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Costco Members: Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop: Ryzen 5 4500U, 512GB PCIe SSD, 8GB RAM $529
$529.00
Its not as good as its $499 deal at costco before, still not bad.
Specs:
https://www.costco.com/acer-swift...75638.h
Specs:
- AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 2.3GHz Processor
- 14" 1920x1080 FHD IPS LED Display w/ HD Webcam
- 512GB PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive SSD
- 8GB LPDDR4 RAM
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- Intel WiFi 6 Gig+ w/ Bluetooth 5.0
- Fingerprint Reader
- Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)
- Inputs
- USB 3.2 (Type-C Gen 2)
- USB 3.2 (Type-C Gen1)
- USB 2.0
- HDMI
https://www.costco.com/acer-swift...75638.h
Created 04-11-2021
at 09:30 PM
by Andy_1234
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I couldn't find in the product description if it's soldered RAM. Where did you find it?
Regardless, not a bad deal. Wish the RAM was upgradeable.
LPDDR RAM is always soldered by design.
plain DDR4 has not technical requirement to be soldered, really no clue why some vendors do thta.
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Thus using a USB adapter you could use two external monitors at the same time. Although the one this was for had a Ryzen 7 but the same motherboard.
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LPDDR RAM is always soldered by design.
plain DDR4 has not technical requirement to be soldered, really no clue why some vendors do thta.
One less person they gotta pay to insert 1000's of RAM chips into a motherboard. Hopefully it's dual channel 😬, not a chance
-Touchpad requires significantly more pressure to mouse click. It required just enough that puzzled me why. The other thing about it is that the touchpad towards the top was flush with the wristrest, but at the bottom, it was close to 1mm lower which again is a bit puzzling. It's a fairly minor issue.
-The camera doesn't have built-in shutter and is basically not good. Grainy and low resolution. This was enough for it to be a deal-breaker. With the amount of time spent on Zoom calls, I want a good camera.
A real shame I will be returning this because of the camera. At this point, all laptops should have a good camera since videoconferencing is commonplace. If the camera isn't a big deal, this is a nice one at a good price.
1. This indeed is Swift 3 model BUT there are some differences between revisions of this laptop. Lineup probably gets yearly refreshes, so your experience may vary.
2. This particular model is lacking DTS sound which I found with other Swift 3 models at other stores. I am unsure if those were older or newer SKUs - body was very similar though.
3. The touchpad. While it is beyond acceptable - its quality is lacking in comparison to different revisions. The click is not as subtle - also it is impossible to click using area in bottom corners. Trackpad plate does move but it won't click. It works fine in all other areas though.
4. Acer appears to be mixing types of displays. It may state it is an IPS, but color reproduction and brightness can be different. This one unfortunately is lacking on both fronts. I'm hearing Acer stepped up their display game in 2021 model. I compared brightness with similarily priced Acer 3 Spin and Spin does have brighter display and better colors.
5. This model also lacks keyboard brightness levels - it is either on or off. I have an older Swift 3 at home that does allow to make backlight either stronger or weaker. I personally think Acer has been cutting corners with this one.
6. Speaking of corners - laptop doesn't feel as nicely finished as other, older revisions. Finish is a touch grainy and edges are not super smooth. This wasn't an issue before.
Will you be disappointed? No! It is a good laptop.
However, after comparing head to head with Asus Zenbook 14 Q407IQ-BR5N4, I felt like I didn't spend my money right. Asus has brighter screen, better colors, smaller form factor, nicer keyboard with 3 levels of brightness, additional GPU from nVidia (gimmick, I know) and way bigger and nicer touchpad.
Again, above might be limited to this particular SKU, you may run into a better finished and equipped Swift 3 on your way. Good luck!