Customer Ratings & Reviews

My thoughts (have had the laptop for 4 days now): Good------------------- BIG SCREEN HUGE yet laptop is light AF. 16:10 great for viewing documents/office work. Build quality seems pretty great, feels solid, like a quality/premium product. Performance for daily/office tasks seems totally OK (not sure how the 16 gb RAM will fare in the long run though, I would've gotten the 32 GB if it was available in the US). I ultimately opted to get this because of the 999 USD sale + my state's tax free weekend. So i really did just pay 999 USD for this! The Love how the laptop has the Ryzen 7840U for the great iGPU (40-50% better, in some cases, than Intel IIRC?) I love having the numpad. There's a neat battery maintenance option with the Acer care center for having the battery charge to 80% only. Battery life is not that great but I knew that going in and wanted a laptop that maximized weight savings over everything else (I usually have the laptop plugged in so it's no issue for me, I just need to be able to bring it around the place). I LOVE knowing (and feeling) that this is a laptop that's specialized towards weight savings. It's also really thin. Keyboard seems totally fine for me - i wish the keys were spaced closer together (i don't like chiclet keyboards) but it seems to be the case for many keyboards nowadays. Webcam is OK, supposedly has a 1440p one but it doesn't seem all that special to me, I might be spoiled because I've been using Droidcam to make my smartphone's camera my webcam Bad-------------------- I've heard reports of the touchpad rattling. Mine seems OK but when I double tap to left click I feel/hear a slight rattle. Wish there was Windows Hello. Speakers are eh but I use this for work so in the office I just have headphones in. The fans are LOUD when at full speed - generally the laptop doesn't spin it up to full speed though. However, I might have a defective laptop - I actually don't mind the loud fan noise, but mine seems to have a faint, but piercing and annoying high pitched noise when at full speed. Going to see if it goes away if I exchange the laptop. This is an Achillies heel issue that really stops me from being super happy with the product/device. Overall thought/TLDR---------------------- LOVE going all in on the lightweight aspect (sacrificing battery size, having loud fans, eh speakers), but am getting a high pitched sound that I'm thinking of exchanging for/just getting used to. Nabbing the laptop new for 999 USD makes the downsides totally acceptable :p

Many great aspects of this laptop, with a few shortcomings that could be an issue if it matters. lets start with the pros: - incredibly light. This thing is lighter than lots of 14-inch laptops, making it easy to carry around. The weight really helps it be very portable and easy to carry around. -Generous port selection. They definitely did not compromise on port selection on both sides, especially the 2 USB-A ports so you can connect both a mouse and a keyboard if you'd like. Also, it's nice that most of the ports are on the left side, so if you're right-handed your mouse does not interfere with cables. -the display is truly incredible. If you enjoy watching movies, this laptop screen is phenomenal for it. high resolution and high refresh rate also means it's a pleasure to use daily. (The screen is set to 60hz out of the box, so make sure to go into settings and change that.) -the processor is powerful and modern, which will help with the longevity of the laptop. -the color is black, but in some lights it's a very dark shade of green. (Hence the name Olivine Black) Now onto the cons: -the keyboard and trackpad are fine, but not great. They definitely work, but if you really care about keyboards then this might disappoint. the trackpad is also fine, but not stellar. -the battery life, as mentioned in other reviews, is not good. It's the consequence of having such a thin and light laptop with an OLED screen as well. Make sure you're near an outlet if you get this. Thankfully, in this day and age, outlets are plentiful. Expect 4-6 hours of normal use, and more if you set it at lower brightness, and refresh rate, and do lighter tasks. Overall, if you're looking for a large laptop with a beautiful screen and excellent portability and you're not particularly concerned about super long battery life, this thing is a fantastic option. Especially on sale.

FIRST: Best Buy is the ONLY place to get this in the US and it's the best bargain laptop ANYWHERE!!! I was shocked they had it. I went from a solid Ryzen AMD 12 core Desktop to this system. This one runs Ableton with huge sessions at the same level of efficiency. This runs UAD Audio Hardware perfectly FINE of the USB4 port BTW and connects to everything through my Satechi USB4/TB4 UB. I guess there's just some sort of TB emulation going on. I ALSO have a Macbook AIR m2 with 32GB of RAM and it runs Ableton ALSO at the SAME level of CPU usage. The Air cost over 2X as I got this one for a $200 discount @ $1099. WOW The value was insane. See photos of both machines. The disk speeds are insane on the internal drive, like 4K read write. The ONLY drawback which is every Win Laptop is that crazy CPU stuff does drive the fan. I'm gonna try a cooler and play with it. See my journey below. I am using my Mac mostly for audio, but have a ton of Ableton sessions on WIN desktop. Being remote mostly, I rolled the dice on this. I cloned the desktop drive from Win 10 there using Macrium reflect imaging (not clone) and upgraded to Win 11 here on this box. Go to Toms guide for some Github installers to upgrade as it was giving me fits with TPM2. (and still doesn't recognize. See below). I purchased a Win11Pro key online from the gamer site and it worked perfectly. (The purchased machine was authed for Home. Blah!) Device encryption on the System info tab says TPM not usable. Go figure. It's enabled in the bios and everything, but I'm winning big time anyway. Once upgraded I installed every acer driver from their site manually as the Acer care did squat. That's a bit strange. But alas, a few tweaks, re-authorizing Brainworks and Native plugs and others to this machine, plugging in Ilok, which is way easier for most of my plugs, and everything runs perfectly! The screen is AMAZING It's soooooooooo light! PIX: Mac and Acer together Acer with Ableton Zoomed in on 168 tracks in my session with a zillion plugs that aren't UAD accelerated. My estimate is about 100 in the session. Don't worry about memory. The drive is so fast that the machine is spunky multitasking with

