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Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop: Ryzen 5 4500U, 512GB PCIe SSD, 8GB RAM $500 + Free Shipping @ Costco.com

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The Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop: Ryzen 5 4500U, 512GB PCIe SSD, 8GB RAM Laptop [costco.com] is back on sale again. Specs are below, but the usual minuses with this price range are soldered 8GB RAM (not upgradeable) and 250 nit screen.

$100 manufacturer's savings is valid 8/31/20 through 9/13/20. While supplies last. Limit 5 per member.

*** Not a Member Only item this time ***

*** Note, this goes in and out of stock. If you can't get the product page to load, try again later. The sale runs through 9/13/20. *****


SPECIFICATIONS

General
Name ............................. Acer Swift 3
Model ............................. SF314-42-R6T7
Color .............................. Slate grey
Dimensions .................. 12.73" x 8.62" x 0.63"
Weight ........................... 2.65 pounds

Display
Screen Size .................... 14 inches, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Display Type .................. LED, IPS, semi-matte, 250 nits. 62% sRGB
Graphics ......................... Integrated Radeon Graphics
Touch Screen ................. No

System
Operating System .......... Windows 10 Home
Processor ........................ Ryzen 5 4500U
Memory ........................... 8GB LPDDR4
Storage ............................ 512GB PCIe NVME SSD
Backlit Keyboard ............ Yes
Touchpad .....................,.. Multi-gesture touchpad
Front-Facing Camera ..... 720p webcam with built-in microphone
Speakers ......................... Stereo Speakers (down-firing)
Connectivity .................... Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax), Bluetooth 5.0
Cooling System ............,.. Air cooled
Security Features ............ Fingerprint reader, Kensington lock slot

Ports
..... 1 x USB-C 3. 2 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps) DisplayPort & PowerDelivery
..... 1 x USB-A 3. 2 Gen 1 port (power-off charging)
..... 1 x USB-A 2. 0 port
..... 1 x HDMI
..... 1 x Headphone/microphone Combo Jack
(no card reader, no TB3, no ethernet jack)

Power
Battery Life ................ 11 hours
Battery Cells ............... 3-cell, 48Whr
Battery Type ............... Lithium-ion
Power Supply ............. 65W Acer power adapter (3mm barrel)

Qualifications and Warranty
ENERGY STAR Certified
CostCo 2-year Extended Warranty & Free Technical Support
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This review [notebookcheck.net] is for the Ryzen 7 4700U version but there's probably some useful information in it for this model.

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kulkarni_ash
08-31-2020 at 06:30 AM.
08-31-2020 at 06:30 AM.
I dont have costco membership, can i buy this one? do i get that extended warrant from costco
is there any surcharge
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JK1982
08-31-2020 at 06:33 AM.
08-31-2020 at 06:33 AM.
Tired of these ryzen laptops with 250 nits. Wish they start using 300 atleast
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Gb1908
08-31-2020 at 06:35 AM.
08-31-2020 at 06:35 AM.
Quote from kulkarni_ash :
I dont have costco membership, can i buy this one? do i get that extended warrant from costco
is there any surcharge

Benefits are extended to members, some are tied to the citibank credit card. So if you bought on a shop card it might be excluded because a purchase not made on the citibank card.
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ChrisL17
08-31-2020 at 06:41 AM.
08-31-2020 at 06:41 AM.
This seems like a good deal on a Swift 3. I've been eyeing this model but I feel that 8gb ram seems on the low side. Can I add a 8b stick of ram to it?
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RileyRR
08-31-2020 at 06:49 AM.
08-31-2020 at 06:49 AM.
Quote from ChrisL17 :
This seems like a good deal on a Swift 3. I've been eyeing this model but I feel that 8gb ram seems on the low side. Can I add a 8b stick of ram to it?
Unfortunately, no. This seems to be the case for these lower-priced laptops.
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CoolSimple
08-31-2020 at 07:15 AM.
08-31-2020 at 07:15 AM.
Great deal except the keyboard being white on grey!! It'll be very hard to read quickly.
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del_scorcho
08-31-2020 at 07:51 AM.
08-31-2020 at 07:51 AM.
Not really worth it if you can't use dual channel ram
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ThinksTooMuch
08-31-2020 at 09:11 AM.
08-31-2020 at 09:11 AM.
Quote from CoolSimple :
Great deal except the keyboard being white on grey!! It'll be very hard to read quickly.

Guess they're assuming the backlight will always be on - poor choice for anyone wanting to maximize battery life.
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kulkarni_ash
08-31-2020 at 01:00 PM.
08-31-2020 at 01:00 PM.
There is also 15 inch version in Costco, is there any major difference
https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...75658.html
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theyseemerollin
08-31-2020 at 01:09 PM.
08-31-2020 at 01:09 PM.
Quote from kulkarni_ash :
There is also 15 inch version in Costco, is there any major difference
https://www.costco.com/acer-aspir...75658.html
Ryzen 5 3500u as opposed to the Ryzen 5 4500u
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newsmaker4u
08-31-2020 at 01:23 PM.
08-31-2020 at 01:23 PM.
Bought it on sale last time. This is pretty good laptop and performs better than i7 lenovo with 12gb for regular tasks. Super light and no fan sound.... would have preferred a black keyboard... for this price cant complain...
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optimus08
08-31-2020 at 01:37 PM.
08-31-2020 at 01:37 PM.
Quote from newsmaker4u :
Bought it on sale last time. This is pretty good laptop and performs better than i7 lenovo with 12gb for regular tasks. Super light and no fan sound.... would have preferred a black keyboard... for this price cant complain...

How is the display? I know its not great but is it manageable indoors?
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gen2
08-31-2020 at 01:49 PM.
08-31-2020 at 01:49 PM.
1080p is the new 1366x768.

Can't really complain at this price though.
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