2.0 out of 5 stars

Extremely glitchy

Since month 2, the camera stopped working, called customer service, the”fixed” it, but then again camera stopped working, customer service again, but then 1 month ago, the screen stopped working, I sent it back, they got the screen working but now it’s suuuuper glitchy

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5.0 out of 5 stars

My best laptop

I had my old laptop for nine years. So I decided to finally upgrade. I read many reviews online and decided to buy this laptop. It’s thin, light, beautiful, and powerful. The price is acceptable.

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2.0 out of 5 stars

Screen issue

I had this latop sitting for a while because I hate transferring all my information. However, I finally tried it out and it is a really lightweight beautiful computer. I was excited to use Acer as it was one of my first laptops. Touchscreen was nice and it seemed to charge fast (although I only charged it the once). At the end of the day I didn’t used this laptop more than a couple of hours because the screen light changes light & dark without any reason. The screen caused me vertigo and no matter how much I adjusted it I continued to see the spots you see when you look into really bright light or the sun. It was no way for me to use it, however I am assuming its a defect and that this isn’t the case for all. I really did want to keep beause of the size and Gigs. I would becareful if you suffer from migraines or vertigo.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Totally satisfied

It’s a great laptop, super fast, light weight, with the perfect size to take it in your bag anywhere. The ID identifier is great, i’m very happy with my purchase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Great laptop

Lightweight, sleek, super-fast, easy to carry. In addition to being practical, it’s packed with cutting-edge technology.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Very good value, some tiny issues

I must say for the money you’re paying for this laptop, it’s very good. I picked it up mainly for educational and work purposes to take notes, write code, and do light gaming. Under the battery-saving power plan, the laptop can last nearly 10 hours. That’s with me writing code, texting people, surfing the web, and listening to music. The RAM is enough to do all those things (and in the future if it isn’t you can always upgrade it easily).In terms of performance, I’ve had no complaints. This is not a gaming machine and does not have a dedicated GPU. However, you can most definitely game smoothly on even fairly recent titles if you don’t care too much about graphics (I play GTA V with a graphics mod and NFS Heat with very high graphics settings and they both run smoothly).The touch screen works as you would expect. Same with the fingerprint reader being very quick. The keyboard is nice to type with, so no issues there. It being backlit is also a nice touch.There are just a couple of small things that bother me which are honestly not a big deal and I’ve found some workarounds for them. The screen brightness doesn’t go very high, so using the laptop outdoors in the sun will definitely be difficult, outside of the fact that you’re also using more of your battery life. The keyboard was missing multimedia keys, which very much surprised me since I’ve never had a computer missing those. To fix it I simply linked them through a shortcut on Windows and while it’s a little inconvenient, it still does the job. I get quite concerned about the heat of the laptop. If you are putting it on performance mode, it can get quite hot. Not loud, just hot. There also is no way I could find for me to modify the fan curves so I’m stuck with whatever speed the fans want to run at. The laptop doesn’t get hot on casual use, but if you’re say for example gaming, it gets concerning. I generally suggest having a CPU temp monitor if you do plan on gaming so that you can keep a check on your temperature and ideally try to keep it under 90 degrees Celcius. You can always use Core Temp to alert you when your CPU gets hot so you can turn down your settings a bit.Do get a lot of network issues with it though. WIFI happens to mess off quite often.Again, I really enjoy using this laptop and find it to be an amazing choice for this price point.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

So far so good.

Was a very good price for the features I wanted. Fast, capable, with touchscreen and backlit keyboard.Got it set up and operating for about two weeks. So far my opinion is positive, four stars. Pretty easy to get going.A five star rating, I would hold off on till maybe several months down the road. Want to make sure there are no unforeseen glitches.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Muy buen producto

Excelente laptop, para un trabajo de oficina mas que fluido, y gracias a los núcleos de su procesador y los 16 de ram, la multitarea es realizada de manera excepcional, lo único que quizás no sea del mayor agrado, es la ventilación que sale cerca de un lado bajo de la pantalla.

