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expired Posted by Dr.Wajahat • Jan 6, 2025
expired Posted by Dr.Wajahat • Jan 6, 2025

Acer Swift X: 14" FHD IPS, Ryzen 7 5800U, RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB LPDDR4, 512GB SSD $549.99 at Woot!

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SPECS:
  • 14" FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, 60Hz, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, Anti-glare, IPS Display
  • NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4 GB VRAM, Core: 1035 MHz, 40 W TDP, GDDR6
  • 16GB LPDDR4X (Soldered)
  • 512GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.2
  • White Backlit KB
  • 720p Webcam
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • 4-cell, 59 Whr Battery
  • 1.39 kg / 3.06 lbs.
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort & USB Charging)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1 Power-off Charging)
    • HDMI 2.1 with HDCP support
    • Headphone/Microphone-in Jack


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SPECS:
  • 14" FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, 60Hz, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, Anti-glare, IPS Display
  • NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4 GB VRAM, Core: 1035 MHz, 40 W TDP, GDDR6
  • 16GB LPDDR4X (Soldered)
  • 512GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.2
  • White Backlit KB
  • 720p Webcam
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • 4-cell, 59 Whr Battery
  • 1.39 kg / 3.06 lbs.
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort & USB Charging)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1 Power-off Charging)
    • HDMI 2.1 with HDCP support
    • Headphone/Microphone-in Jack


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Jan 6, 2025
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pichodu
Jan 6, 2025
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FHD kills the deal, but for the price going ahead with this
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Jan 6, 2025
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socseb
Jan 6, 2025
787 Posts
Quote from pichodu :
FHD kills the deal, but for the price going ahead with this

Fhd isn't good enough for 14 inch screen????
Jan 6, 2025
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Jan 6, 2025
NeatLumber905
Jan 6, 2025
136 Posts
Quote from socseb :
Fhd isn't good enough for 14 inch screen????

It's plenty fine at 14. What kills the deal is the absolutely ancient four year-old chip.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Jan 6, 2025
code65536
Jan 6, 2025
968 Posts
I have this exact same laptop, except I paid $1K for it back when I got it a few years ago.

For $550 new, this is pretty good, even if a little old.
Jan 6, 2025
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Jan 6, 2025
Grimham
Jan 6, 2025
47 Posts
I have this exact laptop, if it died tomorrow I'd gladly buy another. When I got it I was looking for something light weight and that could do some light gaming - It fits the bill perfectly. I've had zero issues with it in the years I've had it. Maybe I've just been lucky, but that's been my experience.
Jan 6, 2025
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BerMM2
Jan 6, 2025
1,242 Posts
Great little machine. Two NVME slots. Biggest complaint is how quickly the keyboard backlight shuts off (I'm a slow typist). I suspect that the GPU runs at one of the lower TDPs (it benches slower than pricier 3050ti laptops). For me FHD was a benefit because I had been using remote desktop to control FHD equipped machines.
Jan 6, 2025
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noobcake
Jan 6, 2025
1,656 Posts
You can get a 780M with Zen 4 at this price. That 780m iGPU will be comparable to a 1050 Ti.

Zen 4 on DDR5 will also circles around Zen 3.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Grimham
Jan 6, 2025
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Quote from BerMM2 :
Great little machine. Two NVME slots. Biggest complaint is how quickly the keyboard backlight shuts off (I'm a slow typist). I suspect that the GPU runs at one of the lower TDPs (it benches slower than pricier 3050ti laptops). For me FHD was a benefit because I had been using remote desktop to control FHD equipped machines.
Pretty sure you can go in the BIOS and set the keyboard backlight to never go off.
Jan 6, 2025
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Jan 6, 2025
Grimham
Jan 6, 2025
47 Posts
Quote from noobcake :
You can get a 780M with Zen 4 at this price. That 780m iGPU will be comparable to a 1050 Ti.Zen 4 on DDR5 will also circles around Zen 3.
Yes, Zen 4 is faster than 3. But a 780M is only close to a 3050 TI in a few gaming benchmarks, in many of them it's 25%-50% slower. And that's with the 35 watt 3050 TI, (which I believe this has), not the higher wattage models. So if light gaming is a need, having the 3050 TI would be more important than the Zen 4. Now, if something CPU bound is what you're looking to do it would be the other way around, and the Zen 4 would be the choice.
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Jan 6, 2025
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noobcake
Jan 6, 2025
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Quote from Grimham :
Yes, Zen 4 is faster than 3. But a 780M is only close to a 3050 TI in a few gaming benchmarks, in many of them it's 25%-50% slower. And that's with the 35 watt 3050 TI, (which I believe this has), not the higher wattage models. So if light gaming is a need, having the 3050 TI would be more important than the Zen 4. Now, if something CPU bound is what you're looking to do it would be the other way around, and the Zen 4 would be the choice.
This is really bad advice and wholly ignorant of all tech trends.

780m is on parity with 1050 Ti by all objective averages. They trade across games due to AMD vs Nvidia arch differences. CPU bottleneck on Zen 3 vs Zen 4 would all but guarantee that a 7840HS or 8840HS will be faster at gaming while blowing this laptop out of the water in terms of battery life.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Grimham
Jan 6, 2025
47 Posts
Quote from noobcake :
This is really bad advice and wholly ignorant of all tech trends.780m is on parity with 1050 Ti by all objective averages. They trade across games due to AMD vs Nvidia arch differences. CPU bottleneck on Zen 3 vs Zen 4 would all but guarantee that a 7840HS or 8840HS will be faster at gaming while blowing this laptop out of the water in terms of battery life.
I'm simply talking about gaming, which you brought up saying the 780M is on par with a 3050 TI. It is not - that's not opinion, it's a fact.
In some games the 780M is only about 5-10% slower, in most it's 25% slower, in a few I've seen it's over 50% slower.
Here a video for your viewing pleasure (780M vs. 3050 vanilla 35w). And the 780 is paired with a 7940HS, while the 3050 is with a 5600U.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MnhR6K6UY0
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