Acer Swift 3 Review (Ryzen 5 4500U)

[@Hubwood]

I stand corrected. Red Dead Redemption 2 IS playable on lowest settings and 720p with 23-33 FPS. It is a bit stuttery but better than I thought. ;)

[@TheCooledV]

Hubwood so the Ryzen 7 4700U version plays games better than the version that you just reviewed. Dave2D reviewed the Ryzen 7 version and he can play games on 1080p low

[@sandeepneupane8900]

Please review lenvo ideapad 5 ryzen 4000u in detail

[@Hubwood]

@@TheCooledV yes, the Ryzen 5 4700u is a bit faster in gaming. By around 10-20 %

[@matiasmanqui422]

Nice vid bro ,maybe u can get stable 30 fps if u upgrade to 16gb ram

[@Hubwood]

@@matiasmanqui422 this version can't be update to 16 GB unfortunately... 8 is the maximum.

[@friedchicken2592]

Legit, the smaller creators give the best reviews. Thanks for this!. Made me consider my next school laptop. Keep it up :)

[@Hubwood]

Thx for the feedback!

[@jcbtarun]

I wonder why too.. That seems to be the case!!

[@friedchicken2592]

@@jcbtarun I think it's because the "big" channels sometimes become complacent or about their content or something and leave out some small but important details. Whereas the small channels would include those small details that make a difference which would decide a person's choice to choose another device or something.

[@jaimeedizon9314]

Hello! Have u bought a laptop like this already? Just wanted to know about the performance of it! :) Thanks!

[@jaimeedizon9314]

@@friedchicken2592 i wanted to buy this kind of laptop also but the amd version is not available here in the Philippines

[@manassurya2019]

I bought this laptop. It's absolutely great for its price. Lighter than a Macbook air, good trackpad, keyboard and screen. Excellent battery life. It's SSD is also very fast. Most big KZbin tech reviewers are getting far too snobby when reviewing products, not taking into account that most people can't afford 1200 dollar laptops.

[@milanpoudel3348]

Did you get Acer swift 3 ryzen 4500? Do you know what is brightness nits and NTSC?I am planning to buy one ...it says 300 nits brightness and 45% ntsc

[@dahaproject3498]

yess, it is great for autocad and sketchup. and other simulation programs for calculation the speed is same as ryzen 5 1600 desktop version. very fast!

[@akmalazman3038]

Bro, does gtx 1650 good enough for SOLIDWORK SOFTWARE and AUTOCAD on laptop?

[@lontocairahmaes.3707]

bro what about swift 3 ryzen 5 3500u? vega 8

[@ntodek]

@@lontocairahmaes.3707 that one is pretty fast too I have it.

[@nozelleplays]

Dell latitude 5400 i5-8265U, 8gb ram and 1TB HDD? Or Acer Swift 3 R5-4500U, 8gb ram and 512gb SSD? which is better For autocad? Thanksssssss!

[@dahaproject3498]

@@nozelleplays choose to SSD..... it load command and lisp function faster

[@chrisaustria7035]

I owned acer swift 3 ryzen 5 3500u and its all good when it comes to gaming as well as for office work and also good for students like me

[@callmecheese4696]

what game did u play

[@markmharon6092]

Bro is it good with emulators?

[@chrisaustria7035]

@@callmecheese4696 it can run gtav at 1360x768

[@chrisaustria7035]

@@markmharon6092 don't know...i just use it for online class and for casual gaming

[@callmecheese4696]

Mark Jhon Austria i wonder what is your fps when u run overwatch low settings at 1080p

[@jskrn3094]

Bought it at a good price from a local dealer in India around 2 weeks ago. I'm loving the laptop as it comes with all what I need, would have been happy with 12 or 16 GB RAM. Your review helped me decide to buy this laptop so thanks @Hubwood.

[@Goefrei0516]

Great review, we were looking for a work from home secondary laptop for my wife and this has been very helpful. Nice DeLorean too.

[@MD-sc1jk]

nice review..! I just placed an order for the one that comes with the 4700U. I wish Acer offered with 16GB.

[@R_athanak]

M D sorry for asking but may I ask where you bought yours? I can’t find it anywhere

[@panipuri3540]

@@R_athanak it's back in amazon

[@LiminalSpaceMan192]

Can you upgrade the ram later?

