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Acer Swift Edge Laptop: 16" 3.2K 120Hz OLED, Ryzen 7 7840U, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD

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Best Buy has Acer Swift Edge 16" Laptop (SFE16-43-R98R) for $999.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free curbside pickup is available where stock permits.

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Specs:
  • Ryzen 7 7840U 5.1GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 16" 3200x2000 120Hz OLED Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon 780M Integrated Graphics
  • QHD Front-facing Camera w/ Temporal Noise Reduction
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 2x USB-A 3.2
    • 2x USB-C 4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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Best Buy has Acer Swift Edge 16" Laptop (SFE16-43-R98R) for $999.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free curbside pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to Staff Member SleepingJedi for finding this deal.

Note: Pickup availability will vary by location.

Specs:
  • Ryzen 7 7840U 5.1GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 16" 3200x2000 120Hz OLED Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5 Memory
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon 780M Integrated Graphics
  • QHD Front-facing Camera w/ Temporal Noise Reduction
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 2x USB-A 3.2
    • 2x USB-C 4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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Model: Acer - Swift Edge 16 - 16" 3.2K 120Hz OLED Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 7840U - 16GB LPDDR5 – 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD – Ultra-Thin & Light - Olivine Black

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NavyJoke6138
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Ahem, you are getting a QHD 120Hz OLED screen (pretty much the sweet spot between picture quality and efficiency), the newest Ryzen mobile CPU which is also the most efficient and reasonably fast CPU you can get other than paying double for an M1/2 Mac (which even in the air edition doesn't compare with the portability).

This is a machine directly aimed at people who value lightweight, portable and reasonably long lasting machines and it is at least on paper perfect for that. Its only competition in terms of weight are LG gram and Samsung Books and this should have miles better screen than LG and much better cpu for it's use case than the Intel in Samsung's. Is it the fastest machine in the world? No, but most laptops with faster CPUs weigh twice as much and if they are gaming capable 3 times as much.

On the other hand, this is one of the best APUs you can get so some casual gaming should be fine. Also you can get an external GPU which you can sell and upgrade and use when you are plugged in rather than it adding weight and power consumption whenever you are taking it around. I mean sure you can also build a 30L desktop for half as much if direct performance is what you primarily value and blow this out of the water but have fun lugging that around. This sounds like an amazing machine for what 90% of the people primarily use laptops for.
dstanton33
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You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

This is a zen 4 8core/16thread cpu with the fastest igpu on the market, which is more than capable of running AAA titles @ 1080p low/medium settings 60fps.

Its efficiency based for battery and portability. and paired to an 120hz OLED screen.

It is not a "gaming laptop" that requires a dedicated gpu.
jwhite326
439 Posts
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Those two products aren't even the same company. Vivobooks are made by Asus. This is made by Acer.

They had a version of this last year, with the Ryzen 6800u chipset. The reviews were that the keyboard was awful. I type all day, so I didn't bother. Reviews of this current model stated that the key travel had been increased, and they added a 10-key. I went ahead and purchased when it was on sale in July for $1,100.

There aren't a ton of products available with this Ryzen 7840u chipset. I've been using for about a month now, and I've generally enjoyed the computer.

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coolcoder
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Anyone here owns this? Not a lot of reviews out there.
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BlueWeather979
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Is It Gamming Laptop ?
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Quote from BlueWeather979 :
Is It Gamming Laptop ?
No discrete GPU
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net_10
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Can it be used for masterCAM or equivalent?
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KhanMS
Sep 1, 2023
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I ll be buying this or the LG gram style . But waiting for black friday for a better deal for both. Gram style will likely be more expensive but higher quality material.
My laptop needs: 120hz 16 inch oled screen. Extreme light weight.
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wezlypipz
Sep 1, 2023
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Clearly overpriced, this is a $700 -800 laptop rocking a new APU and with an OLED screen. Only difference between this and last year's vivobooks that could be had for $500 is the new APU and high refresh screen. Maybe a cheap stick of 8gb ram but definitely not worth $1000
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sonicjet
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Quote from wezlypipz :
Clearly overpriced, this is a $700 -800 laptop rocking a new APU and with an OLED screen. Only difference between this and last year's vivobooks that could be had for $500 is the new APU and high refresh screen. Maybe a cheap stick of 8gb ram but definitely not worth $1000
Wasn't the old Vivobook more for the high-res display?

