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expired Posted by dajusha • Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022 9:24 PM
Costco Members: Acer Swift 3 14" Laptop: i5-1240P, 14" 1080p, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD
+ $15 S/H$550
$699
21% offCostco Wholesale
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Is it worth $550, yes, but and there is always a but, this laptop has some serious downsides.
#1 being you have to replace the wifi card, which is about $30 and fairly simple to do, but does entail taking the laptop apart. The one included will work for one minute then stop, then work again, then stop. Its a know problem for this radio manufacture, google it up, and its used on a lot of laptops, not just this one.
#2 the power/charging cable/plug is complete trash, my first one would not charge at all, had to return it for a new laptop, 2nd one worked better, but barely charges. The main problem is the plug that goes into the laptop is so small and skinny, its basically the thickness of dental floss, if you look at it wrong it just stops charging. The work around is chagrining via USB-C and using a high power USB-C charger which is another $35. This works fine, however you can't use the USB-C when charging.
#3 now that you are using the USB-C for charging, it screws you on the use of the USB-C port which is where the ethernet port plugs into, so you have to use Wifi when charging.
#4 the mouse pad buttons (right & left) click are just bad. I always use an external mouse so this not a big thing for me, but the mouse pad in general is just bad.
My Ryzen version of this comes with a 3050ti video card, so graphics wise I can run most anything. I would probably not buy this laptop again mainly due to the charging port issue.
Seriously, 1080P at 13.3" is perfectly fine. Going up to 2k may offer marginal benefits but anything beyond that would not make a difference.
Plus, this is a $600 device.
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KILLER™ AX1675 (2x2/160) Wi-Fi 6E Gig+ and Bluetooth® 5.2
14" Widescreen IPS LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080)
2x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt™ 4 & USB Charging)
Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader and Webcam
I bought the Vivo. I use it, it works well. They are comparable or shoudl I return and spend 50 more dollars?
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Seriously, 1080P at 13.3" is perfectly fine. Going up to 2k may offer marginal benefits but anything beyond that would not make a difference.
Plus, this is a $600 device.
I bought the Vivo. I use it, it works well. They are comparable or shoudl I return and spend 50 more dollars?
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I bought the Vivo. I use it, it works well. They are comparable or shoudl I return and spend 50 more dollars?
Would have been nice to have the additional port, that this has, but having the one Thunderbolt 4 port was the main key for me buying the Vero.
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11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor
ScreenPad™ 2.0 IPS FHD+ (2160 x 1080) with Touchscreen Display that Works Seamlessly with the Main Display
14" Touchscreen OLED 2.8K (2880 x 1800) 550-Nit Display
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig + and Bluetooth® 5.0
NVIDIA® GeForce MX450, 2GB
Would have been nice to have the additional port, that this has, but having the one Thunderbolt 4 port was the main key for me buying the Vero.
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Is it worth $550, yes, but and there is always a but, this laptop has some serious downsides.
#1 being you have to replace the wifi card, which is about $30 and fairly simple to do, but does entail taking the laptop apart. The one included will work for one minute then stop, then work again, then stop. Its a know problem for this radio manufacture, google it up, and its used on a lot of laptops, not just this one.
#2 the power/charging cable/plug is complete trash, my first one would not charge at all, had to return it for a new laptop, 2nd one worked better, but barely charges. The main problem is the plug that goes into the laptop is so small and skinny, its basically the thickness of dental floss, if you look at it wrong it just stops charging. The work around is chagrining via USB-C and using a high power USB-C charger which is another $35. This works fine, however you can't use the USB-C when charging.
#3 now that you are using the USB-C for charging, it screws you on the use of the USB-C port which is where the ethernet port plugs into, so you have to use Wifi when charging.
#4 the mouse pad buttons (right & left) click are just bad. I always use an external mouse so this not a big thing for me, but the mouse pad in general is just bad.
My Ryzen version of this comes with a 3050ti video card, so graphics wise I can run most anything. I would probably not buy this laptop again mainly due to the charging port issue.
Is it worth $550, yes, but and there is always a but, this laptop has some serious downsides.
#1 being you have to replace the wifi card, which is about $30 and fairly simple to do, but does entail taking the laptop apart. The one included will work for one minute then stop, then work again, then stop. Its a know problem for this radio manufacture, google it up, and its used on a lot of laptops, not just this one.
#2 the power/charging cable/plug is complete trash, my first one would not charge at all, had to return it for a new laptop, 2nd one worked better, but barely charges. The main problem is the plug that goes into the laptop is so small and skinny, its basically the thickness of dental floss, if you look at it wrong it just stops charging. The work around is chagrining via USB-C and using a high power USB-C charger which is another $35. This works fine, however you can't use the USB-C when charging.
#3 now that you are using the USB-C for charging, it screws you on the use of the USB-C port which is where the ethernet port plugs into, so you have to use Wifi when charging.
#4 the mouse pad buttons (right & left) click are just bad. I always use an external mouse so this not a big thing for me, but the mouse pad in general is just bad.
My Ryzen version of this comes with a 3050ti video card, so graphics wise I can run most anything. I would probably not buy this laptop again mainly due to the charging port issue.
I returned mine because the charger which came with it stopped working. In fact, any other USB-C charger works but not the one which came with the laptop (maybe after 75+ days). The Wifi card had connectivity issues but resolved after downloading a new driver.
Everything else was fine on this computer i.e. built, screen, i5 1260P performance and keyboard/mousepad etc.
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I like some things about the swift, but I hate that silver on silver crap. Vowed not to buy one...
BTW - for those interested, Costco dropped the price of the upgraded i7 Vero by $300. There are some things I don't care for, but it's not a bad deal for those that might not want the swift.
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