Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R2YY, 14" FHD-Display, Ryzen 7 5700U-Processor, 8GB LPDDR4X, 512GB SSD USB 3.0 Dock U301, USB 3.0 & Type-C Interface, 2 x HDMI Ports, 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1

We got a previous model of this when we sent our daughter off to school, and it was perfect - so had no hesitation in getting this upgraded model for our son now that it's his turn. It's light weight, has great performance (for any real school work, not heavy duty, graphically intense gaming), and excellent battery life. The extended third party warranty is well worth its price too. Both are highly recommended!

When doing anything on this device, know that everything moves quickly, I love the backlit keyboard that is my favorite for doing work in dark. The camera quality is perfect for video calls and meetings, no sticking or blurriness. I also love that it is so sleek, and light and it has a very professional look. Honestly, overjoyed with my purchase.

As far as the computer itself - the processing speed, memory, time to boot up, lack of crashes, and overall value it's a great laptop. The aluminum body is strong, and still lightweight, it's a little cold however if you put it on your bare legs on a cool day! My only big problem with the laptop is the keyboard. It is backlit which is great, but the letters are so thin and small, and there's so little contrast between the white letters and the silver keys they are very hard to read. Normally when I'm typing something like a letter that's not an issue, but when I'm trying to peck at the keys to enter a password, it demands my full attention. Other than that I'm very happy with this laptop.

This is a very fast, well-made computer for the price and features provided. I purchased it to run Mint Linux on a second, external Samsung 980 1TB SSD M.2 NvME Interface.I did have to update my Mint Linux 20.2 (Latest Release) with the 5.15.x (x=6) Kernel from "Mainline" Kernel Repository to ensure that my WiFi adapter was properly detected, the default Linux Kernel provided by Mint Linux 20.2 did not support the MEDIATEK mt7921 WiFi Network Adapter.I did have to disable the secure boot option in my Linux Partition using the Linux "mokutil" application in order to run the 5.15.x Linux Kernel (not signed) with WiFi support, please reference the following link for instructions/use: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1119734/how-to-replace-or-remove-kernel-with-signed-kernels. By using "mokutil" linux application you will not have to change your secure boot BIOS settings. I did not want to change secure boot in the BIOS since I am running Windows 11 Home in the internal NvME m.2 drive.I have been running Mint Linux for 3 weeks with the configuration that I purchased which has only 8Gbytes of RAM and it runs great! Memory use (RAM) is usually between 1.7 and 2.5 GBytes with multiple applications running, Mint Linux is very memory efficient.This is a great little computer, nice keyboard, display and good battery life, I recommend it if you are looking for a well-priced, quality laptop to run Linux and Windows 11.

I asked for advice on Reddit for what kind of laptop would best suit my usage, and this was by far the most recommended. I am so glad I listened to the advice! I make closed captions for a living, so I am constantly typing and researching. The keys are responsive and the backlighting is nice. I had some concerns about the power button's placement in the upper right corner where the delete button usually is but I have not had trouble accidentally pressing it like I thought I would. I dislike the layout of the tiny left and right buttons placed right below page up and page down. I am often pressing the wrong button, but this will improve with time.Graphics are beautiful compared to my last laptop which was literally 11 years old. I wish the screen could be dimmed more than it is to protect my eyes, but I use f.lux to modify the screen brightness since I use my laptop all day every day.My greatest issue with the laptop is that the speakers are placed beneath the laptop. On even the loudest setting, the sound is unusually quiet compared to any other laptop I have used. When the laptop is on your lap, the sound is severely muffled, barely audible even on the highest settings. Because of this I almost always use headphones (thanks Acer for not getting rid of the headphone jack!!) Overall I am thrilled with my purchase and plan to stick with Acer for future laptop purchases.Update: nearly 2 years into my purchase, and this laptop is holding up strong! Some of the metal finish is beginning to chip from the touch pad and the keys, but they still work perfectly fine. I work full-time on this laptop and only in the past few weeks has the battery shown slight signs of decline. Very impressed with this purchase. I'd absolutely buy it all over again!

UPDATE 10/23/2023I must retract the my review below and give this laptop one star for serious inconvenience. Shortly after my daughter started school she advised certain keys would intermittently stop working. I remotely accessed her computer and tried many things to resolve the issue. I was on vacation a few hundred miles away when she advised the problem got worse, so I drove to her school and confirmed the issue in person. I bought my daughter a Lenovo laptop from a local Best Buy and took the defective Acer laptop to try and get warranty support. I will update my review once I see how it goes trying to get the laptop fixed.Original ReviewI bought this for my daughter just before she left for college. I really liked the CPU, RAM, storage, and build quality. The laptop feels solid with no easy screen wobble. As with any non-custom built computer, it came with bloatware. The Norton bloatware was almost impossible to uninstall due to an interface resolution issue (I was not able to select the uninstall button since it was out of view). I ended up downloading a Norton removal tool from the Norton website. I removed the remainder of the Windows 11 bloatware that Microsoft now includes and the laptop was running quickly with no unusual lag. My only regret was not buying for myself during the Prime Day sale since it was an incredible deal.

I am an network guy. 40 + years I installed Linux on it right after I got it.Laptop is super lightweight, battery lasts a long time and its extremely fast.IMOI bought the AMD Ryzen 7Not a gamer so I can't speak to that, but as far as a day to day PC goes, great deal.

El equipo funciona de maravilla, fue un regalo para mi esposa, y ella ocupa la lap para Office o búsquedas en la web, nada demandante y pues está muy sobrada la lap, yo la he usado algunas veces para tratar de estresarla un poco con más apps, pero la verdad en ningún momento la he visto que falle. El único punto negativo para ella (pero ya sabía que tenía esa configuración) es el idioma del teclado, cambie el idioma y compré unas estampas y asunto arreglado. Otro "pero" podría ser que no es posible aumentar la ram, pero hay algunos vídeos en YouTube donde muestran que si es posible, solo es cuestión de esperar a que la garantía finalice y ver si es posible o no .

Excelente equipo con buenas caractateristicas a un muy buen precio, ligera y con buen diseño.En cuanto al envio, llego rapido (incluso antes de la fecha prevista) pero llegó con los sellos rotos (me imagino que porque pasó por aduanas debierón revisarla), de ahí en fuera, el equipo llegó completo y en excelentes condiciones

This is a very good computer for the price. You get a a fast CPU, bigger SSD, backlit keyboard, good screen, reliable computer (so far) but don't expect it to be better overall than a new Dell XPS or new Macbook Air/Pro. But you have to pay hundreds more for those laptops.

Pros-All day battery-Good colour accuracy-Light weight-Quick charge timeCons-Loud at times-Heats up-Unreliable finger print readerThe Acer swift 3 is a great budget laptop for students. It’s fairly affordable at $840 CAD it has good screen quality, enough battery for the whole day for light to medium work, it quick to charge and its small and light enough to carry in a backpack yet big enough to type and use comfortably. The only downsides are that it’s loud at times, like ps4 loud, it heats up fairly quickly and the finger print reader is unreliable.