Link:
https://www.costco.com/acer-swift...66174.html
Shipping is $14.99 or Warehouse Pickup
Spec:
- Windows 11 Home
- 16" 1920x1200 350-nits IPS Touchscreen Display, 100% sRB
- Core Ultra 9-185H (6P+8E+2LE)/22T CPU (5.1 GHz Turbo, 24MB Cache)
- Intel Arc Graphics (8 X Cores)
- 32GB LPDDR5X 6400 MHz Ram
- 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4x4 NVMe SSD
- White Backlit Keyboard
- 2x Built-in Stereo Speakers with DTS® Audio and Acer TrueHarmony Technology
- 5MP Webcam with 1440p QHD Video
- Fingerprint Reader
- Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.3
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (1 Power Off Charging)
- 2x USB 4.0 Type-C with Thunderbolt 4 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort)
- 1x MicroSD Card Reader
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
- 65 WHr Li-Ion Battery
- 100W USB-C Adapter
- 3.53 lbs
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This specific SKU, SFG16-72T-95LG, has not been released yet in US by Acer and no other retailers are offering it. Closest I could find is the model # SFG16-72T-57PH, [amazon.com] sold and shipped by Amazon, for Preorder (June 14 release date) at @ $849.99. But that model is significantly lower speced, coming with Core Ultra 5-125H, just 16B of Ram and 512GB SSD, vs Core i9/32GB ram/1TB SSD configuration in this one, for just $50 more. This looks like a Costco exclusive launch and they're offering it at a lower price, at least for now.
PCs are sliding towards Mac territory. Fixed ram now, next they'll start soldering in the SSD.
H-class CPU performance is like night and day versus the Ultrabook mobillity power-efficient CPUs such as the Ultra/U/P/Y/G processors. Everything simplify "flies" on the high-performance H-class processors compared to these more power-efficient ones. Apps opening, programs and updates getting installed, everything.... is so much faster.
Ugh.... why can't there be a perfect laptop that meets checkboxes such as WQXGA or above display resolution, 16-inch or above display size, upgradeable RAM or 32-64GB if soldered, lightweight (4-ish lbs tops), touchscreen, H-class CPU, and discrete GPU options.
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I am ok with 2-hour battery life if the other checkboxes can be met.
and I ended up returning it because it's performance was exactly like the i7-1360P before it in the 2023 LG Gram. They were sluggish (relative to i7-12700H, i9-13900H, etc..).
Even a 10th gen i7-10700H is so much faster.
I can't imagine the Ultra 9-185H will be much faster than the Ultra 7-155H.
Below is the brand new 2024 LG Gram with Ultra 7-155H that I ended up returning.
https://www.costco.com/LG-gram-17...22480.html
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and I ended up returning it because it's performance was exactly like the i7-1360P before it in the 2023 LG Gram. They were sluggish (relative to i7-12700H, i9-13900H, etc..).
Even a 10th gen i7-10700H is so much faster.
I can't imagine the Ultra 9-185H will be much faster than the Ultra 7-155H.
Below is the brand new 2024 LG Gram with Ultra 7-155H that I ended up returning.
https://www.costco.com/LG-gram-17...22480.html [costco.com]
To explain in very simple words, A mobile Processor, whether it belongs from AMD and or Intel has a minimum and maximum allowed TDP but manufacturers can configure and tweak that for every device, setting the minimum power, long term Boost TDP (PL1), Short Term boost TDP (PL2), based on the category of the device and their cooling capacity.
Now, LG Ram is a designed to be as much as portable and slim as possible, putting performance on the back sit. They have never been known from fetching the max capable performancer from the CPU due to their their super slim design and moderate cooling solution, to keep it slim and light. There are cases with other laptops with i7-12700H or i7-13700H, performing 15% slower than a full size gaming laptop having the same processor.
So, your can't really guess performance of a Processor in a different machine by comparing it with performance of another machine having the same CPU.
Just to give you an idea, the Alienware M16 R2 (2024 release), also uses the same Core Ultra 7 155H or Ultra 9 185H and Dell allows it to go up to 120W PL2 and 100W sustained TDP and because of that it performs similar to a Core i9-13900H but still being efficient than raptor lake. Just check the review: -
https://www.notebookche
However, this Core Ultra H series is a direct replacement of H series and P series, by providing greater level of TDP control, they are still slower than HX series Processors which are basically based on their Desktop processors, has huge core counts and even greater amount of TDP control, almost 200W. But those are mostly for desktop repalcements as their battery life is extremely poor.
Hope this helps to give you an idea about how the same CPU performance varries across devices.
Now coming back to this one, this still falls under Ultrabook Category and not going to perform like a gaming laptop with same processor. But the reviews I have seen, it has better cooling solution that LG Gram 16 with two fans and two heatpipes. The performance is on the upper side for ultrabook category. Check the below review for some idea: -
https://youtu.be/K4jRCJFf6YA?t=2
if you're looking for raw performance then you need to either get full sized gaming laptops or higher end productivity laptops with far better cooling solution, enabling them to push the processor closer to its max allowed limit.
To explain in very simple words, A mobile Processor, whether it belongs from AMD and or Intel has a minimum and maximum allowed TDP but manufacturers can configure and tweak that for every device, setting the minimum power, long term Boost TDP (PL1), Short Term boost TDP (PL2), based on the category of the device and their cooling capacity.
Now, LG Ram is a designed to be as much as portable and slim as possible, putting performance on the back sit. They have never been known from fetching the max capable performancer from the CPU due to their their super slim design and moderate cooling solution, to keep it slim and light. There are cases with other laptops with i7-12700H or i7-13700H, performing 15% slower than a full size gaming laptop having the same processor.
So, your can't really guess performance of a Processor in a different machine by comparing it with performance of another machine having the same CPU.