[@dibya8590]

The fact that you have mentioned that the ram here is dual channel shows how well you have made this video. I want to buy this laptop but was worried if this has a single channel ram. No reviewer has considered it important to mention that it has dual channel ram. You deserve more subscribers. Please also include if the display has PWM flicker , which is also important aspect which almost every reviewer ignores.

[@thinkingaloud7925]

I've watched a lot of review videos on this laptop but this is the best

[@Hubwood]

Awww! Thank you! That's a Really nice feedback :)

[@MichelleKiwiGirlCrawfordvocals]

Thanks for this honest and informative review! I'm planning on purchasing this laptop so this has helped my research.

[@Hubwood]

Glad it helped. Thx for the feedback.

[@chiragagarwal2957]

get this man some subscribers!

[@locarferrata]

Great attention to detail! But if I may be so bold, you might be able to make the script a bit more concise and you can probably speak with a bit more energy to keep your audience's attention better :D Regardless, thank you for reviewing the product! Cheers m8!

[@MichelleKiwiGirlCrawfordvocals]

Ha ha, I think that's his laid-back nature.

[@TheCricketRadio]

Is this good for graphic designing (Adobe ,Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign)

[@RiloxHK]

The screen tilt issue is exactly what I experienced with my 2019 Swift 3. All of the three which I owned, two being replacement units, all had this terrible issue. It's not really acceptable even to people without OCD. Acer really gotta address this quality control issue.

[@CelestialCookies]

Does it affect the PC's performance in any way? Or does the screen have problems because of it?

[@Reptilectrik27]

Man this laptop would be perfect if it had upgradeable ram slots! Nice review, might buy it just cause I need a portable device for my classes

[@GeloMeme]

Can you recommend some laptops that has expandable ram capacity with the same price point with swift 3? Probably intel 9th or 10th gen or ryzen 4000 series. Thanks

[@jirojiro2671]

Huawei matebook 13/D14/D15

[@nxmlife7875]

Huawei matebook d14 and d15 doesnt have expandable ram

[@OleksandrBratus]

Very nice and useful review. Keep it up! :)

[@TheRock-zo7zl]

very nice review. very balanced, precise and most importantly the review is for general consumers

[@Hubwood]

Thx for the feedback

[@NoName-te7vo]

The 2018 Swift 3 SF314-55G with Intel i5 8th Gen along with Nvidia MX 250 had a much better display (72%NTSC) than any of the 2020 version. Even the 2020 Swift 3 with Intel 10th Gen has a crappy 45% NTSC display. These are the kind of things that these brands do that irk me.

[@preciousarabella8640]

Is this worth having for the next 3-4 years? I’m thinking of buying it soon for school (I’m graduating college and going into Masters after, I want it to last)

[@aliiiem7184]

Great review, thank you!! I'm currently choosing between the AMD ryzen 5 version of this and the Asus zenbook 14 um431d also AMD ryzen 5, does anyone have any tips on which is better? Both have 8gb RAM, but I heard for the Asus the integrated vega graphics card takes 2gb so the working RAM is more like 6gb, is the same true for the swift 3?

[@abdanhd9180]

I think it's the same. Since every vega graphics alwqys used your ram

[@francescomirone5412]

I would go for ASUS. Better brand :)

[@FateSoulzZ]

the ryzen 4000 chip in the swift would give it a big advantage over the asus already, if you could, buy a laptop with the ryzen 4000 series processors

[@p1ant539]

@@FateSoulzZ what is the difference of ryzen to intel core and which is better

[@drholmes1003]

I'm waiting for ASUS Zenbook 14 UM433IQ which will have the new Ryzen 4000 series. I'm hoping they don't fuck up the price. My plan is to go 4500u, simply 8gb 4266MHz, 512gb SSD, 1.15kg and if that spec is not beyond reasonable price, I will be very happy. So far I don't see too many reasons to go 4700u or 16gb RAM or MX350

[@joshuasteele4498]

Just purchased this through Costco with LPDDR4 RAM. Was pleased for $500 even. Not a gamer - just standard MS Office suite type work with occasional media for kids in Sunday School ministry. We think we’ll be pleased

[@therockt11]

How's your overall experience... specially battery and thermal... Thinking of buying one.

[@123Suryasis]

It does have multithreading, all modern processor have it for a very long time. It does not have SMT or Simultaneous Multi Threading

[@AliHussain-me6dw]

watching this on the Acer aspire 3. Actually the display is quite nice and the finger print scanner works great. It's overall a really good laptop i got it for $500 at walmart.