UNBOXING: Acer kept the unboxing experience very minimalist. You get a very basic box with two smaller boxes within it—one with the laptop and small 65W USB-C PD charger, and another with the carrying sleeve (which is really nothing fancy). The packaging is super minimal without any fancy marketing, and it’s largely recyclable outside the occasional plastic. BUILD: My first impression of the Swift Edge 16 is that it is quite lightweight thanks to the magnesium aluminum alloy chassis. In terms of the texture, it doesn’t feel premium, but it’s also hard to fault it considering it’s a larger 16” laptop weighing in at only 2.73lbs. Because the chassis is using such thin material, that means the overall chassis has quite a bit of flex on the keyboard, but in all honesty, it’s not something I notice day to day without intentionally pressing on the center of the keyboard. But it’s certainly not going to be as durable as heavier options, but that’s the tradeoff you make when trying to get down to this weight. The Swift Edge 16 is only 12.95mm thick which is really quite thin, making this very easy to slide into a bag that’s already packed pretty full. Sometimes I pack a pretty full backpack and my normal thicker 16” laptop can sometimes be a bit difficult to pack, but the Swift Edge 16” slides right in. PORTS: The Swift Edge 16 has a surprising number of ports for a thin and light laptop. It has 2x USB4 Type C ports, 2x USB 3 Type A ports, 1x HDMI 2.1 port, a microSD card slot, and a Kensington lock. I very frequently use a Thunderbolt 4 dock at home, and the Swift Edge 16 had zero issues connecting to my dock. My dock is hooked up to my 2.4GHz wireless peripherals, 4K webcam, 165Hz 1440p ultrawide gaming monitor, and my 120Hz 1600p portable monitor, and the Swift Edge 16 had zero issues with all of these devices connected. It should be mentioned that since there is no DC barrel jack on the Swift Edge 16, you’ll need to rely on USB-C Power Delivery to charge the laptop. EXPANSION & UPGRADES: In terms of expansion, you can only really upgrade a few things—the m.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 drive, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module, and the battery. Unfortunately, the RAM is soldered with no option for expansion, so you’ll be stuck with 16GB on the Swift Edge 16. KEYBOARD: I typically average 114wpm on a Monkeytype test across my main keyboards and laptop, and on the Swift Edge 16, I feel like I’m making just a few more mistakes than normal. I’m topping out around 106wpm and as low as 93wpm. I think for me, this is because the space between each key is wider than I’m used to. The key travel itself is fine for me, by comparison. With that being said, I do think the Swift Edge 16 has a good keyboard that a lot of people will enjoy. Another important element of the keyboard is that it does have backlit keys, and it also has a numpad for those who need to do number crunching. I don’t typically use a numpad these days, but I think there will be plenty of people who will really appreciate this addition. And lastly, the power button actually doubles as a fingerprint sensor, so you can use it to unlock Windows, authenticate with password apps and more. In my testing, I found it performed very well by quickly authenticating and without failure. TOUCHPAD: The touchpad is good, but also nothing extraordinary. It’s reasonably large, it’s responsive, and the multi-touch gestures work. Honestly, not much to complain about, which is more than I can say about some other laptops I’ve reviewed. DISPLAY: The display on the Swift Edge 16 is the real highlight of this laptop. At this price, you’re getting a 3200x2000@120Hz 10-bit OLED panel with DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. My unit used a Samsung panel with the hardware ID of SDC418D and manufacturer model of ATNA60BX03-0. While I don’t have the tools to test the accuracy of this panel, I can say that it gets quite bright, the colors are vivid and the blacks are deep thanks to the nature of OLED panels. I really like the 3:2 aspect ratio for productivity purposes, and as a software developer, I can see more lines of code on this display compared to 16:9 displays. And while it would be awesome to have smaller bezels, I really don’t think they’re obnoxiously large like some other laptops I’ve used. The 120Hz refresh rate isn’t enabled by default since it will draw more power, but if you decide to use it for some light gaming or just for a more responsive experience while plugged in, it is delightful to use. However, the display isn’t FreeSync enabled, so you won’t be able to benefit from adaptive refresh rates while doing some light gaming. Since this laptop is designed more for productivity as opposed to gaming, I think this is a pretty fair omission. One downside however is that this display doesn’t seem to have an anti-reflective coating, so you may see reflections in the display. Depending on where you plan to use this laptop, it could be a non-issue or a serious issue. WEBCAM & MICROPHONE: The 1440p webcam is above average—which isn’t to say that it’s good per se, but that it’s better than the typical mediocrity we see in most laptops these days. In well-lit conditions, I think it’ll actually be pretty clear, but in lower light conditions you’ll see more noise within the image. The dual-array microphone was also decent at isolating my voice, and you can configure it for personal or conference calls using the pre-installed Realtek Audio Console app. While I didn’t think the audio quality was particularly notable, I felt it was certainly serviceable, and didn’t have a bunch of noise. If you disable the AI noise reduction within the console, you’ll get more detailed audio, but with a higher noise floor and picking up more background noise. SPEAKERS & HEADPHONE: Just being blunt, the speakers are not good. They’re bottom-firing which means they will sound worse on your lap compared to on a desk, and they’re also very tinny sounding with effectively no bass. They’re also rather quiet, so they’re not going to be great for immersion. Definitely one of the weakest aspects of this laptop. As for the headphone jack, I found that it could definitely push my in-ear headphones to blisteringly loud volumes, but I could tell it was coloring the audio in a way I wasn’t used to. Disabling Audio Effects on the headphone output from the Windows sound panel yielded a more familiar transparent sound profile, but it’s still on the mediocre spectrum. Regardless, if I’m trying to get immersed in music or other content, I’d rather use a pair of wired IEMs or a pair of Bluetooth headphones than rely on the built-in speakers. PERFORMANCE: The AMD Ryzen 7840U in this laptop is a low power 8-core 16-thread beast with a humble Radeon 780M integrated graphics. For a Cinebench R23 test while plugged into power, I was able to get a multi-score score of 12200+ and a single-core score of 1690. However, on battery these scores can drop significantly. In the case of multi-core, I saw the score drop down to 8941. That being said, for productivity-oriented tasks like web browsing, office applications, coding, and light photo editing, these specifications will be plenty sufficient. And with 16GB of RAM, you’ll be able to load numerous applications into memory, but that will certainly have some limits if you are a heavy multi-tasker. For the occasional gaming session while plugged into the wall, I think eSports titles on low settings are achievable for 60fps gameplay, and 2D indie titles will play well on the Swift Edge 16—especially on the OLED display. You can also tap into the AMD Software: Adrenaline Edition app that is pre-installed to change various characteristics to improve fidelity or performance within games. And since you have 1TB of fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage onboard, loading up Windows and apps is a very fast process. BATTERY: The battery life of the Swift Edge 16 is decent but not really competitive with other offerings. Even on power-efficiency settings, I’m not seeing myself getting 8 hours of mixed use. Perhaps I could achieve that by also enabling the battery saver mode, but in the age when laptops are getting well over 10 hours, I think this is one downside that might be a stronger dealbreaker for some. Of course, more demanding workloads will only drain the battery faster, so it’s also important to consider that in your purchase decision. So while these Ryzen processors are more efficient, you can still put all the cores to work and you can also crank the brightness—both of which will drastically impact how much time you’ll have before you’ll be searching for a wall to plug into. One issue I also encountered is that the fans wouldn’t turn off when I put the laptop into sleep mode, so it seems like this is another laptop experiencing issues with Windows Modern Standby. As an alternative, I configured the power options such that closing the lid or pressing the power button would put the laptop into Hibernate mode so that it doesn’t drain the battery while idling. But that comes with the tradeoff of not being able to resume as quickly. CONCLUSION: So who is this laptop really for? I think the Swift Edge 16 is a decent pick-up for someone who is looking for a lightweight computer with a bright, vivid high-resolution 16” display and wants a machine that can handle some heavier workloads while plugged in. It relinquishes some durability in order to be lightweight, but that could be a tradeoff work making if you travel a lot and need something that isn’t going to weigh you down in your bag. And while performance will be best while plugged into the wall, its performance is decent enough on battery for many tasks. But it simply doesn’t have the battery stamina of some competitors.

