift Go 14 combines a manageable weight with heavy-duty efficiency.
The laptop computer is thicker and extra angularly designed than most opponents, and as such it will possibly accommodate a lot beefier {hardware} with the Intel Core i7-13700H processor. The H collection has extra high-performance cores, greater energy consumption and better warmth technology.
You often see this kind of processor in highly effective gaming computer systems or laptops for demanding artistic work, and they’re typically accompanied by an equally highly effective graphics card such because the Nvidia Geforce RTX or AMD Radeon RX. You don’t get that right here, so it’s important to make do with the processor’s built-in Intel Iris Xe graphics.
My evaluate unit has 16GB of DDR5 reminiscence, and 1TB SSD. Nonetheless, US readers can solely get 512GB of storage.
…the Swift Go 14 combines a manageable weight with heavy-duty efficiency
Mattias Inghe
Construct high quality and efficiency
The chassis is fabricated from a light-weight steel and the casing is fabricated from skinny, gentle plastic. Acer has stored the load beneath 1.3kg, which is often what we might think about the restrict for ultralight PCs. Getting such highly effective processing in a light-weight pc like that is fairly uncommon – I can edit 4K movies effortlessly, and export them with only a average pressure on the machine.
That is made even simpler by the pc’s glorious show, which comes with a 16:10 facet ratio and a pair of,880 x 1,800 pixels, leading to sharp visuals. It’s an OLED panel, which implies excessive color depth and glorious distinction with 100% deep blacks.
The show may be very shiny, which can end in some reflections if you happen to work outdoor. I wouldn’t advocate this, because the display will not be brilliant sufficient. At most, I get about 400 cd/m2 in spot brightness.
Indoors, it’s greater than sufficient. The display is licensed for Vesa’s True Black 500 HDR, and watching a movie in a darkish room is a superb expertise. That is largely due to the extensive color gamut of the OLED panel, effectively above the DCI-P3 normal color palette.
The show may be very shiny, which can end in some reflections if you happen to work outdoor
What’s lacking is a calibrated mode that controls the display and gives color matching to P3 and/or sRGB, in addition to the choice within the settings to modify between them. It looks like one thing Acer ought to put money into, as that is too good of a show to disregard.
The keyboard has a easy structure with clear backlighting, however there’s a a low stroke peak and comfortable response within the keys themselves which make it really feel on the funds facet.
Mattias Inghe
Cameras, audio and battery life
The audio system on the Swift Go 14 present clear and clear stereo sound, and with DTS audio enhancement enabled you get further richness within the mid-range and bass. Nonetheless, this comes on the expense of general sound high quality.
For music, it sounds finest if I swap it off after which flip the quantity up – it may be pushed all the best way to max with out being too loud. There’s extra of an honest soundstage for voice copy, so video conferences sound good.
This audio is complimented by the 1440p webcam, which comes with with good color and lighting automation. The pc’s microphone comes with an efficient noise filter, serving to muffle any undesirable distractions.
If you wish to sound even higher, you’ll be able to join a headset or desktop microphone by way of USB – this PC comes with a greater vary of USB ports than loads of rivals.
Mattias Inghe
Resulting from its high-performance processor, the Swift Go 14 might be fairly loud. Followers kick in early and make loads of noise. However they’re additionally environment friendly, with sizzling air escaping by the again grille, and as such neither the bottom nor keyboard get uncomfortably sizzling.
At full energy the battery life will not be nice – it may be drained in simply over an hour. But when I preserve the processor load to a minimal and am cautious with the brightness of the OLED display, I can surf and e-mail for a complete working day.
Worth and verdict
Priced at $1049.99 (accessible directly from Acer within the US), you get loads of worth to your cash with the Swift Go 14. It combines highly effective efficiency with a high-quality show, beneficiant storage and a great vary of ports.
The Acer Swift Go 14 can also be an reasonably priced PC different to the MacBook Air. You possibly can work simply as successfully and creatively on it, and it’s a number of steps forward in computing energy. No different firm has dared to place a processor targeted on efficiency in such a small type issue.
Nonetheless, cooling and vitality effectivity should weigh in favour of the MacBook and another PC opponents – you’ll be able to see how rivals evaluate in our checklist of one of the best laptops. Sadly, this actual mannequin is at the moment not accessible within the UK.
This evaluate was translated and localised by Hannah Cowton for Tech Advisor. The unique article was written by Mattias Inghe for PC för Alla – you’ll be able to learn his evaluate of the Swift Go 14 right here.
Specs
Product title: Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-71
Examined: Could 2023
Producer: Acer
Processor: Intel Core i7-13700H, 6 pcs Efficiency as much as 5 GHz + 8 pcs Environment friendly as much as 3.7 GHz
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
Reminiscence: 16GB LPDDR5
Storage: 1TB SSD, area for Micro-SD
Show: 14in OLED, 2880×1800 pixels
Webcam: 1440p
Connections: 2 x USB-A, 2 x USB-C, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-fi: Wifi 6e, Bluetooth 5.1
Working system: Home windows 11 Dwelling
Different: Fingerprint reader
Noise degree: 0-37 dBa
Battery life: 1 hr and 20 min (excessive load, full brightness), approx. 12 hr and 20 min (low load, low brightness)
Measurement: 31.3 x 21.8 x 1.5 cm
Weight: 1.25 kg
Worth: $1049.99 at Acer US (actual mannequin not accessible within the UK)
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23, CPU: 13,876 factors
Cinebench R23, CPU and Core: 1,885 factors
Geekbench 6, CPU: 11,931 factors
Geekbench 6, CPU and Core: 2,501 factors
Geekbench 6, Graphics: 17,105 factors
Disk, Learn: 3,607.7 MB/s
Disk, Write: 3,472.17 MB/s