[@sinenson]

The way he said bbye is perfect

[@ThisuraYapa]

The only problem I found out on this laptop is the bad sound quality of it when connected to an external speaker system. It has a so called DTS Audio processing app pre installed. But it makes things worse. When I use the equilizer, the sound goes down considerably and fluctuates the volume between bass heavy and non bass heavy parts in an audio file. All other aspects (Screen, battery life, Gaming performance) are excellent on this laptop for this price. If anyone has a solution to the above mentioned problem, please be kind to reply me back. Thanks in advance!

[@astral6749]

This was very informative. Thanks!

[@JOYYOusHome]

This is the most un-bias review in youtube. Thank you

[@Hubwood]

Thank YOU!

[@anjanaperera4689]

Really good review

[@Hubwood]

Thank you :)!

[@cycho3627]

Hey bro love this video so much thanks for making this vid btw i really needed it. But i have a question the laptop available in the store is ACER ASPIRE SWIFT 3 Ryzen 5 3500U Radeon vega 8 graphics 4gb ram Is this a good laptop for a student like me?

[@okaygoogle2847]

Your review is great. Best wishes.

[@RK-wm5vm]

Love your work bro

[@madellemargaretbarredo5453]

Does Acer Swift 3 Ryzen 5 has a built-in Bluetooth hardware?

[@jermainekyla9042]

Hey so is this a good laptop? I can't really tell if it's good or not

[@adrianrodriguez-yi6qz]

Isnt there one with ryzen 7?

[@oppa8690]

I dont Know which one i should buy, the honor magicbook 14 (ryzen 5 3500u ) or the Acer Swift 3 (SF314-42-R2SY) which one would you rather choose or is the another Alternative :)

[@brosettastone7520]

shout out to Enter Shikari. What a throwback haha...I still love the music video for Sorry youre not a winner

[@sssnchsz]

This Enter Shikari t-shirt is awesome \m/

[@amitd1902]

Shikari means Hunter. In india 😂😝

[@NormieMob]

@@amitd1902 Yes😂😂

[@dho5411]

The fingerprint reader is weird. You need to register the tip of your index finger, then set only the tip of index on the reader. Many people have the misconception that you need to drag your finger over it.

[@nagarajanerode]

Nice video but is this heats up more?

[@jaynainani4529]

Great Review, but can you also make review Ryzen 7 4700U one and compare the best one

[@AT-we9th]

Pls review lenovo ideapad amd rayzn 5(2020)

[@JosephSukhbir]

I second that

[@exveniuz]

I third that

[@John69420]

He did, check out his previous videos

[@JosephSukhbir]

That’s a review of the Intel version

[@John69420]

@@JosephSukhbir sorry, you're right

[@Neoland69]

This dude is so chill bruh

[@Hubwood]

Am I? 😳

[@Neoland69]

@@Hubwood I am glad that you notice me because I like your vibe. If I have a friend like you that's so cool.

[@Hubwood]

@@Neoland69 Haha, okay thanks then ^^

[@E579Gaming]

Even if this laptop costed like $100-200 bucks more and had a GTX 1650 inside it would be a all round beast

[@alex9000]

What about ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 R7 4700u? Really upgradable, plus, It comes with 16gb

[@AmitKumar-tx7lo]

I am so confused between this acer one and MI horizon laptop which one should i go for ???.... As far as my college work and some basic gaming

[@BiancoCastle]

Bro Is this still a worth buy. Or any other better product at same rate available?

[@-xo6883]

I just bought this hope I made the right choice

[@kechick1993]

Is the laptop good enough to run engineering and architectural software like autocad and revit?

[@arieffansius8784]

Do u have any recommendations for the laptop that good to run that app? Because i just get in collage (civilian engineering) and looking for laptop that good for

[@ally1931]

for RAM capacity, no, 8 gb is so small to run engineering software+googling (i have been there) but on the CPU capabilities side, it is good performance

[@theskender]

Just bought a version of this one with 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM (so basically eliminated the only major con from the reciew), using it for FE development and college stuff, love it!

[@vanshssengar]

What would you suggest? Acer Swift 3 (2020) with AMD Ryzen 5 4500U hexa-core processor or Acer Aspire 7 (2020) with AMD Ryzen™ 7-3750H quad-core processor plus NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4 GB of dedicated GDDR6 VRAM if both are available for the exact same price?

