Acer Swift 3 (16-Inch)

The 16-inch Acer Swift 3 is a worthy desktop replacement laptop, offering solid performance and long battery life for a reasonable $1,000.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Get high performance, responsiveness and long battery life with the Intel Core i7-11370H Processor - up to 4.8GHz, 4 cores, 8 threads, 12MB Intel Smart Cache
  • 16.1" Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS Widescreen LED-backlit 100% sRGB 300nit Display | Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • 16GB Onboard LPDDR4X Memory and 512GB NVMe SSD
  • 1 - USB Type-C Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps) DisplayPort over USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging | 2 - USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (one featuring power-off charging) | 1 - HDMI 2.0 Port with HDCP Support
  • Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution | Up to 11.5 Hours Battery Life

PROS

+ Excellent battery life
+ Peppy processor
+ Thunderbolt 4 port
+ Light for its size
+ Good speakers

CONS

- Touchpad is stiff
- No discrete GPU
- Limited configuration options

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on January 21, 2022
The 16-inch Acer Swift 3 is a worthy desktop replacement laptop, offering solid performance and long battery life for a reasonable $1,000.
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