Acer Swift 7 SF714 (14-inch, 2019)

Incredibly thin and light. Good battery life, considering minimal battery space in chassis. Satisfying screen. Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, plus HDMI/USB dongle.

Costly. Marginal performance. Finicky keyboard layout. Keyboard-deck webcam mandates unflattering angles. No microSD card slot.

Bottom Line: It's no speed demon and the webcam is subpar, but the Acer Swift 7 is the slimmest and lightest 14-inch ultraportable we've seen—an under-2-pound fashion statement that will tempt elite travelers.

Brand-new, bold design ; Lighter than before ; Touchpad clicks again

Steep price for power profile ; Difficult webcam position

Acer has improved upon its previous Swift 7 in almost every way, with a truly unique and clever design. It’s as if the netbook has been reborn in a beautiful magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis – and with actually decent parts inside.

Extremely good screen brightness ; Very slim and light ; Silent running

Very expensive ; Feels flimsy in parts ; Not very powerful

While the Swift 1, 3 and 5 are easy to recommend, the Swift 7 is not. It costs a packet, it's not that powerful, and the build quality is poor for the sake of keeping it ultra-thin and ultra-light. It does have an impressive screen though, which is...

stylish and ultra-thin case ; multi-touch display with no backlight bleed ; IPS display with strong viewing angles ; no PWM ; good Wi-Fi performance ; LTE module ; fingerprint sensor ; fast NVMe SSD ; Acer sleeve and USB Type-C hub included ; backlit...

expensive ; only two USB 3.1 Type-C ports ; case is prone to fingerprints ; touchpad lacks dedicated buttons ; no memory card reader ; no configuration options

The Acer Swift 7 SF714 is an ultra-compact subnotebook that is well suited for mobile use. The Swift 7 slightly improves on its predecessor in all areas; the greatest difference is the larger 14-inch multi-touch display. Acer has also revised the...

Record-breaking ; Slim design ; Good screen quality ; Decent everyday performance

A tad too flimsy ; More expensive than rivals ; Underwhelming keyboard

The Acer Swift 7 breaks records with its slim, light design, but the cut-down exterior doesn’t add practical advantages. Elsewhere it’s good, but no better than rivals while costing more. It’s a good talking point, but as a laptop it’s no better than...

Super thin and light (9.95mm and 890 grams);Great battery life;IPS touchscreen panel with great contrast ratio and 97% of sRGB coverage;Our Gaming and Web design helps it reach an Average dE of 1.1;Doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment;Comes with a...

Weak chassis;Not a very uniform panel in terms of luminosity;Extremely limited I/O;Practically no upgradability options;Its camera is on a weird location

Incredibly thin and light; Bold, bright screen; Silent running

Low multitasking performance; Limited ports; Unusual keyboard layout

What price a laptop under 1kg? The Acer Swift 7 is beautifully compact, though balancing this with performance and practicality proves to be tricky.

Elegant design; Ultra-thin; Lightweight

Poor performance; Overly sensitive trackpad; Expensive

Despite its beauty, and the fact it's so light you can almost forget you're carrying it, the Acer Swift 7 is all style and little substance.

The Acer Swift 7 is a remarkably thin laptop. It’s very light-weight. And it has a fanless design for silent operation. It has an excellent keyboard and touchpad. And the bright display looks great from any angle. While it doesn’t have the fastest CPU...

display IPS ad alto contrasto;Case elegante e sottile in magnesio;leggero e compatto;SSD NVMe;illuminazione della tastiera;silenzioso;WiFi 6;buona durata della batteria;2x Thunderbolt 3;Adattatore USB tipo C (per HDMI, tipo A, tipo C)

bassa luminosità massima del display;case instabile;la memoria di lavoro e l'SSD non possono essere aggiornati o sostituiti;basse prestazioni di calcolo;nessun lettore di schede di memoria;prezzo di vendita elevato