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Refurb: Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop: 14.5" QHD+ 120Hz, X1E-78-100, 16GB DDR5, 1TB

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Acer via eBay has Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop (Certified - Refurbished, SF14-11T-X3RZ, Iron) for $464.99. Shipping is free.

Note: Includes 2-year Allstate warranty.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 12 Cores 3.40 GHz Processor
  • 14.5" 2560x1600 120Hz IPS Touchscreen Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5X Memory
  • 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Finger Print Reader
  • 75Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x USB4

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Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Condition: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Acer via eBay has Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop (Certified - Refurbished, SF14-11T-X3RZ, Iron) for $464.99. Shipping is free.

Note: Includes 2-year Allstate warranty.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 12 Cores 3.40 GHz Processor
  • 14.5" 2560x1600 120Hz IPS Touchscreen Display
  • 16GB LPDDR5X Memory
  • 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Finger Print Reader
  • 75Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x USB4

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Condition: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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mcosfYesterday 02:29 PM
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any good?
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any good?
Pretty solid for the price. When the 1st gen SD X Elite was launched, performance was never the issue. The main issue was the compatibility of non-native ARM Apps as there were cases where the x86 native application builds did not even run or compatible with huge performance hit, due to the less maturity of the Proton x86-to-ARM ISA translator, used by Microsoft.
Before the launch of the Gen 2 of these chips, Microsoft and Qualcomm had worked a lot on that translator to iron out the bugs and performance issues, which is also true for the 1st Gen X Elite chips as they use the same ARM ISA. So, at this point, at a sub $500 price, you are getting a pretty decent processor, QHD+ 120Hz 400-nits screen, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD,USB4...pretty good.
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Samuel1613Yesterday 03:58 PM
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Quote from Suryasis :
Pretty solid for the price. When the 1st gen SD X Elite was launched, performance was never the issue. The main issue was the compatibility of non-native ARM Apps as there were cases where the x86 native application builds did not even run or compatible with huge performance hit, due to the less maturity of the Proton x86-to-ARM ISA translator, used by Microsoft.
Before the launch of the Gen 2 of these chips, Microsoft and Qualcomm had worked a lot on that translator to iron out the bugs and performance issues, which is also true for the 1st Gen X Elite chips as they use the same ARM ISA. So, at this point, at a sub $500 price, you are getting a pretty decent processor, QHD+ 120Hz 400-nits screen, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD,USB4...pretty good.
Thank you for your input, this is trash for AAA gaming I'm assuming?
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Thank you for your input, this is trash for AAA gaming I'm assuming?
The integrated Graphics is not as powerful as Intel's Arrow lake or Lunar Lake, nor as optimized.
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CrimsonVest680Yesterday 04:29 PM
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Quote from Samuel1613 :
Thank you for your input, this is trash for AAA gaming I'm assuming?
It's alright. I played re2 remake on this SKU, got around 70 fps at medium settings. Granted that is a bit of an older title but I didn't notice any major game breaking issues being on ARM. war thunder also runs great at 100+ fps medium settings.
A lot of games don't run though, including silent hill 2 remake, re4 remake, etc. A lot of UE5 titles just don't start for me, so I wouldn't recommend doing gaming on this.
That said, the snapdragon processor is very powerful and video edits / any sort of productivity app will be a breeze. For $460 definitely worth as a productivity machine and it's decently light at 3.1 lbs, not like those brick gaming laptops with fat power bricks. Only thing id say is, the battery reset switch on the bottom is a little fragile, I broke it off and had to hand solder the pads to make it work again but that was a stupid error. Just be careful whenever you're working inside it if you ever open it up.
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kaneorotarYesterday 05:24 PM
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Quote from Suryasis :
Pretty solid for the price. When the 1st gen SD X Elite was launched, performance was never the issue. The main issue was the compatibility of non-native ARM Apps as there were cases where the x86 native application builds did not even run or compatible with huge performance hit, due to the less maturity of the Proton x86-to-ARM ISA translator, used by Microsoft.Before the launch of the Gen 2 of these chips, Microsoft and Qualcomm had worked a lot on that translator to iron out the bugs and performance issues, which is also true for the 1st Gen X Elite chips as they use the same ARM ISA. So, at this point, at a sub $500 price, you are getting a pretty decent processor, QHD+ 120Hz 400-nits screen, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD,USB4...pretty good.
It's Prism, not Proton (Windows-to-Linux compatibility layer)
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mrgamersYesterday 07:39 PM
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Quote from CrimsonVest680 :
It's alright. I played re2 remake on this SKU, got around 70 fps at medium settings. Granted that is a bit of an older title but I didn't notice any major game breaking issues being on ARM. war thunder also runs great at 100+ fps medium settings.
A lot of games don't run though, including silent hill 2 remake, re4 remake, etc. A lot of UE5 titles just don't start for me, so I wouldn't recommend doing gaming on this.
That said, the snapdragon processor is very powerful and video edits / any sort of productivity app will be a breeze. For $460 definitely worth as a productivity machine and it's decently light at 3.1 lbs, not like those brick gaming laptops with fat power bricks. Only thing id say is, the battery reset switch on the bottom is a little fragile, I broke it off and had to hand solder the pads to make it work again but that was a stupid error. Just be careful whenever you're working inside it if you ever open it up.
Is there a way to find out if a game will run on this before purchase?
The emulator for X86 doesn't work for these games like Silent Hill 2 Remake?

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LavenderHalibut8120Yesterday 10:04 PM
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Quote from mrgamers :
Is there a way to find out if a game will run on this before purchase?
The emulator for X86 doesn't work for these games like Silent Hill 2 Remake?
Might be listed here https://windowsonarm.org/
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VoJA20xToday 02:29 AM
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how come if i buy a lenovo but for like a higher price than this, ill have worse specs? but for this acer, the specs looks amazing for $465? whats the diff?
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sc2Today 02:43 AM
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Hmm have yet to use windows (and related programs) on an arm processor. Curious.
Not a bad price.
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giantbruinToday 02:48 AM
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Quote from Samuel1613 :
Thank you for your input, this is trash for AAA gaming I'm assuming?
Recent games: yes. But older games will run. My Galaxybook4 Edge runs Doom and Civ VI without issues. Probably not the best quality but the games do look good and play smoothly.
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army00Today 03:41 AM
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How are these for gaming these days?

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