Acer Swift 3 13.5" Intel Evo Platform Laptop - 11th Gen Intel i7-1165G7 - 2256 x 1504 Display $899.99

tazd1010

May 16, 2021 3:39 PM

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tazd1010May 16, 2021 3:39 PM

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This or the HP envy posted a few days ago from Costco?

This has thunderbolt 4 and HDMI, and 2K screen with better aspect ratio.

The HP is arguably a better brand, 1tb, probably has a longer battery life given the 1080 screen resolution, and for my purposes, a better keyboard (ms excel demands dedicated page up / down / home / end keys which it seems only HP and Asus have [lenovo puts the control key in an awkward place so not
Including that)]. Hp is touch screen too and 400 nits and not sure what the nits on this one is

Kueller

May 16, 2021 4:28 PM

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KuellerMay 16, 2021 4:28 PM

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If the screen is the same as their previous generation 3:2 13.5" it's pretty damn nice.

But I'd wait for costco to run $100-$150 off on this (and maybe stack a $50 off $500 coupon?). I just feel better about an Acer product at $700 than $900.

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BondT

May 16, 2021 5:08 PM

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BondTMay 16, 2021 5:08 PM

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This laptop screen is 415NIT.
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FrozenBeer

May 16, 2021 5:43 PM

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FrozenBeerMay 16, 2021 5:43 PM

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too bad it's not touchscreen.... Frown

I've gotten so used to touchscreen on all of my laptops.... (which is one major reason that I can't go back to Macbooks.... sad but true) Frown

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mrfraggle

May 18, 2021 2:27 PM

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mrfraggleMay 18, 2021 2:27 PM

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Quote from tazd1010

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This or the HP envy posted a few days ago from Costco?

This has thunderbolt 4 and HDMI, and 2K screen with better aspect ratio.

The HP is arguably a better brand, 1tb, probably has a longer battery life given the 1080 screen resolution, and for my purposes, a better keyboard (ms excel demands dedicated page up / down / home / end keys which it seems only HP and Asus have [lenovo puts the control key in an awkward place so not
Including that)]. Hp is touch screen too and 400 nits and not sure what the nits on this one is

I wasn't happy with either this nor the HP Spectre x360 that I also tried out.

My Acer review here (username: moktadir): https://www.microcenter.com/produ...Intel_Iris

VS. the Acer, the Spectre would get wayyy too hot too often and performance overall was much more inconsistent. Audio sucked on both, but the speakers on the Acer were practically useless outside of a dead-silent environment. Spectre is supposed to be better than Envy, but it's also possible the VERY early model I tried out could've just been under-tested before release, as many other versions popped up on the HP site about a month later.

I ended up buying and holding onto a Razer Book 13. I still have a bit of buyer's remorse, but at this point, I actually feel somewhat confident with the amount of work Razer put into this vs. the unsatisfactory vibe I was stuck with while using the others.

Last edited by mrfraggle May 18, 2021 at 07:38 AM.

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Acer Swift 3 13.5" Intel Evo Platform Laptop - 11th Gen Intel i7-1165G7 - 2256 x 1504 Display $899.99

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