7.0 / 10
SCORE Acer Swift 14 AI 2025 $1,030 at Amazon Pros Incredibly long battery life
Sturdy build quality
Comfortable keyboard and large trackpad feel great to use
1440p webcam Cons Too pricey to not include OLED display
Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU is limited
Can't disable goofy illuminated AI logo on touchpad
The Acer Swift 14 AI is a Copilot Plus PC with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X series CPU, which means it delivers incredible battery life -- longer than 24 hours! -- and comes equipped to handle all of the AI Microsoft packs into Windows 11. The laptop is speedy enough for everyday tasks and has a sturdy build with a great keyboard and touchpad. I was starting to like the Swift 14 AI until I looked at its price.
At $1,200, the Swift 14 AI costs too much for what it delivers. Competing Copilot Plus PCs give you more for less, whether you're after stronger performance, a better display or a sleeker design. The biggest stink for me was the laptop's basic IPS display. It's fine enough for work and YouTube but it's easy to find a laptop with a superior OLED panel for about the same price, including a pair from Asus in the Zenbook A14 and Vivobook S 15. The Swift 14 AI makes sense only if you can find it on sale for less than $1,000. And even then, I'd steer you toward the HP Pavilion Plus 14, which serves up an OLED display at a nearly constant sale price of $800.
Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11T-X3RZ) Geekbox Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11T-X3RZ) Price as reviewed $1,200 Display size/resolution 14.5-inch 2,560x 1,600 120Hz touch IPS LCD CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 Memory 16GB LPDDR5 Graphics Qualcomm Adreno Storage 1TB SSD Ports 2 x USB-C 4, 2 x USB-A 3.2, combo audio Networking Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 Operating system Windows 11 Home 24H2 Weight 3.2 pounds (1.5 kilograms)
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