Overview: Acer’s Swift 5 is an inexpensive ultralight with notable sacrifices

Enlarge / Acer’s 2022 Swift 5 laptop computer. (credit score: Scharon Harding)

The Acer Swift 5 ($1,500 MSRP) might not be your dream ultralight laptop computer, but it surely’s not a foul one. You will not squeeze probably the most efficiency out of the Swift, and its touchpad nonetheless bothers me after weeks of use. However with perks like a great port choice and a robust keyboard, the laptop computer is value a glance if you wish to avoid wasting cash. Though there are some compromises, it is a respectable choice with a cheaper price tag than equally specced options.

Colourful design

The Swift 5 is priced decrease than different ultralights with 12th Gen CPUs, a reality that’s obvious once you maintain it. In response to Acer, the chassis is created from 6053 aluminum alloy with a 75 HV hardness and anodization to struggle degradation (its gold accents are double-anodized). However as a substitute of an expensive metallic-like end, like Lenovo’s Yoga 9i carries, it appears to be like and appears like light-weight plastic that may nonetheless fall sufferer to scratches.

Delicate texturing helps the design, although, and prevents the laptop computer from feeling too slippery throughout use. The keyboard confirmed delicate flex after I typed aggressively, and that flexing turned extra obvious after I pressed down on the keyboard.