4.0 out of 5 stars

excelente relacion precio valor

lapto bastante rapida, llego totalmente descargada y desactualizada, se le coloco una primera carga ,le fueron descargadas todas las actualizaciones y ya esta perfecto estado, me incomoda la suspension de la retroiluminacion del teclado de 30 segundos,es realmente incomodo, no se le ve la forma de eliminar esa funcion para uno decidir que permanezca iluminada o que se apague a los 30 segundos, con respecto al sonido le falta fuerza, es deficiente, la duracion de la bateria es realmente buena, y la carga es rapida, la pantalla tactil es funcional aunque le falta un poco de sensibilidad, a rasgos generales buen equipo por el precio que se paga

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Worth It

Value for money

3.0 out of 5 stars

Depecionado

La compré hace 1 semana y verdaderamente estoy decepcionado. La batería dura menos de lo que prometía unas 5 horas aprox usandola en máximo rendimiento lo cual es necesario ya que de otro modo se vuelve más lenta de lo que es. Realmente me cuesta creer que tenga lo que dice en la descripción, aún viendolo en la propia info del task manager, no puedo creer que no prenda instantaneamente o que tarde en abrir herramientas y otros programas de la pc. Lenta, poca autonomia, y honestamente el diseño no transmite gran calidad. Yo no la recomiendo. Evidentemente Lenovo es mejor (mi anterior laptop era lenovo y aún cuando la compré hace un par de años siento que era mucho más rapida)

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Good value laptop

This is a good laptop for the money with fast processing speed, clear bright screen with reliable touchscreen, nice keyboard, good quality sound, good battery life (8+ hrs) and easy setup. Only complaints are the power cord is short compared to my previous laptops and the fingerprint reader on the power button causes accidental power down if you touch too hard. And the reader would quit reading my finger properly after a few weeks and required re-setup (a problem it seems with most fingerprint readers).

3.0 out of 5 stars

not that great

bought this may 1, 2024. already having problems with start up. care center will not open. updates will not update. screen quality is very poor. battery life is extremely short. have to stay plugged in all the time. the laptop runs hot even in a very cool room. do not recommend.

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3.0 out of 5 stars

good specs on paper but lack QC and fine tuning

I have to admit it is beautiful machine with good screen, keyboard, and touchpad. However, it constantly disconnects from my wifi while my thinkpad t40 and macbook air pick up signal for no problem. Too much fan noise for an ultrabook. I would not complain if it is a gaming laptop. here is the recommendation for the manufactor. Spent some more time on the thermal control to minimize the fan noise. my t40 has no such problem.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

My business companion

So far, it’s just great to have fresh equipment that’s exclusive for my business and I’ve been enjoying it so far

4.0 out of 5 stars

Thicker than my old Aspire S13.

Honestly, the performance was as I expected. The sound of the fan is okay under room temperature (30 C). Of course, it might not have turned to the highest CPU utilization.I love the Aspire series and hope Swift will be a good successor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

So far, very nice

This little computer is quick and responsive. The one thing I like that I thought was not important but the keyboard lights come on as soon as I touch any key. When the room is dark, it means I don’t need to struggle to see the keys or turn on a light. It is silly but I like it.It connects to my TV with no problem and quickly.So far, so good. I have had it for a few days. I hope to come back and write again after a few months.8/12 Okay so the camera is not able to do “windows hello” and the battery will only charge to 80% unless you go to Care Center and slide a toggle to fix that. go to check up and there are 3 little pages for battery, on the second page, slide the toggle switch and you will get 100% charge. I still like this quick little machine!Oct 8th, I still love this light weight computer, I have had no problems and I use it at least 4-6 hours a day. The windows hello issue is happily not needed because the fingerprint reader is perfect! No really, it is in the power button and it reads me every time. I had someone else try it to make sure is was really just my fingerprint to be read, and it rejected the other person.I use a once a week Zoom call, What’s app video calls and I have no problems with this sharp camera. Movies don’t hang while I watch, and I still love the lighted keys. If the room is dark I just tap any key and the light comes on and goes off when not in use. The only thing I’d change about it is that the USB c ports are too close together. But I just got an adapter and worked it out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Excelente!

