Acer Swift Edge (16-Inch, 2023)

Impressively well-rounded performance ; Bright and rich 3.2K OLED display ; Impressively lightweight ; Top-tier port selection

Odd trackpad click ; Poor speakers ; Eager fans

The Acer Swift Edge 16 is an excellent laptop for those who crave power in a lightweight chassis. It may not offer a luxury design but the light build manages to pack in excellent productivity performance, capable creative chops and some basic gaming...

Strong productivity performance Superior OLED display Thin and light Comfortable keyboard and touchpad Attractive price

Chassis and lid a bit flexible Poor battery life Only one configuration available

“A gorgeous 16-inch OLED display and svelte profile make the Acer Swift Edge 16 an outstanding value.”

Solid performance at this price. Excellent portability in a 16-inch chassis. Clean, efficient design.

Mushy keyboard. No touchscreen. Audio could use a boost. The glossy screen is overly reflective.

Very thin and light for its size ; Gorgeous display ; Solid productivity performance ; Very good webcam

A bit pricey ; Keyboard feels a bit cramped

The Acer Swift Edge 16 (2023) does two things incredibly well – it’s surprisingly thin and light for such a large laptop, and its display is gorgeous. The rest of the package is good enough but not outstanding. And, the price is a little hard to...

Extremely lightweight and portable for its size ; Expansive, beautiful display ; Surprisingly long battery life

Middling performance relative to its price ; Generic keyboard, touchpad, and speakers ; Bland design

The Acer Swift Edge is the lightest, most portable 16-inch laptop, but its design and performance fall short of its impressive display.

Wide DCI-P3 coverage on display ; Great 1440p webcam ; Lightweight 16-inch laptop ; MacBook-beating video transcoding ; Great performance and graphics scores

Battery life should be better ; Mid keyboard and touchpad ; Quiet speakers ; Not-so-great color accuracy ; Unremarkable file-transfer rate

The Acer Swift Edge 16 has a lot of hits with its MacBook-beating performance scores, but it has a handful of misses, too.

Super light chassis ; Colorful 4K OLED display ; Strong performance

Shallow keyboard ; Muddy speakers ; Short battery life

The Acer Swift Edge 16 is a super light laptop with a gorgeous 4K OLED display, but it’s tough to ignore its shallow keyboard and short battery life.

+ Impressively light chassis ; + Varied I/O options ; + Beautiful OLED display ; + Ryzen AI-powered webcam ; + Decent keyboard ; + CPU runs cool

- Inconsistent performance ; - The noise of cooling fans can be a distraction ; - Speakers lack bass ; - Touchpad rattles on taps ; - Redundant screenshot keys ; - No hardware webcam shutter

The Acer Swift Edge 16's AMD Ryzen AI made a solid case for itself - that being said, the laptop side of things can do with smoothing out a few rough edges.

Fantastic 16-inch OLED display ; Thin and Light for a 16-incher ; Full-sized and comfortable keyboard

Flexible body ; Poor battery life

With all that out of the way, the Acer Swift Edge 16 is an easy recommendation for anyone looking for a fast, productivity laptop with a beautiful 16-inch OLED display. It’s thin, light, and powerful, with the only drawback being its poor battery life....