[@Hubwood]

Well they are very different laptops. I personally would go for the aspire 7 as gaming is more important to me. And it will be much more powerful in terms of graphics. Also I prefer bigger screens as I don't need mobility.

[@manhuaSA]

What did you get? I have lenovo s340 ryzen 5 in consideration as well

[@vanshssengar]

@@manhuaSA haha, i went with asus tuf a15 😅😂

[@Wa-wk6qk]

Nice review. Not interrested in this Acer, but review was top notch! Is this the vega 6 stock with the Ryzen 4500U?

[@Hubwood]

Thank you! Yes it was!

[@aeve3400]

How about, Audition Next Level Rhythm Online Games? Is it suitable in Swift 3?

[@documentx5779]

I just got mine today, and i noticed that the light of the space bar isnt too bright. Is it a problem? Or there is a setting that can make it brighter?

[@alpha_kr03]

In minute 5:56 can you please explain to me why would you do a refund and bring it back for the pixels missing?

[@Hubwood]

Because that is clearly a production error. The monitor is lacking a part of its screen due to that. I would not accept this. That's why there is a guarantee.

[@alpha_kr03]

Oh ok! So it’s just a problem for the single pc that they send you right? Thank you for answering though, I’m really considering to buy this laptop

[@Hubwood]

@@alpha_kr03 yes. I think I had bad luck with this unit.

[@alpha_kr03]

Hubwood Yeah maybe, hopefully they give me a good one. Can I ask you how about the fingerprint sensor is it really that bad? And how about the reactivity when awaken when it’s on standby?

[@Hubwood]

@@alpha_kr03 well all I can say is that often it wouldn't work at all. And sometimes within a second...

[@Mateo-vq2hx]

Does this Ryzen 4500U work good with Cubase or any other digital audio workstation?

[@hponepyaehlyan3298]

Do you have any idea when the 4700U (8c/8t) variant will be easily available?

[@Antoshkin_ne]

Остался очень недоволен! Вроде сам ноутбук и хороший, и цена нормальная. Но есть проблема с драйверами и поддержкой. Точнее нет как одного так и второго. На сайте есть драйвера, но не все отработали и не понятно, установились они или нет. Возникла проблема с питанием, на форумах обсуждают, но никто эту проблему толком решить не могут. Поддержка либо отвечает рядовыми авто ответами вида, переустановить Windows и поставьте драйвера с сайта. Но это не помогает. Предлагают вести в сервисную, но они все географически далеко. Либо молчат. На последние 3 обращения, вообще не ответили. Вообще бы ничего от Acer бы не рекомендовал, при таком подходе компании

[@Pailiew]

How about asus vivobook s14 d433ia, is it good for students? And can it use for adobe?

[@sp4cey612]

Would I be able to easily edit videos on this laptop? In programs like Sony Vegas Pro or Camtasia

[@John69420]

Yes, but if u do coloring, the screen isn't accurate enough

[@sp4cey612]

@@John69420 ok, for now, I've chosen Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14, is that a good choice?

[@John69420]

@@sp4cey612 If it meets your needs😁 The screen is at least ips, which is better than the acer but i don't know about the color accuracy

[@sp4cey612]

@@John69420 all right, thanks for responding 🤗

[@abhishekjoshi57]

Great video .explanation is quite good

[@mohammadfaisal6479]

Can i run 3d designing softwares like solid works, ansys,etc and also can i do 4k video editing in this laptop using adobe premiere pro Also which is better choice for above requirements 1 amd ryzen 5 4500u with integrated graphics 2 intel i7 10 gen with dedicated graphics card Keeping rest of other specs same for both -8gb ram ,512 gb ssd Please answer my question?

[@Hubwood]

None of them. You should get at least 16gb of ram for that. Dedicated graphic card is also important for the tasks you mentioned... I would get at least a gtx 1650

[@mohammadfaisal6479]

@@Hubwood thanks

[@maulees]

Do the vega takes 2gb ram always, leaving the daily use with just 6gb ram,like the 3000 series ????

[@Alex-lt8go]

Acer Swift 3 Thin & Light Laptop Ryzen 7 4700U or Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-59W2 i5 10210u??? Please tell me

[@alexandrareyes802]

Sorry everyone,im not expert in the specs of laptops......is this good for photoshop and and video editing??? Very much appreciated to all ur inputs..thanks for your answers.....Godbless us all...keep safe.....