Me encanto. Es excelente en relación precio-beneficio. Viene con una funda básica, pero muy buena y que se ve muy bien. La pantalla es muy buena, el multitáctil es preciso. La batería carga muy rápido y dura bastante. El teclado es retroiluminado en inglés.Pensé que no me iba a gustar su apariencia, pero es lo suficientemente bonito y agradable. La cubierta es metálica y se refrigera muy bien con una demanda normal. La tapa no es tan dura, pero no es tan suave como los más premium. Es muy liviano y para ser de 14 pulgadas, la pantalla es lo suficientemente grande como para trabajar cómodo al 125% de zoom.Lo único que no me gusta: Que la cámara no tenga un módulo para ocultar el lente y siempre este ahí expuesto todo. Que la RAM esté soldada y no la pueda cambiar a futuro. En general, me encanto y consideraré Acer para mis futuros dispositivos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Met my expectation.

As the title said.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Some teething problems, but OK now.

My problem was with the battery. After the first charge, it would only charge to about 25% of capacity. Then I saw that Windows was updating itself, and there were several items with errors. Windows was continually trying to correct those errors and finish the update.I thought the system might be spinning its wheels all night, and didn’t have sufficient energy to charge the battery. Then finally the update cleared the errors and finished updating.I also went to device manager (as Acer suggests) to update the battery drivers. But they were already up to date.Since then, I have had no problems with the charging mechanism. I am quite pleased with this Acer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Don’t bother with the Core Ultra; this unit is great

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 1920×1200 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. 😀 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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Solid Laptop with a Secret

I’m going to college soon and I needed a laptop, so I settled on this one after looking at a bunch of reviews. So far, it’s proven itself to be pretty powerful with a high end CPU, and I also find the backlit keyboard to be a big help when it’s dark.I can’t comment on battery life since I haven’t used it that much, but after calibrating the battery it usually estimates itself at 9+ hours at max charge, though I have it on a lower performance setting. Will come back to update after I toil in academia.Anyways, you’ve probably already seen the pictures connected to this review so the secret is out, but apparently this laptop has a secret 2nd M.2 Slot hidden next to the fans. Just disconnect the ribbon cable and peel the black tape away, and there it is. Perfectly functional too. I installed a 1TB Crucial P3 Plus with a thermal pad so the ribbon cable doesn’t heat up, and after a restart I managed to initialize the new SSD and now have another TB of space in this thing.It’s a little strange that they decided to hide away this slot and not say a word about it even though doing so would make it an even more appealing product, I only know of this because I stumbled upon a disassembly video of the laptop in question and someone brought it up in the comments.Anyways, the only reason I’m giving this laptop a 4 star review despite all of my praises is the fact that the 16 gigs of RAM are soldered to the laptop. While it’s a perfectly functional amount there’s almost no reason manufacturers should be soldering RAM apart from guaranteeing that laptops like these become obsolete even faster.EDIT 2/16/2024:I’m well into my second semester now, so I figured I’d come back to write an update as promised.Honestly, I’m not super impressed with this laptop’s performance despite the high end CPU. My classes tend to require the use of various Adobe programs such as Photoshop and InDesign, and sometimes the laptop will just slow to a crawl or threaten to just crash when I’m saving my work. I have experimented with going out of power efficiency mode but I don’t think it’s had much of an effect.On the bright side, the battery is able to last for a whole day (some days I go from 9:00 to 6:40) and then some, though I do take the chance to charge it whenever I’m near an outlet. Even then, the thing will charge pretty dang fast (60% to 100% in half an hour). Unfortunately the provided charger ended up breaking my last semester so I had to invest in a third party 65W brick.It’s also pretty dang light too at about 2.75 pounds (1.25kg), and I do really like the all metal sleek build. The double thunderbolt USB-C ports is a cool idea, though I haven’t ever really needed to use both, and my SD card reader doesn’t fit the other slot if I’m charging. MicroSD is cool too, but my DSLR uses SD cards so that’s another feature not utilized.I’m still pretty bummed out about how limited this thing’s performance is by the soldered ram, and I’ve also come to realize I don’t actually use much of the 1TB I added when I upgraded it. Worse yet, I’m not much of a visuals guy and I always keep this thing on night light mode so I’m likely not doing the display justice. Though I do find the touchscreen to be helpful at times.As I’m writing this review it’s on sale for $599, and I paid $690 initially. Would I recommend this laptop? I mean, the battery life is great, it’s lightweight and all metal, and does have some cool features like thunderbolt ports, microSD, and a good display. If all of that sounds appealing and you won’t be doing anything crazy like intensive gaming, right now it seems like a good deal. As for me, I’ll probably give this to my sister and continue my search for my one true laptop.Also, the provided case’s zipper ended up breaking off at some point.