This Acer Swift Edge 16 3.2K 120Hz OLED laptop with an AMD Ryzen 7 (7840U) with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD obviously has a lot going for it. It’s razor thin at .60” and weighs just about 2.7 lbs. You won’t have any trouble taking it with you on the go with those measurements and includes a laptop protective sleeve. I also liked the backlit keyboard, sensitive touchpad, Bluetooth 5.1, WiFi 6, a sharp picture with the 1440p webcam, all using Windows 11 Home. Just as there are positives here, there are a few components lacking in the Acer Swift Edge 16. The composite makeup of the laptop is light because of the Magnesium keyboard top but it still feels a little flimsy because of a plastic underside. The battery life is short life at 6-8 hours depending on graphics or word processing. There are two speakers that seemed like an afterthought. I am realistic about laptop speakers, but these fell below what I consider good while listening to music or light gaming. For some reason, the laptop fans came on a lot without using highly complex or graphics consumption. I found this to be a bit annoying. Lastly the keyboard lacked that “pop up” feel and I was able to flex the laptop when typing. No laptop is perfect, but these were some of the good things and short comings on this laptop. One the best feature on this Acer Swift Edge, is the 16” OLED screen at 120Hz. The OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens show some of the best visuals on computers and TVs because each pixel produces its own light in over a billion colors. This is in contrast to previous screens iterations that used backlighting to project images on the screen that you see. Often times this led to dark or dim spots on the panel (screen). This particular OLED is almost at 4K with 3.2K lines of clarity at 120Hz. This produces realistic pictures that run smooth (120Hz). Light images pop with color while true black fades into the background. Another component of the OLED screen is the HDR (High Dynamic Range) running at peak of “500 nits of screen illumination.” This vivid process provides a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 which is incredible for eye popping life like visuals. Within the color spectrum, the Acer Swift Edge 16 has a large area of the “color gamut rating with of 100% of DCI-P3.” This feature means fantastic and well-cut color on the OLED screen. The ultra small bezel also gives you the most visible screen on the Acer Swift Edge 16. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 processor, “8 cores and 16 threads” of computing power keep this laptop running programs, documents, moving files, handling graphics. Of course, it also keeps the OLED screen, as well, with a platform of high-speed processing and entertainment. Along with the AMD Ryzen chip, the Acer Swift Edge 16 has 16 GB of Memory. It allows you to multi-task many operations on the laptop with graphics, workstation computing and even some older games. Despite the 16 GB of Memory, I felt the laptop could have moved a little faster than it did for a short period of time. Not to worry, but unfortunately you cannot upgrade the 16 GB of Memory because it’s part of the motherboard. The reason why this could have occurred is the AMD Radeon graphics chip is shared with the motherboard. Shared graphics are not a new thing. It should not affect the workstation part of the computer, but occasionally if there are a multitude of graphics, the laptop could slow. I experienced this occasionally with games that had complex newer graphics. The Acer Swift Edge 16 is really catered to high end processing of typical computing with numbers, paperwork and file transfers using the Microsoft suite. The hard drive, next to the OLED screen, is next in line as a preferred part of this laptop. The 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, has plenty of space for large files or gaming files. The SSD has no moving parts so you can safely and quickly access your files faster. I really enjoyed this feature. I was definitely more productive by quickly calling up workstation projects and some gaming. You need connections; this Acer Swift Edge 16 has them: Two Type C supporting USB4 ports; Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 type A ports; HDMI 2.1 port; microSD Card Reader slot. All these of these high-end ports mean fast transfers. I moved around over 500 music files (combo of FLAC/MP3) in a matter of less than 40 secs. This is light years faster than I am used to. The USB ports are backward compatible, so I had no trouble with other USB drives. Along with all the other testing I have done on the Acer Swift Edge 16, I thought I would checkout some games. I know this is not a gaming laptop, but I am interested to gain more insight with the OLED Screen, Ryzen 7 chip and the 16GB of Memory. I decided to play “Tekken 7,” “Burnout Paradise” and “Steam World Heist.” I had great success with the Steam World Heist as it is not complicated running it on the laptop. Next up, I thought I would try Tekken 7. This Acer Swift Edge 16 really surprised me. It performed like a champ with 55-60 FPS and didn’t flinch at the daunting graphics. Burnout Paradise which I played last had some lag, and really difficult complex parts that just didn’t perform as well as the other games. In my opinion, although not a “gaming” laptop, it performed well on the games I played. All in all, the Acer Swift Edge is a nice laptop. I am giving it 3 stars for the areas lacking that I mentioned earlier in this review. I am giving 5 stars for the specs of an OLED screen, 16 GB Memory and Ryzen 7 chip. 4 Stars overall….

