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Jul 15, 2022 7:45 PM

Costco Members: Acer Swift 3 Laptop: i5-1240P, 14" 1080p, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop (SF314-512-52MZ) for $599.99. Shipping is $9.99.

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  • Intel Core i5-1240P 12-Core / 16-Thread Processor
    • 4x Performance Cores up to 4.4GHz
    • 8x Efficient Cores up to 3.3GHz
  • 14" 1920x1080 FHD IPS Display
  • 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Killer AX1675 (2x2/160) Wi-Fi 6E Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Power-off Charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop (SF314-512-52MZ) for $599.99. Shipping is $9.99.

Thanks to Community Member Adak17 for finding this deal.

Specs
  • Intel Core i5-1240P 12-Core / 16-Thread Processor
    • 4x Performance Cores up to 4.4GHz
    • 8x Efficient Cores up to 3.3GHz
  • 14" 1920x1080 FHD IPS Display
  • 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Killer AX1675 (2x2/160) Wi-Fi 6E Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Power-off Charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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cyberkost
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Battery capacity is NOT listed (probably not a very proud number).
Case material is also not listed (all plastic?)
Link to specs @ acer.com: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/con....K0FAA.002
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DrGreenthumb
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For all the talk about "inferior" SSD the one mine came with has a read of 3550 and write of 3100, so not bad. That's about on par with the WD Black SN750 SE 1TB I have.

I tested it against the Costco HP Aero I also just received and it has a faster SSD (both are Hynix brand), faster Ram (Swift has Samsung ram), better single core performance in Cinebench, but a tiny bit slower in multi core performance. The Aero has a 5825U. Looking at benchmarks that might be unexpected so I might run the test again. I also ran UserBenchmark test and the Swift beat the Aero on everything which might be due to the Aero's low power limit that some reviews mention.

One thing I am noticing is the Swift 3 gets hotter than the Aero running the benchmarks. Didn't check the direct CPU temp, but the laptop body temp on the bottom rear of each. I haven't researched the difference between the 12th gen intel vs Ryzen in terms of power consumption so maybe this is expected.

Comparing them, the Swift feels a bit sturdier. Aero's hinge is more loose which makes it feel a bit flimsy. Both have the sort of cheap black plastic laptop screen bezel which is one thing I hate on the mid tier laptops. They both have the laptop hinge where when open the bottom of the screen becomes the base with rubber pads which I hate. What happens when one of those rubber pads gets damaged? The Swift has a much nicer trackpad though. Might be best non glass trackpad I've used. I'm only talking feel not precision. Keyboard is a bit mushy on the Aero I found and Swift is easier to read in daytime, they are both silver with backlit keys. The body of the Aero also feels a bit thinner with more flex you can feel when you squeeze it while closed.

Screen on Aero is better. 16:10 and brighter. PPI isn't way higher, but it does look sharper with its slightly smaller screen. This is the main reason I am considering keeping the Aero over the Swift. The aspect ratio and brightness are hard to ignore when comparing.

Swift USB C charging works great. I am using this hub with no issues https://a.co/d/5AuAj5g if anyone is looking for a cheap one. It's outputting to 1440p and 1080p monitors so not sure how it handles 4K yet, but power pass through works. That's a big advantage over the Aero since you get two USB C ports and by using a hub you retain both USB C ports.

Overall they are very comparable. Aero performs slightly less except heavy multi core tasks. But it's main advantage is it's screen. Everything else the Swift wins IMO, from I/O to the trackpad.
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Doing a bit of light research, it has an aluminum-magnesium body and a 58WH battery. Most sites seem to rave about the battery life, citing it as being between 10 and 17 hours. I've been stalking for a few weeks, and I think I'm going to pull the trigger for my son's college PC.
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Quote from cyberkost View quoted comment :
Battery capacity is NOT listed (probably not a very proud number).
Case material is also not listed (all plastic?)
Link to specs @ acer.com: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/con....K0FAA.002
Swifts are aluminum.