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1.0 out of 5 stars

The computer died at the 7 month mark.

I tried to get help with my dead ACER laptop purchased oct 10 of 2023. A swift go 14. I used the laptop on my lap enough that the snid has a missing digit where the sticker is wrinkled. Magic disappearing ink. No help from manufacturer product support without 11 digits. Mine as 10. The ACER product support agent said amazon will have the snid on record. Have you ever tried to contact Amazon? Just beat your head against the wall. I can’t find a way to get the info I need. My warranty is good for 5 more months but it’s worthless without the snid. Amazon services is the seller. I guess the lesson here is don’t buy anything you really need and aren’t prepared to throw away from Amazon. My price was just under $800 at the time. Another expensive lesson from Amazon just like the $400 taco pump that died in 35 days and the seller on Amazon said tough luck. Those carry a 1 year warranty as well. See the pattern? There is no warranty or help from Amazon for any purchase. I forgot the vac I bought that was supposed to have 2 aluminum sections but came with 1 and the seller had me take pictures and send them but never helped. It’s perfect for a child who stands 3′ tall. Never used… anybody want a deal? Save yourself a headache don’t buy a product with no support or warranty and Amazon has changed to a no help company.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Absolutely a steal

Just got this PC delivered this morning and finished setting it up. I was almost ready to buy 16GB M3 Air for $1500 but then the deal of this PC for $460 popped-up on SD so I quickly snagged it without hesitation…and man i am so so so happy with it. For 1/3rd of price of similarly spec’d M3 Air, I cant believe how good this PC is. The speed maybe is par M2 Air but that too is over $1200 for 16GB Ram. Anyway this PC is very well built, has a touch screen, opens and runs all my apps/browser super fast. is extremely quiet, can support 4 monitors, has all the ports I need including a micro SD card slot, is extremely light, has amazing battery life and best yet the SSD is upgradable. I plan to use this as my home computer for light photo/video editing and casual browsing and so far it is performing very well on these tasks. Will buy this again without hesitation, loved it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