I would give this a 5 star review if the battery life was better and the keyboard bends really easily

I got this laptop for $999 on the Labor Day sale. I think it's one of the best you can find below $1000 (at least at the time I'm writing this review), buy maybe not worth full price as it still has some serious downsides: - very poor battery life. I hardly get more than 4 hours even doing light activities like browsing. If you push the CPU harder with gamin for example, you get less than 2 hrs. I've heard it's because of the OLED screen that has a heavy energy consumption, so I try keeping the screen refresh rate at 60Hz when unplugged to save some battery. - overheats and fans get very loud. Also even when just browsing the fan sometimes get moderately loud, and very loud doing heavier tasks. It also seems it is not very well designed in terms of cooling, and it gets very hot easily. Now about the positives. - this thing is EXTREMELY lightweight. Whatever laptop you hold after this one will feel like you're carrying a brick. It's very satisfying to feel how light it is. - the OLED screen is gorgeous. A bit glossy, but still seems much superior than regular IPS screens from other laptops. If you plan on watching movies and series on it, it will not disappoint. - it's well built, keyboard and trackpad are OK. No screen wobbling. Has a very good ports selection. It has a powerful setup and the Ryzen 7 combined with 16gb ram is most of the times able to handle your needs. I mostly use it for DJing and music production and have no issues at all. It can handle some light gaming, but I feel like I end up wasting some of the laptops potential for keeping it on battery saver mode and limiting CPU usage to avoid overheat and fan noise, and to increase battery life. Keep in mind this is not a gaming laptop, but a decent price friendly laptop that can do a little bit of everything. If you're not on a budget, I recommend spending a couple hundred dollars more to get a more complete laptop. I'd easily give up on some of it's lightweightness to have a slightly better battery and cooling. Overall I'm happy with it as I'm not a hard user and it meets my needs for DJing.

