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The Acer Swift 3 is like a plate of food that looks better than it actually tastes. It's slim, all-metal build and glass-front screen make a great first impression, but flaws become apparent after (figuratively) biting into it.A dim, reflective display, disappointing battery life and a shallow keyboard overshadow the impressively stylish construction. It's still worth a look if an affordable laptop with a sharp design is your main goal. But comparable laptops with prices ranging from $500 to $800 (roughly £400 to £630 or AU$630 to AU$1,000) could save you some money. It might require a trade-off to a plastic body instead of metal, but that's not necessarily a dealbreaker.
View full galleryIt looks more expensive than it is.Josh Miller/CNETThe model we tested had a Core i5-7200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, for a total of $650 or £750 (converts to AU$873) and other configurations start at $499, £600. A noble attempt to mirror the MacbookThe Acer Swift 3 has some Macbook-like similarities that warrant a quick comparison. It's shiny, glass-front panel has a protective rubber strip surrounding it - just like a - and design details, like the brushed-metal lid, matching aluminum chassis and chamfered edges, are upscale choices usually found on more expensive laptops. Additionally, at 18mm thick, it's super-thin, though average in weight at 3.5 pounds (1,587g). View full galleryIt kind of looks like a Macbook - if you squint a little.Josh Miller/CNETLike the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold: the laptop is internally built around a plastic frame (so it doesn't feel as solid as a MacBook), it's tragically dim screen attracts reflections like ants on sugar and the chamfered edges feel unusually sharp.
It's not going to actually cause an injury, but I felt uncomfortable while typing, rubbing my wrists and forearms against an edge that felt like a dull knife.
Oct 12, 2017 - The Acer Swift 3 is the first laptop that we've tested featuring one of Intel's 8th-Gen Core processorss: a 1.6-GHz Intel Core i5-8250U. It also utilizes 8GB of RAM and a 256GB M.2 PCIe SSD. Summary: The Acer Swift 3 is the entry level unit in the Swift family and at the same time a surprisingly good device for how much it costs. It gets the looks, the.