The Most Versatile and Portable Windows Laptop

This is the closest I’ve seen a Windows laptop get to being a MacBook replica. The portability, performance, weight, and overall ease of use make this laptop an all-around option depending on what you are looking for. The laptop includes a wall adapter with a fixed USB-C cable for charging in addition to support documents and limited warranty information.When first setting up the laptop, I did have to plug it into power as the battery was out of charge on arrival, but within a few minutes I was able to power it on and begin the setup process. The setup is the same routine questions and answers on most laptops, but this one does have some extra bloatware preinstalled- namely the Acer apps and McAfee Antivirus. The setup also gives you the option to set up your fingerprint if you would like additional security, which is baked into the power button. The process here is simple and it is the same process as adding your fingerprint on a phone, however, the power button can be pressed easily when doing this, so do it gently.Once the setup is complete, you’ll be in Windows and ready to start using the laptop. The default wallpaper is an Acer one, and you will have some pop ups from McAfee asking you to set up or extend your subscription. I recommend uninstalling these apps and any others you may not use in addition to also disabling OneDrive as it will free up some of the resources from being used up by the unwanted programs. The laptop also has a few USB ports for connecting your devices in addition to the headphone jack, HDMI port, and a MicroSD card reader. For expanded use, I recommend using a docking station to get even more versatility out of this laptop.The laptop itself runs without issue, and the built-in display is bright enough for my normal everyday usage although it can appear dim when using it outdoors or in brightly lit areas. The screen is also very colorful and doesn’t have any issues with the picture washing out or distorting when looking at it from an angle, and the integrated touch screen works flawlessly whether I use my fingertips or a capacitive stylus. My only complaint about the display is that it is limited to 60hz, which can make scrolling or moving things across the screen feel choppy and sluggish at times but that’s coming from someone who uses 144hz+ displays most of the time. Most people will be more than okay with that frame rate. Additionally, the speakers on this laptop are surprisingly good. The speakers are rich and full sounding without the hollow, harsh sharp sounds that you typically get when listening to voices or watching online content. They still don’t have the same level of depth and detail as a pair of headphones or dedicated speakers, but they will be more than enough for the average person.As far as the performance of the laptop goes, it works really well. The performance cores of this i7 chip don’t always like to engage which is fairly noticeable when watching streamed content such as videos or scrolling through e-books or news articles, but once you open a more demanding application, such as a game or editing software, the CPU will boost higher and the laptop will feel more smooth. The internal SSD also helps this laptop to boot up extremely quickly, as I find myself on the Windows login screen within 15-20 seconds every time I power it on from its shutoff state, and if it’s asleep from just having the lid closed, it will wake up immediately when lifting the lid. The laptop on its own can handle almost everything you throw at it. It can run almost any online game without issue and it can also stream most online content without any lag or hitching with the exception of the occasional jitter if you try to load videos in 4K resolution. The internal graphics on the CPU can also run a large amount of older games at lower resolutions and detail settings, which also help give this laptop a lot of capabilities despite its small and narrow design. When running non-intensive tasks, the laptop is virtually whisper silent, and even under load it does not get as loud as I was expecting. However, my favorite part of this laptop is the Thunderbolt USB-C ports. These USB-C ports are special compared to other USB-C ports as the Thunderbolt technology allows you to not only use either of these ports to charge the laptop, but if you get a docking station as mentioned, you can charge the laptop, power a mouse and keyboard, output an image on another display, read SD card files, and much more just with that one Thunderbolt port. Not only that, if you are a gamer, you can use these Thunderbolt ports in conjunction with a GPU enclosure, which will allow you to play newer AAA video games on your laptop by just connecting an external GPU to the Thunderbolt port on the laptop. Despite the small design of the laptop, the Intel i7 chip pairs nicely with my older RTX 3070 when connected to a GPU enclosure, and I can play any game from my Steam library if I choose. Don’t get too excited though, as this feature does require both a GPU enclosure and a GPU to put inside of it, but I am just telling you how versatile this laptop can get if you had the extra equipment.Lastly, the battery life on this laptop is absolutely stunning in how long it lasts. Whenever you simply close the lid and let the laptop rest in idle, it barely sips power and can last for days in standby without losing much battery life at all. Additionally, the battery charges fast when needed, and since it uses USB-C for power, as long as you have an adapter and cable rated for higher wattages, this makes the laptop easier to find a substitute charger for if you ever misplace the original. In normal use, I can easily get a full day or longer out of this laptop before it needs to be recharged if I am using it continuously, but it can last much longer as mentioned if I only use it for a couple hours here and there.Overall, this is an exceptionally versatile laptop that can be easily taken on the go or left at home on a desk to do all the things you need. Need to finish a college essay while eating brunch at a coffee shop? It’ll do that. Want to sit at home, relax and watch your favorite content creators? It will do that too. No matter how you need or want to use it, it will do the job. Whether it’s for productivity, gaming, entertainment, etc, it’s the first Windows laptop of its class that I can genuinely say I would use on a regular basis. I highly recommend it!

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