Let me start this review by stating if you're looking for a traditional gaming laptop, the Acer Swift Edge 16 is not for you so you will need to look elsewhere. It does not pack a discrete GPU and while the integrated graphics have grown more powerful, the shared memory design does not leave a lot of resources for modern games. If you purchase this thinking you're going to be playing modern games in any meaningful way, you will most likely be disappointed as this laptop is really not designed for games but CAN do some limited light gaming in a pinch. Acer does offer many other laptops that are designed and geared towards gamers. With that out of the way.... I picked this up as a replacement for my Acer Swift 3 14" which I thought was a pretty fabulous every day travel laptop with good battery life and a great display. I am pleased to say that the Acer Swift Edge 16 is better in every way imaginable and then some. This is my fifth Acer laptop and I am sure it won't be my last. They continue to deliver the perfect punch of day to day functionality needed in minimal style at great pricing. My primary reasons for upgrading from my Acer Swift 3 are the Swift Edge 16 has 2x the memory (16GB vs 8GB) and if it is possible, an even bigger and better screen with the OLED technology. The upgrade from the 5700U to the 7840U also packs quite a bit more of a punch both CPU and GPU wise. My Acer shipped with BIOS 1.04. There is an update available on Acer's support website. What you will receive: I have always loved and appreciated Acer's compact, simple and eco friendly packaging for their everyday use laptops. No frills and inside you will find the Swift Edge 16, 65w USB-C PSU and paperwork. Unpacking is quick and to the point. You also receive a simple carrying folio which is nice for quick carries or slipping the entire thing into a larger transport case. First impressions: Holding the laptop, I am amazed at how Acer managed to make it even lighter than my Acer Swift 3 which was already small. The display real estate is well used leaving a thin bezel around the display and the unit feels solid. The unit itself weights ~ 2lbs 11.5oz. Toss in the 65w PSU and the carrying folio and it still is just under 4lbs for everything. Acer has also refined and upgraded their PSU adapter from their previous gen. Everything is nice and light for transport. The keyboard is solid if not remarkable but gets the job done. When I type, I can feel a bit of "give" in the unit but nothing bad. The backlighting is bright and solid and really shows the keyboard in a good light. I will say the keyboard is a definite upgrade over the Swift 3 in every way and with the larger chassis they managed to squeeze in a small numerical pad which I like. The trackpad is large and expansive and each model will ship with a trackpad either from Synaptics or Elantech. My unit was equipped with the Elantech model and it works well. There is a bit of rattle/looseness along the outside perimeter but I have experienced this in many thin and light laptops and it does not hinder you from properly using it. Port selection is decent with two USB-C 4 (can be used for power too), HDMI and USB-A 3.2 (which doubles as a charging port too) on the right side and a classif headphone jack, another USB-A 3.2 port and a suprising but welcome MicroSD card slot. For those who do a light bit of video editing, the MicroSD card slot is a major plus. This is my first laptop with a full fledge USB-A 3.2 port, so it was nice seeing my external drive reading 900mb+/sec. Wifi is quick and speedy and connected immediately to my home network for a fast setup. CPU: Packing a full Zen4 7840U CPU, the Swift Edge 16 has a lot of power in such a thin and light chassis. Cinebench R23 has scores of 1770 single and 11642 multi showing it is more than up to task to take care of all my daily basic needs.It absolutely crushes my previous AMD 5700u equipped Swift 3. GPU: Equipped with AMD's newest Integrated Graphics the 780m, we are really starting to see even onboard GPU performance become capable for light gaming and some rendering work. While it can not come close to modern discrete graphics, it is amazing to see integrated graphics equal and even best some of the top of the line discrete technologies from less than 10yrs ago. Installing the newest Adrenaline drivers from AMD (23.9.3), the 780m has two modes: Performance/normal mode and Gaming mode. With the standard mode, you have 512MB of Vram at your disposal. With Gaming mode selected, you have 2GB of VRAM at your disposal. This is taken from your total system memory of 16GB. Running Futuremark's Timespy, the 780m GPU scored 2450 making it roughly equal to Nvidia's GTX 970M mobile graphics. Gaming wise, I spent a few hours playing World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and I had to dial down the resolution to the lowest level available (below 1080p), visuals to 5 out of 10 setting and turn Ray Tracing off to achieve 40-90fps depending on location. As stated at the beginning, this laptop will afford you some light gaming selectively but it is by no means a full fledge gaming laptop. Since this is full on Radeon graphics technology, you will have access to FSR/FSR2 when available along with HyprRX. Cooling and fan noise: Overall, Acer did their homework and this system is one cool running notebook in every aspect with zero thermal throttling or overheating anywhere. The CPU is cooled by a single pipe design and two small fans. But be warned the fans are aggressive and active. This is due to the single pipe and small heatsink. With the dual fan setup, heat is quickly carried away and exhausted below the display at a high rate. As a result, the fans are there and front and center when in use. Even when running slower it is still audible. Even on the desktop doing what seems to be not much at all or surfing it is still audible. If you are looking for a quiet computing experience at all times, this is not it. On the other hand, the fans and entire cooling subsystem are doing their job as the entire system stays relatively cool and doesn't thermal throttle at all under every condition I tested from Cinebench R23 to Timespy to some light gaming with World of Warcraft Dragonflight and Fallout 76. Basically it has three modes: clearly audible, much more audible and blasting audible and it seems to turn in at frequent intervals. If fan noise is of any concern for you or a potential deal breaker, the Acer Swift Edge 16 might present a problem. Memory and Storage: Since this uses the newest AMD processors, DDR5 is now the standard. I like that the onboard LPDDR5 memory is running at 6400mhz which is more than enough for AM5 giving it plenty of bandwidth. What I do not like is the soldered on nature of the memory rendering it unable to upgrade so you're capped with 16GB. I can understand the soldered on memory because of the sheer thinness of the Swift Edge and it more than gets the job done. 16GB is plenty for this laptop and normal day to day usage. For those who monitor such things, the latency is a bit high (~110ns) but does not impede the excellent performance of this laptop. The NVME SSD is a speed demon achieving truly Gen4 speeds of 7000+ read and 6500+ write. It is upgradable but with 1TB of space, it is plenty for most users including myself and plenty fast. Battery Life: Battery life was very good running in balanced mode. Once setup, I decided to use my Swift Edge 16 for the day while collecting and analyzing data for a few robotics (Pi) projects with some custom software I wrote and 5-6hrs later it was still going strong which is good enough for me with ~20% battery life left. Display and speaker quality: To me this is one of the key reasons to buy this notebook. The OLED screen is flat out gorgeous. While it does run an odd resolution of 3200x2000, once you experience the inky blacks and color depth of OLED it really is hard to go back to other screens even mini led displays. The Acer is equipped with a full 10-bit 120hz OLED display and it makes visual usage a joyous experience. Movie and rich multimedia content look fantastic. As for the speakers, luckily there is bluetooth, USB-A ports and a standard headphone jack as the speakers are classic midrange laptop faire and as such will get the job done but that's about it. For any serious audio you will want to get a pair of wired/wireless headphones or external speaker system. Webcam: Like most laptops, the webcam is decent but not remarkable. For basic use, it more than does its job but if you're looking for higher fps and image quality, you will need to pick up an external webcam. Summary: I very much love this laptop as an everyday carry laptop and it is a worthy replacement for my Acer Swift 3. Lightweight with decent battery life coupled with a fantastic screen and solid performance, it provides everything you will need to get the job done outside of heavy gaming, heavy rendering or higher level computationally intensive tasks. Is it a top of the line GPU and CPU performer? No, but it does offer solid above average performance that provides an excellent normal use scenario. If you're sensitive to fan noise, into heavy games, into heavy video editing or run software that is CPU and especially GPU intensive, this laptop might not be for you. On the other hand, if you want a solid and lightweight daily laptop with good battery life, fantastic OLED display, with a solid backlit keyboard, decent trackpad, good port selection, speedy wifi and fast storage that is very lightweight, this will get the job done and then some.

