Swift Go 16 Intel Evo Edition Laptop | 16" 1920 x 1200 Touch Display | Unlock AI Experiences | Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 185H | Intel ARC | 16GB LPDDR5X | 1TB SSD | Wi-Fi 7 | SFG16-72T-95Z6

It's still very early days so I can't comment on durability yet. But I will provide some opinions and commentary.This Acer Swift Go 14 replaced a new Asus Zenbook 14 with OLED screen and Core Ultra 155h. The Asus arrived with a defective touchpad so it went back to BestBuy.So enough history. I had been lusting after this Acer unit for quite a number of months so, when the Asus went south and Amazon dropped the price on the Acer, I ordered it. It arrived in two days (as promised). Came with a zippered case (which I haven't even opened yet).Forgot that it had a touchscreen; I'll never use it as the screen doesn't fold back into tablet mode so it's essentially worthless to me; they could have left it out and sold it for less. I guess everybody wants an iPad wannabe, eh?The screen itself, however, is sharp and clear and very bright. I tend to keep it at 50% brightness as I computer indoors. The 1920x1200 resolution is perfect. I keep it at 125% magnification and can read the small lettering just fine with my glasses.The keyboard has plenty of key travel (unlike MacBooks) and the touchpad, which I don't think is a Synaptics, operates well. It's not oversized (as Macs tend to be) but feels right to me. Tapping, two-finger scrolling, three- and four-finger swipes are supported (as is a traditional "click" if you press).Performance: Very speedy; feels as fast if not faster than the Asus Zenbook I returned. If I could install Windows 10, I might do that only because Win11 gets in my way with its incessant nagging and suggesting and whining. Maybe when I figure out how to turn off all the annoyances, I'll be happier with Win11.General Design: One of the things I've liked about Acer non-gaming laptops/notebooks is their "vanilla" design ethos. Keep it simple and clean. The case of this Swift is a lovely somewhat squared-off "chiseled" look in the same sense as an Ioniq 5. I think the manufacturing execution is not quite Apple quality--the case port edges are a little sharper than Apple would permit--but everything plugs in the way it should. The keyboard is recessed below the palm rest a bit so your greasy fingers won't end up leaving marks on the screen when you close the lid. Speaking of the keyboard, it's nice and large with well-spaced keys and adequate backlighting.Battery life: Ran it for about 6+ hours with lots of web use. I think I had about 50% left. No complaints.As I think about it, the Acer reminds me most of my 13" 2012 MacBook Pro although it's a larger screen, higher resolution, incredibly faster, and about 1.25 lbs lighter. :D That Mac was, IMHO, the pinnacle of Mac laptop design. I think Acer has done a great job with this unit.I'll report back in a few months regarding any QC issues that, hopefully, won't pop up.

I picked up the Acer Swift X 14 (14.5" OLED, 2880x1800, 120Hz, RTX 4060, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H). After a week of light gaming and general use, here’s my take:Pros- The OLED display is stunning. Sharp, vibrant, no ghosting, and smooth response times in games.- Solid build quality. Doesn’t flex or wobble, keyboard feels better than average, and the trackpad is smooth. No numpad (a plus for me).- USB-C charging is convenient.Cons- Preloaded Acer bloatware drags the system down at first. Out of the box, the fans roared and performance tanked until Windows updates and Acer apps stopped hogging resources. I uninstalled everything except AcerSense.- The RTX 4060 is crippled. It’s hard-capped at 60W in firmware, even in Turbo mode. A 4060 should easily go over 100W, so this is wasted potential. BIOS is locked down, so no fixes there.- Heavy reliance on AcerSense. You can’t adjust fan curves in BIOS or use third-party tools like Afterburner. The only way to manage performance at a firmware level is through Acer’s software.- Gaming requires toggling modes with Fn+F. Silent mode drops the GPU to ~30W, which is too weak for games but keeps noise tolerable. Turbo maxes out at 60W, still underpowered but at least playable. A 4050 would’ve made more sense for this chassis.- Cooling is underwhelming. Fine for light gaming, but below average for a laptop with this hardware.Verdict: I wouldn’t pay full price ($1,499). At the ~$1,000 sale price it’s acceptable: fantastic screen, solid everyday laptop, and light gaming capability if you can tolerate Acer’s restrictions. At retail, there are far better options.Note: This design choice is absurd. A modern laptop should automatically manage fan speed and GPU power depending on the workload. Instead, Acer forces you to manually toggle between Silent and Turbo with Fn+F. Browsing the web? Fans idle fine. Launch a game? It should crank power up on its own. But no—you have to babysit it. This is dumb for so many reasons, and frankly worth knocking a star off by itself.Rant: Acer wasn't shy about throwing "AI" around to advertise this product which is kind of ironic considering it can't automate basic computer functionality. It is BEYOND stupid that each mode has is pegged to different fan curves AND sets the dedicated GPUs power limit EVEN WHEN THE DEDICATED GRAPHICS IS BEING USED INSTEAD OF THE 4060!?!?!? Absolutely braindead. Its frustrating because its a nice laptop but could have been REALLY good. The people at Acer who made these decisions should be fired. I cannot believe there's an RTX 4070 version of this laptop. That is insane considering there's a GPU shortage going on RIGHT NOW.Recommendation: If you care more about gaming and want a normal looking laptop, I'd highly recommend a Lenovo Legion laptop. Amazing laptop, just does not have nearly as nice of a screen as this one but its better at everything else. Get a 4060 version of that one maybe. I had a 3050 version but my mom hijacked it lol. If you see it on sale for $1k as I did I'd say its worth it but I feel bad about having an entire 4060 that performs like a 3060 in a gaming laptop chassis MAYBE.