The 2022 model got a lot of little updates, like no more barrel charging port, now has a small 65W USB-C charger. Lot of bang for this price. Wish the keyboard was still black.

https://www.ultrabookreview.com/5...sf314-512/
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Jul 16, 2022 3:05 AM
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Quote from Blorg View quoted comment :
Better than UHD but not quite as good as vega which is not as good as rdna2 so no not really for gaming.
I think Iris Xe is faster than any Vega. It's about 2x the speed of the useless-for-gaming UHD graphics.
Jul 16, 2022 3:18 AM
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fire2012Jul 16, 2022 3:18 AM
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Quote from cheapg33k View quoted comment :
Man good deal. Was 599 shortly on July 4th. Looks good. When I went to the store, it felt cheap and unsubstantial. ACER quality. Get the HP elitebook for 549 through Hp EPP. Much nicer deal.....
What's Hp EPP?
Jul 16, 2022 3:20 AM
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cheapg33kJul 16, 2022 3:20 AM
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Quote from fire2012 View quoted comment :
What's Hp EPP?
Employee purchasing program

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Jul 16, 2022 3:24 AM
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BlorgJul 16, 2022 3:24 AM
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Quote from VarmintCong View quoted comment :
I think Iris Xe is faster than any Vega. It's about 2x the speed of the useless-for-gaming UHD graphics.
Well here's a video of the two compared, in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQJ3qdv5Gs

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - winner Vega
CS:GO - winner Vega
Death Stranding - winner Vega
Deus Ex - winner Iris Xe
Dota 2 - winner Vega
F1 2020 - winner Vega
Hellblade - winner Iris Xe
Shadow of War - winner Iris Xe
Skyrim - tie
Strange Brigade - winner Vega
Tomb Raider - tie

Ok lets say Vega and Iris Xe are evenly matched?
Jul 16, 2022 3:33 AM
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DrGreenthumbJul 16, 2022 3:33 AM
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Quote from cheapg33k View quoted comment :
Employee purchasing program

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That model has a 5625U vs 5825U here and 8gb ram vs 16gb.

What $550 Elitebook are you talking about?
Jul 16, 2022 3:52 AM
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DrGreenthumbJul 16, 2022 3:52 AM
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Quote from SeriousApricot View quoted comment :
What is a "Fully clickable OceanGlass™ Touchpad?" Is it actually a glass touchpad? Love me some glass touchpads. My current Surface has a glass touchpad.
It's plastic. Recycled ocean plastic which is very misleading calling it glass. It does however feel pretty good. Comparing it to a few other laptops I have and so far I'd say it has the best feel, not glass, but not bad. I had been using the Lenovo Ideapad 5 pro for a couple weeks before I returned that and this trackpad is way nicer in comparison.

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cheapg33kJul 16, 2022 5:04 AM
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Quote from DrGreenthumb View quoted comment :
That model has a 5625U vs 5825U here and 8gb ram vs 16gb.

What $550 Elitebook are you talking about?
It was an HP elitebook 845 with a ryzen pro 5625u with 8 gigs 512 megs and and 400 nit screen. Upgradable too with 3 year warranty. not Apple to apples versus this swift but much better deal IMHO
Jul 16, 2022 6:55 AM
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fungameJul 16, 2022 6:55 AM
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bought this online and found it in-store for same price...waste of Shipping and handling fees...funny part is in-store employees said return it to get SH fees and they don't price match with online price (also told me consider costco.com as totally separate company...found it odd)
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randomchaosJul 16, 2022 11:43 AM
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Quote from zdrunkenmonkeyz View quoted comment :
Gaming?
The Acer Swift X is the 'gaming version'. Low power gpu though, to keep the heat down. My revision has a 3050ti.
Last edited by randomchaos July 16, 2022 at 04:48 AM.
Jul 16, 2022 11:57 AM
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dstppyJul 16, 2022 11:57 AM
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Once again, Costco's 'specs' page is done by someone who isn't buying things.

Thanks OP for adding 4 to Thunderbolt, and weight.

At 2.76lbs, that does check a LOT of boxes.

There was something I can't remember about win11 pro vs home - does pro allow video card selection? Doesn't much matter since it's a laptop and allows switching in home and the second card HAS to be outside . . .

That makes sense. I promise Big Grin
Jul 16, 2022 12:43 PM
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KamiNoYamiJul 16, 2022 12:43 PM
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Wish there was something similar using the 6800u instead. But quite nice if willing to deal with Intel
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CellistThinJul 16, 2022 12:49 PM
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How is this compared to one below: https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...94389.html
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reelssJul 16, 2022 2:23 PM
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16:9 or 16:10?

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gergevJul 16, 2022 2:47 PM
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Quote from devaraj04 View quoted comment :
How is this compared to one below: https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...94389.html



https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....Hz&id=3814


https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0P&id=4759

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