I’ve been using the new Acer Swift Edge 16 laptop for just about a week now and because of its ultra slim and lightweight build, beautiful OLED screen and impressive performance, this laptop is quickly becoming my top choice for entertainment and a variety of everyday tasks. Acer did a great job packaging the Swift Edge in lightly printed, recyclable packaging that is perfectly packed to take up less space. Little things like this aren’t only good for the environment, they help the company spend less on packaging which hopefully helps to lower the product cost for all of us. The laptop has a lightweight build that likely weighs less than many smaller laptops. While this is a great benefit for added portability, it does make the laptop feel just a little less durable. I say “feel” because while it may feel that way, it seems to hold up when handled with one hand, open/closed quickly or typed upon with heavy fingers. All the things you probably shouldn’t do with a laptop, but probably will. To accommodate the lightweight slim design with some added protection, Acer has included a padded sleeve for traveling with and storing your laptop. The sleeve is lined with a soft material that also helps to keep the lid and base of your laptop clean. The sleeve is kept closed with a zipper which works well. It has an outer zipper pocket to store the charging cable or anything else that fits. I love that Acer included this sleeve and I hope more laptops start coming with custom sleeves. The keyboard feels like a full size keyboard to me and the keys are comfortable with a nice response when being pressed. I appreciate the backlit keys which can get bright and should be standard nowadays, IMO. While the number pad is condensed in size a bit, I do love that it was included and as somebody trained in 10-key, it works great when entering data into a spreadsheet. The track-pad makes a bit of a clicky noise on the bottom left side, that sounds like it might be loose, or it might just be part of the build, I honestly can’t tell. Other than that, it’s a great size, is very smooth and is perfectly positioned. In my opinion, the OLED display is absolutely the winning feature of this laptop. The contrast is stunning when viewing colorful HDR content with pitch black backgrounds. The content pops off your screen and comes to life with the 10-bit 120Hz OLED display. The speakers sound pretty good too, but aren’t quite on par with the screen quality. Using this laptop for the past few days has been great in terms of performance. I’ve worked on spreadsheets, edited photos and created 2D visual art. I’ve watched 4K movies and videos and have tried a couple online games. Overall the Ryzen 7 chip, Radeon integrated graphics and 16GB of memory make everything work great! I’m very pleased with the performance of this laptop no matter what my task has been. Another great feature of this laptop is that the power button is also a fingerprint sensor that can be used to unlock Windows along with other security features. The sensor is easy to set up and works great, while adding another layer of security to your personal information. I think battery life was sacrificed in the build of this laptop to achieve the low weight and ultra thin 12.95 mm design. While the battery life isn’t bad, it certainly doesn’t offer as much usage as other laptops in this size range. With the brightness turned down, and battery saver turned on I think you can get about 8-10 hours of mixed usage. Something good to note is that the power block on the charging cable is much smaller than the block on many other laptops and it actually fits into the pocket of the sleeve that comes with this laptop. I’m really happy that I got the Acer Swift Edge 16. I’m sure I’ll give it a workout over the coming years as it entertains me and helps me to stay productive. I recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a dependable device that offers a range of features, reliable performance and portability.

I would buy again, for its weight, thinness, right size, performance (3k OLED and a good processor 7840, the processor is as good as my ultra-7) and easy to carry and good price with discount (450). I do need to get into BIO to change the fn key to media key for convenience. The touch fingerprint power button is easy to use, very convenient. The magnesium alloy body is amazing, good hi-tech. For that price one get that kind of hi-tech, ACER outdo many competitors, to me, it is a must buy. I am pretty good at laptop, I have over 30 laptops, pretty new. Buying 6 laptops per year is kind of my thing. The cheapest hobby I have and I am surprise ACER has improved so much lately. Most my buy are HP and LENOVO, with improvement, look like AUSU is my next high buy, I just bought 3 ASUS laptop this year plus this ACER. My feeling is, HP better watch out.

I've only had this for a month but I really like it. I do agree with others that the keyboard could be a bit better. The keys are pretty shallow but I work with a ergonomic keyboard most of the time. The display is amazing. The color quality and the screen size is awesome! The battery life is ok its definitely not great but for me that was something i could live with as I'm mostly near power sources. Its by far the lightest and thinest laptop I've owned. I got this on sale for $850 and I'm really happy with it for that price. At $1300 its a bit steep...