Just to give you an idea, the Alienware M16 R2 (2024 release), also uses the same Core Ultra 7 155H or Ultra 9 185H and Dell allows it to go up to 120W PL2 and 100W sustained TDP and because of that it performs similar to a Core i9-13900H but still being efficient than raptor lake. Just check the review: -
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ali...547.0.html [notebookcheck.net]
However, this Core Ultra H series is a direct replacement of H series and P series, by providing greater level of TDP control, they are still slower than HX series Processors which are basically based on their Desktop processors, has huge core counts and even greater amount of TDP control, almost 200W. But those are mostly for desktop repalcements as their battery life is extremely poor.
Hope this helps to give you an idea about how the same CPU performance varries across devices.
Now coming back to this one, this still falls under Ultrabook Category and not going to perform like a gaming laptop with same processor. But the reviews I have seen, it has better cooling solution that LG Gram 16 with two fans and two heatpipes. The performance is on the upper side for ultrabook category. Check the below review for some idea: -
https://youtu.be/K4jRCJFf6YA?t=2
if you're looking for raw performance then you need to either get full sized gaming laptops or higher end productivity laptops with far better cooling solution, enabling them to push the processor closer to its max allowed limit.
To explain in very simple words, A mobile Processor, whether it belongs from AMD and or Intel has a minimum and maximum allowed TDP but manufacturers can configure and tweak that for every device, setting the minimum power, long term Boost TDP (PL1), Short Term boost TDP (PL2), based on the category of the device and their cooling capacity.
Now, LG Ram is a designed to be as much as portable and slim as possible, putting performance on the back sit. They have never been known from fetching the max capable performancer from the CPU due to their their super slim design and moderate cooling solution, to keep it slim and light. There are cases with other laptops with i7-12700H or i7-13700H, performing 15% slower than a full size gaming laptop having the same processor.
So, your can't really guess performance of a Processor in a different machine by comparing it with performance of another machine having the same CPU.
Just to give you an idea, the Alienware M16 R2 (2024 release), also uses the same Core Ultra 7 155H or Ultra 9 185H and Dell allows it to go up to 120W PL2 and 100W sustained TDP and because of that it performs similar to a Core i9-13900H but still being efficient than raptor lake. Just check the review: -
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ali...547.0.html [notebookcheck.net]
However, this Core Ultra H series is a direct replacement of H series and P series, by providing greater level of TDP control, they are still slower than HX series Processors which are basically based on their Desktop processors, has huge core counts and even greater amount of TDP control, almost 200W. But those are mostly for desktop repalcements as their battery life is extremely poor.
Hope this helps to give you an idea about how the same CPU performance varries across devices.
Now coming back to this one, this still falls under Ultrabook Category and not going to perform like a gaming laptop with same processor. But the reviews I have seen, it has better cooling solution that LG Gram 16 with two fans and two heatpipes. The performance is on the upper side for ultrabook category. Check the below review for some idea: -
https://youtu.be/K4jRCJFf6YA?t=2
if you're looking for raw performance then you need to either get full sized gaming laptops or higher end productivity laptops with far better cooling solution, enabling them to push the processor closer to its max allowed limit.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17471721-costco-lg-gram-pro-16-oled-intel-evo-edition-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-155h-geforce-rtx-3050-wqxga-2880-x-1800-oled-display-1399-99
https://slickdeals.net/f/17471721-costco-lg-gram-pro-16-oled-intel-evo-edition-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-155h-geforce-rtx-3050-wqxga-2880-x-1800-oled-display-1399-99
To explain in very simple words, A mobile Processor, whether it belongs from AMD and or Intel has a minimum and maximum allowed TDP but manufacturers can configure and tweak that for every device, setting the minimum power, long term Boost TDP (PL1), Short Term boost TDP (PL2), based on the category of the device and their cooling capacity.
Now, LG Ram is a designed to be as much as portable and slim as possible, putting performance on the back sit. They have never been known from fetching the max capable performancer from the CPU due to their their super slim design and moderate cooling solution, to keep it slim and light. There are cases with other laptops with i7-12700H or i7-13700H, performing 15% slower than a full size gaming laptop having the same processor.
So, your can't really guess performance of a Processor in a different machine by comparing it with performance of another machine having the same CPU.
Just to give you an idea, the Alienware M16 R2 (2024 release), also uses the same Core Ultra 7 155H or Ultra 9 185H and Dell allows it to go up to 120W PL2 and 100W sustained TDP and because of that it performs similar to a Core i9-13900H but still being efficient than raptor lake. Just check the review: -
https://www.notebookche
However, this Core Ultra H series is a direct replacement of H series and P series, by providing greater level of TDP control, they are still slower than HX series Processors which are basically based on their Desktop processors, has huge core counts and even greater amount of TDP control, almost 200W. But those are mostly for desktop repalcements as their battery life is extremely poor.
Hope this helps to give you an idea about how the same CPU performance varries across devices.
Now coming back to this one, this still falls under Ultrabook Category and not going to perform like a gaming laptop with same processor. But the reviews I have seen, it has better cooling solution that LG Gram 16 with two fans and two heatpipes. The performance is on the upper side for ultrabook category. Check the below review for some idea: -
https://youtu.be/K4jRCJFf6YA?t=2
if you're looking for raw performance then you need to either get full sized gaming laptops or higher end productivity laptops with far better cooling solution, enabling them to push the processor closer to its max allowed limit.
This post should be on the top of every laptop thread.
This post should be on the top of every laptop thread.
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The Asus Rog Flow X16 and the Lenovo Slim 7 16IAH7 are the two options that I have seen so far - both around 4.5 lbs although I would like them lighter around 3 lbs, lol. The Asus has upgradable RAM two slots as well.
https://psref.lenovo.co
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=65355