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jwhite326
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Quote from wezlypipz :
Clearly overpriced, this is a $700 -800 laptop rocking a new APU and with an OLED screen. Only difference between this and last year's vivobooks that could be had for $500 is the new APU and high refresh screen. Maybe a cheap stick of 8gb ram but definitely not worth $1000
Those two products aren't even the same company. Vivobooks are made by Asus. This is made by Acer.

They had a version of this last year, with the Ryzen 6800u chipset. The reviews were that the keyboard was awful. I type all day, so I didn't bother. Reviews of this current model stated that the key travel had been increased, and they added a 10-key. I went ahead and purchased when it was on sale in July for $1,100.

There aren't a ton of products available with this Ryzen 7840u chipset. I've been using for about a month now, and I've generally enjoyed the computer.
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jwhite326
Sep 1, 2023
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Quote from coolcoder :
Anyone here owns this? Not a lot of reviews out there.
I do. I left a lengthy review on Bestbuy.com. I was sort of annoyed because the review stated that I'd received a promotion in exchange for my review. I absolutely had not.

But I compared it to the LG Grams, which I'd been using for several years. The closest alternative product is probably the LG Gram Style 16, but it costs about $600 or $700 more. In short, there's no way that I think the Gram Style is worth the price disparity.

If you want a large form factor, light weight, and OLED screen, this is the way to go. My caveat is that I am NOT a gamer. I use this for casually browsing the internet and working in Office. And for those purposes, it's been great. Definitely quieter and cooler than the 12th gen Intel chipset, which is what I had been using (LG Gram 16).

That said, I do prefer the LG keyboard as it still travels a bit more. This one is not horrible though.

Good luck.
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AmusedPlastic6071
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Quote from BlueWeather979 :
Is It Gamming Laptop ?
Yes for Roblox and Minecraft
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sgtsloth222
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Quote from jwhite326 :
Those two products aren't even the same company. Vivobooks are made by Asus. This is made by Acer.

They had a version of this last year, with the Ryzen 6800u chipset. The reviews were that the keyboard was awful. I type all day, so I didn't bother. Reviews of this current model stated that the key travel had been increased, and they added a 10-key. I went ahead and purchased when it was on sale in July for $1,100.

There aren't a ton of products available with this Ryzen 7840u chipset. I've been using for about a month now, and I've generally enjoyed the computer.
"generally enjoyed"

Not the most ringing endorsement, what are your issues?
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NavyJoke6138
Sep 1, 2023
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Quote from wezlypipz :
Acer or Asus doesn't really matter. I was solely talking about a hardware apples to apples and you aren't getting a lot of value from this laptop for the price. Not saying it's a bad product and obviously you have it, and think it's good, I simply think it's poor value at $1000. If it has a dedicated GPU I would say it's a fair value but with just a 7840...meh
Ahem, you are getting a QHD 120Hz OLED screen (pretty much the sweet spot between picture quality and efficiency), the newest Ryzen mobile CPU which is also the most efficient and reasonably fast CPU you can get other than paying double for an M1/2 Mac (which even in the air edition doesn't compare with the portability).

This is a machine directly aimed at people who value lightweight, portable and reasonably long lasting machines and it is at least on paper perfect for that. Its only competition in terms of weight are LG gram and Samsung Books and this should have miles better screen than LG and much better cpu for it's use case than the Intel in Samsung's. Is it the fastest machine in the world? No, but most laptops with faster CPUs weigh twice as much and if they are gaming capable 3 times as much.

On the other hand, this is one of the best APUs you can get so some casual gaming should be fine. Also you can get an external GPU which you can sell and upgrade and use when you are plugged in rather than it adding weight and power consumption whenever you are taking it around. I mean sure you can also build a 30L desktop for half as much if direct performance is what you primarily value and blow this out of the water but have fun lugging that around. This sounds like an amazing machine for what 90% of the people primarily use laptops for.
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dstanton33
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Quote from wezlypipz :
Acer or Asus doesn't really matter. I was solely talking about a hardware apples to apples and you aren't getting a lot of value from this laptop for the price. Not saying it's a bad product and obviously you have it, and think it's good, I simply think it's poor value at $1000. If it has a dedicated GPU I would say it's a fair value but with just a 7840...meh

You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

This is a zen 4 8core/16thread cpu with the fastest igpu on the market, which is more than capable of running AAA titles @ 1080p low/medium settings 60fps.

Its efficiency based for battery and portability. and paired to an 120hz OLED screen.

It is not a "gaming laptop" that requires a dedicated gpu.

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