Two of my favorite things are great big 16" OLED display and ultra light weight (somewhere around 2,5lb). Specs: Computer has great performance thanks to Ryzen 7 cpu, 16gb of RAM and 1tb SSD drive. Also lets not forget amd graphic card which I will mention later. Screen: This is the best thing about this laptop. Large 16" OLED display will give you great pleasure of watching movies and other videos in 4k format. Very good lighting and no noticeable screen glare so it's absolutely beautiful. Graphics are supported by AMD Radeon 780M graphic card and everything looks clear to the maximum. Keyboard: Very nice backlit chicklet style full keyboard with numberic keypad in the side is firm to type but comfortable to use. Sound: This is something that could be better and my biggest complaintabout this device. I understand that thin design comes with limitation because of tight space but this computer is not loud enugh and that is the minus I got for swift edge 16. Also speakers seems to be positioned on the bottom (facing down) and while on hard surface it gets some decent sounds, but when kept on the lap sounds seems to get much weaker and spreading everywhere. Inputs: Two usb type C ports, HDMI output, two USB 3.0 inputs (one on each side), headset jack and micro SD card slot seem to be about standard these days so no complaints there. Battery: I have no correct actual battery time but it seems to be ok while watching clips on YouTube. I got about 4 hours. Network: No RJ45 port but it does have AX wifi. I got 473mbps on my comcast 500mb package so it seems to be good. OS: Even that Windows 11 is standard for new devices I am not a big fan of it. Still trying to get used to it. Built: This is where I would give another important plus. Thin design compared to similar davices, strong built (feels like aluminum) and no cracking or squeaking while opened, typed on or used in any way. Also I noticed that if pressed directly fingerprints would fade away itself. Pros: Beautiful OLED display Big 4k screen Fast performance Plenty of storage Solid materials Cons: Audio not loud enough

As other people mentioned,16GB is not enough. 32GB is necessary for that prize laptop. The weight of this laptop is extremely light and I think that's the highlight of this machine. This laptop is absolutely a competition with LG Gram series. I would recommend it to AMD lovers who need a Large screen laptop with light weight.

I bought this computer for office work. I've alternated between 14" and 16" screens, but have generally decided that I can get more done with a larger screen. But at the same time, I don't want to lug around a 5-pound laptop. So this generally left me with only a few options, and I've been using the LG Gram series for some time. While the LG Gram checks a lot of boxes, it's not perfect. I like the weight and the keyboard is pretty good. The battery life is also decent, thanks to that 80Whr battery. But the screen is fairly dim and uninspiring. And at least my version -- with the 12th Generation Intel Core P CPU, was pretty loud and got hot. When LG introduced the Gram Style earlier this year, I was definitely drawn to the beautiful screen, though the incandescent finish was a little flashy for my tastes. But I seriously considered dropping the $2,000+ asking price on it -- until reviews came out, generally panning the wonky touchpad. That was enough to keep me on the sidelines. At the same time, I'd seen prior iterations of the Swift Edge advertised in 2022. The general consensus was that the keyboard was super shallow and unenjoyable. I type all day long. So I steered clear. Fast forward to early 2023, I think to the Consumer Electronics Show. This new Swift Edge was receiving a lot of praise and reviewers stated that (a) the new AMD chipset was impressive, (b) the weight was wonderful, (c) the screen was gorgeous, and (d) the keyboard wasn't horrible anymore. That was enough for me! I got this on sale for a couple hundred bucks off the MSRP, which seemed like a good deal, seeing as how the laptop had only just entered the market. And in comparison, it was nearly a grand less than the LG Gram Style (which I'd say is its closest competitor). For me, this has been great from an office and productivity perspective. The high res OLED screen is bright and vibrant. The machine is obviously light. The CPU is really powerful (for a laptop) and has no problem multitasking. The keyboard is pretty good too. I do prefer the slightly longer key travel of my previous Gram, but this isn't a miserable typing experience (e.g., like typing on the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro, which I bought and promptly returned). Also, relative to the LG Gram, I would say that this machine generally runs more coolly and quietly -- good if you're typing on your lap. My only gripe is the battery. It's NOT horrible. But at 54Whr, its life is a lot shorter than the Gram, which had an 80Whr battery. To be fair, in my two weeks with this machine, I have not found myself running for an outlet. I work onsite at a client's once a week and was able to work the entire afternoon unplugged. I think the battery monitor said I would get 6-8 hours. The Gram, by comparison, would suggest 10-11. If the Swift Edge is built at all like the Gram, there's room in that case for a bigger battery -- they should have seized the opportunity. The other thing I have seen people complain about is memory. I should qualify that I am NOT a gamer. I use this for Office work, streaming, and browsing online. But I will frequently open multiple instances of Chrome and have 30+ tabs open. The memory hasn't been an issue for me. (I compare with my work-provided laptop from a couple of years ago, which only had 8GB of RAM, and would frequently crash or stall due to memory issues.) I also observe that I have 32GB in my desktop PC at home. I haven't noticed any difference between the performance of that setup versus this laptop. So, all in all, for my two weeks' use, this laptop has met my expectations. It is light and quick, with a gorgeous screen and good keyboard/trackpad. The battery life isn't amazing, but it'll do for me. 32GB of memory would have been nice, but it's not a deal killer. I'm satisfied.

