Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607 Creator Laptop | 14" Full HD 100% sRGB | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 16GB LPDDR4X | 512GB SSD | Wi-Fi 6 | Backlit KB | Windows 11, Gray

I got this on special, and for the price I paid, wow. The hardware as of writing is a very capable low- to mid-range gaming PC, in a laptop form factor. I got this for the artist in the family to be able to render high-res scenes without crashing their computer. For most general art purposes, this is a beast.The laptop itself is okay. The barrel power plug is a bit silly when it's sitting right next to a USB-C port. Get with the times, Acer. But it all works. Keyboard and track pad are fine. Preinstalled bloatware wasn't too bad. Everything was uninstalled inside of an hour.The only real negative is that it does get hot. With this power and size there's no way around that. I do strongly recommend a "laptop cooler" of some sort, even just a vented plastic wedge to keep it off your legs. Or if you use a docking station to help control all your monitors and an external keyboard, you won't have to worry.Lovely laptop. Great performance. Can be gotten at truly decent prices. Very happy so far.

5825U 3050TI MODEL WITH 512GB. THIS SWIFT IS A SOLID MACHINE, VERY FAST AND RUNS QUITE COLD FOR THE SIZE, PLAYED ABOUT AN HOUR OF DAYZ AND AN HOUR OF WARZONE CPU NEVER WENT ABOVE 67C GPU WAS STAYING AROUND 62C EVEN AT 100% USAGE. SO FAR BATTERY LIFE FOR COMPUTING NOT GAMING IS AROUND 7 TO 8 HOURS AND THIS THING CHARGES SUPER SUPER FAST. NVIDIA ALLOWS TO TURN OFF SOME PERFORMANCE FOR BATTERY ONLY GAMING AND DROP FRAMES TO 30 WITCH IS KINDA NEAT, STILL WOULDNT EXPECT MUCH OVER 2 HOURS THO ON A LIGHTER TITLE LIKE DAYZ. I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED A SECOND M.2 IN 2TB BECAUSE THIS THING HAS 2, YES 2 M.2 SLOTS WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING AT THIS PRICE POINT. RAM IS NOT EXPANDABLE AND IS SOLDERD IN, BUT WITH A 1080P PANEL AND 60HZ 16 GB RAM IS PLENTY. BACKLIGHT ISNT ANYTHING TO RUN HOME ABOUT I HONESTLY TURN IT OFF CUZ IT SEEMS TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE KEYS HARDER TO SEE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SOUND QUALITY IS DECENT, OVERALL THO THIS LAPTOP IS A BIG WIN AT THE PRICE POINT, ITS A GREAT MULTI PURPOSE GAMING/COMPUTING LAPTOP. THIS IS A SHORT TERM REVIEW AND IF ANYTHING CHANGES WITHIN A YEAR I WILL UPDATE.

Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607 Creator Laptop |14" Full HD 100% sRGB: The biggest downside if you are a gamer. The 60hz display. While it looks beautiful, brightens really well, and looks stunning.... games will be sluggish. I guess if you are a content creator or using the laptop for productivity, the screen would be great.AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - Not a bad processor at all. Again, pretty powerful if you are just creating content or using for standard productivity.NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU: impressive graphic card for a 14-in laptop that is not considered a gaming laptop. For a hardcore gamer, this graphics card would not be enough. For a mid-range gamer (overwatch, for example), it would suffice. But again, the drawback here is the 60 hz screen.16GB LPDDR4X: The ram is soldered on, so you won't be able to improve on this. 16 GB, although becoming outdated, is not too bad.512GB SSD:Plenty of space being that most of what we do is on the cloud, and especially cuz you won't be playing any AAA titles that need a large amount of space.Wi-Fi 6: well not bad, you could always upgrade it to the Wi-Fi 6e card by opening it up.Overall, it really depends what you're going to get this laptop for.If you are getting it to edit videos, create content, word processing, use for school, use for medium to light work, used for middle of the road gaming... the portability is fantastic. Super light, super thin, and nice gray finish.If you are getting this laptop to be able to play AAA titles on the go, it won't happen. You're better off with a Razer Blade 14 or a Rog. Substantial price difference.I personally have a desktop gaming PC and I thought it would be a Good laptop to play overwatch and some lighter games while traveling, but the 60 hz screen ruined it for me.

I'm amazed how well this laptop does for it's size and price. It's super responsive for everything, and plays every game I have on the highest settings. It's so small I don't have to think twice about lugging it around like I usually have to do with laptops powerful enough for what I need. It's also nice to be able to use a USB C dock with power and only have one cable to connect and disconnect to hook up to everything. It's also nice that the screen isn't glossy so doesn't reflect everything, yet it looks amazing. The only trade off seems to be it's quite plasticky and not the most rugged feeling laptop.

I didn't notice that it didn't come with an ethernet connection because that's the main reason why I got it was to update my router. But that's nothing you can't add on. But other than that, this is the fastest thing I have ever encountered. It starts right up it wakes right up it gets things done within seconds. My other laptop would take like 15 minutes to boot up. You are done in 15 seconds... This thing does game pretty much anything unless you are a spoiled gamer on PC but if you are a Xbox or PlayStation person, this holds up with all of that. You will not be disappointed unless you are a gamer. But this will handle anything you throw at it. The only thing that sucks is the screen, but I have a 2.1 LG C2 so I could take advantage of the 2.1 port HDMI and get my 4K and accurate colors. If you guys are needing that. Other than that, enjoy

Ooened the box and tried to power it on, and it didnt work. Laptop never powered on. Not once. I spoke to acers support and they couldnt help me. What's worse was amazon customer service which just told me I couldnt get a replacement. I could get a refund and order a new one , but pay the full price, because its not on sale anymore and their policy says they cant honor a price on an item that should work at least once after taking it out of the box. I guess thats just asking for too much