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Review on πŸ–₯️ Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6 Creator Laptop, 14-inch Full HD 100% sRGB, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti Laptop GPU, 16GB LPDDR4X, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Backlit Keyboard, Amazon Alexa, Windows 10 Home with Improved SEO by Alexander Scharon

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent mid-range portable laptop for mid-range software development and gaming

Minor review review after 2 months of working with a laptop. This is a very powerful laptop that does not have the disadvantages of many games. laptops. It looks good, has a 90W charging box, which is actually portable, beautiful and light. The key differentiators are: - really good display (100% srgb, 1080p, 60Hz, max 300 nits with good grayscale) - overall good build quality, the lid is a little wobbly - top-notch performance for an ultra-thin 14" (details below if interested) - very small - decent thermal performance, especially for what it is, although the fan gets very noisy under heavy loads The screen and keyboard are pretty good (the backlit keyboard is a nice plus) and the webcam is fine.(720p) Port choices include 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB C, 1 HDMI, combo audio, and Kensington lock It's a little annoying not having an Ethernet or SD card reader, but I've got a $30 -TP-Link ethernet + usb hub and it's pretty easy to carry around the speakers are on the bottom and don't sound right (they do their job) in most cases I get 5-7 hours of battery life what f Which is pretty good for such a powerful and small laptop. If you play games that require a lot of graphics or computational resources, expect . Although the fan can be very noisy, it usually runs quietly when not under stress. The performance is amazing; The Ryzen 7 5800u is one of the (if not the most powerful) processors for ultraportables and will make a big difference, especially in video/photo editing. The 3050ti lets you play most modern games at a decent frame rate. Keep in mind that anything over 60 is overkill unless you're using an external monitor. So this should be fine for all non-AAA games and even some AAA games on high settings. However, don't expect ray tracing or other over-the-top features to work well. Another note is that due to the size, you only get 60-70% of the GPU performance that you would get in a gaming laptop equivalent. Finally, if you're so inclined, there's a second M.2 SSD slot inside for future upgrades, and the first is also available to the user. Make sure you have torx bits if you plan to open it. Overall, this car gets a 4.5/5 (rounded up to 5) from me. Below are more details for performance freaks and do-it-yourselfers. The WLAN card is a Mediatek Wi-Fi 6 2x2 card. Intel is technically better, but to be honest it works well. The CPU is said to be 15W, but when plugged in it spikes to 40W, staying in the 85-95C range under heavy multi-threaded workloads, and staying at 3.7-4.4 across all 8 cores GHz clocked. The GPU stays nice and cool under load at around 65C and runs at 35-40W. For reference, NVIDIA 3050ti runs 15-20% worse at this power than my desktop NVIDIA 1650 Super at 100W. Haven't tried CPU in a long time and GPU at the same time, but I expect that performance will be slightly worse in all games that make heavy use of both parts. The integrated graphics handle the operating system and most non-demanding tasks, conserving power and maximizing graphics performance (I think that should be taken for granted, but it isn't).

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  • Power outlet required