I don't usually write reviews, but all these people dinging this laptop for having 16GB of RAM when they knew that before they bought it irritates me. If you need more than 16GB, don't buy a laptop with 16GB of RAM. For the same price, the MBA 15 comes with 8GB/256GB, so I consider the 16GB/1TB combo very competitive. There are 32GB versions of this laptop if you need that. The screen is AMAZING and it is a great productivity laptop. It also games reasonably well having basically the same APU as the ROG Ally. You trade rigidity for lightness, so if you carry your laptop with heavy things, be careful. This is a great computer for students and office workers. You get a huge, high resolution screen in a laptop that is light as a feather. Wait for a sale to maximize value though.

I'll start off with the negatives: It feels cheap, and feels like it's gonna break. It doesn't have that solid feel that instills confidence in your backpack. Like it's so light that if you try and lift the lid, the while laptop will come up with it. So it's a two handed open for sure. It also has some thermal issues. Not in the sense that it fails or shuts down because it's too hot, but in the sense that the fans are ALWAYS running when plugged in and spin up regularly when on battery. This isn't as problematic on battery, but it's definitely noticeable. Lastly for my negatives is it's a finger print magnet and has better than average battery life! Now what I like about it!!! Literally everything else; the screen, performance, the sound, they keyboard, trackpad, design in terms of styling, how light it was and did I mention the screen lol. I am probably gushing a little, but it's my first time using an OLED laptop and I loved it! 120 Hz, HDR video, blew my mind. I couldn't get over how pretty everything looked. It did great for light gaming; Sea of Stars got over 120 FPS, Cyberpunk got 30 at low to medium settings. Star Ocean got 30 FPS as well. It's a decent gaming machine for you casuals out there for sure. It scaled down to 1200p perfectly and didn't look fuzzy like other screens going from 4K down to 1080p or even 1440p to 1080. Overall, this thing is awesome. The negatives weren't deal breakers for me... maybe the fan noise, but I quickly got over it... or rather used to it. I'd definitely recommend it if you're into OLED and want good sound out of a laptop. Give it a go if you have the opportunity!

I'm quite pleased with the laptop's build quality and performance. Its slim and lightweight design makes it understandable why certain features had to be omitted. However, my one gripe is the subpar cover that's included. Given the laptop's price point, most buyers are likely to opt for their own high-quality cover, rendering the included one largely useless. I'd prefer to receive something more practical, such as a USB to Ethernet adapter.

An ultralight business laptop that you can do some light gaming. It was an interesting concept that fitted my need perfectly. I wanted something I could edit some videos on, but also something that I could travel with. I had a high hope for this laptop. It didn't work out in practice though. In case you are looking to edit video on this machine like I did, here are some of the problems that I found with Davinci Resolve 8.5: - Rewinding a 4k H.264 clip stutters. For some reason, the load shifts from GPU to CPU when you rewind a clip, and CPU is unable to handle the playback load. It's a weird problem. - Rendering a 20 minute H.264 8 bit 4k 24fps video takes almost exactly one hour. GPU was pretty much idle for rendering, with CPU doing all the work. - The same rendering drained 50% of the battery. I'm guessing that is about right for 28W TDP and 56Wh battery. - AV1 clips worked symmetrically both forward and rewind as it should. But it stuttered when there were enough of motion (flowing water, shaky video, trees in the wind, etc.) in the clip. Again, the load shifts from GPU to CPU whenever the clip gets a little busy. H.264 clips didn't have that problem. - AV1 clips become hazy when added to Davinci. If AV1 clips worked, I could work around the problems by transcoding H.264/265 clips to AV1. (You can transcode all clips at once in Davinci by setting rendering to "individual clips" and then output as AV1). I don't know if it is AMD or Davinci, but AV1 support seems half baked and cannot be used. So, I'll be returning this laptop, buy a MacBook and be done with it. Too bad, because I really wanted to keep this laptop. If they can work out these problems, I think this will become a quite capable machine for video editing. GPU load was only at 15% when everything was working. Get all codecs working properly and bring up GPU utilization, it will run as smooth as butter. Oh, and mine came with one dead USB 4 port. It wouldn't recognized SSD or charge.

One day in and with no added applications. Deleted the 'free' anti-virus. Love the screen - a bit too glossy but probably a must in order to have the OLED behind the glass. A truly lightweight wonder. Very slim and rigid enough regardless of what other try to do to twist it in half. Short on ports. One USB-C is needed for power - very bad decision here. Windows 11 did a poor job of importing an older computer's information. Regardless of my choice it used a more recent machine's data. The main pain is the fan(s). One or two are running during most simple operations. Seems a bit much for a basically idling machine. I'm going to be adding a dust filter to the intake, as I can see years of particles mucking up the fans and ruining the works. Unfortunately laptop fan noises do bother me, Nice touches: Free soft carrying case, large rubber 'feet', fingerprint sensor in the power button, simple & small number pad, two-level backlit keyboard (lights on high is the default upon every full power-on).

Was looking for a super light laptop for travel and video conferencing with family back home. The Swift Edge was under 3 lbs with 1440p camera and on sale so everything seemed perfect. But...unfortunately I had to return it. The biggest reason is because the camera would not work after Win 11 security update where communications between the camera and OS broke leaving the camera useless. Acer support has no ETA on fix because they didn't write the drivers themselves. The MS security update KB5007651 that breaks the camera adds Local Security Authority to Win 11 and CANNOT be rolled back once it's applied. Hopefully it'll be resolved in the future but as of May 2024 it is not.