[@flynn3238]

Is that not upgradable ram up to 16gb? If not so, can you suggest any acer that is ryzen that is upgradable in ram.

[@zamboozled322]

How much of the RAM is actually usable? Dont Ryzen cpus with igpus have 2 gb of RAM for graphics?

[@Hubwood]

The vram is flexible. In games it was set to 0,5 GB. But if it need ls more, it's just using more.... So it depends on the game really. Actually it makes no difference for performance to set the vram in the bios to a high number. Which was not possible in the Acer swift 3 bios anyways.

[@zamboozled322]

@@Hubwood Fantastic. To be clear, the vram is allocated as needed, and not a pre-set amount, right?

[@Hubwood]

@@zamboozled322 this is the case in EVERY computer that uses a cpu with integrated graphic. Yes. It's useful to always set the vram to a minimum so the OS gets the maximum out of the available regular ram. It's only useful for games that won't start if they detect too little ram, but that happened in absolutely no game when I tested this laptop.

[@Hubwood]

@Tomas CACIOS should be possible. Yes.

[@chirag-vaswani]

Apart from the screen, how does the hardware handle premiere pro and After Effects.

[@Hubwood]

Well the problem is the 8gb of ram. That will cause problems in both programms in many projects. Especially medium or bigger ones. I speak from 12 years of experience with both programms...

[@chirag-vaswani]

@@Hubwood Thanks for your reply So there is no problem with running a Ryzen 4500U. That's interesting... Also, will you suggest a dedicated GPU for premiere pro and After effects.? Thanks again.

[@Hubwood]

@@chirag-vaswani a dedicated GPU always helps. Yes. In some scenarios at least. Plain editing and cutting with premiere doesn't need one. But as soon as effects are applied, the GPU kicks in.

[@chirag-vaswani]

@@Hubwood Thank you so much... You sure earned a sub. And I'll subscribe with my family's accounts as well.🙃 Keep up the good work...

[@Hubwood]

@@chirag-vaswani you're welcome! And thanks aswell!

[@feetsniffer893]

I actually have this exact laptop and I use it for school and I watched this video to see what are peoples ideas/review.

[@swiftalicious13]

Hows the battery life?

[@feetsniffer893]

@@swiftalicious13 it is pretty good but it depends on how you use the laptop. But it lasted my a whole day of online classes so the battery life is great and it is FAST charging.

[@swiftalicious13]

@@feetsniffer893 how about the webcam quality? anyway, thanks for the reply!

[@feetsniffer893]

@@swiftalicious13 the webcam quality is great 👍

[@stuffedbearcaretaker9669]

Is this good enough for multiple spreadsheets or is a bigger laptop better?

[@watchmeid]

Nobody Hubward : look at the brand new acer KZbin Subtitle feature : look at the brand new *aSuS*

[@brum2302]

Any issue with PWM ? Thanks

[@tparakh7]

You're making such great contents but you need to ask veiwers to subscribe!

[@Hubwood]

Haha thanks dude!

[@avsheksubedi2514]

Why don't you review about lenovo ideapad 5 4500u

[@noj1yt]

WTH the RAM is soldered just like the Huawei Matebooks?

[@AmataSora]

I was trying to aim for this product but I don't think its worth it. As a student, I need a bigger monitor like desktop's. You will have a hard time looking intently to it. The keyboard is too small, my hand is a bit bigger...

[@Zhean3553]

Is this not worth buying? the price is within my budget, but I saw many negative reviews on it, the shop also saying that ACER easy to get heat, customer service for after-sales service also very bad... I used to have ACER once before, at first I able to play COD MW3, after I send for service, none of the game able to play and install anymore...

[@matchem9178]

Thanks, good vid!

[@raghavjoshi8533]

Hi! I'm a big fan of your videos, I wanted to know wether I should go for this or I should wait for the ryzen 7 one because that is yet to be launched where I live....( I do want to play fortnite and all :b)

[@Hubwood]

Oh in that case waiting for the r7 would probably make sense. If you can wait.

[@Hubwood]

And thx for the feedback ;)

[@raghavjoshi8533]

@@Hubwood The r5 can handle fortnite and all right? I mean compared to other countries the price is already over around 840 usd ....

[@raghavjoshi8533]

@@Hubwood Np, Keep the good work up!

[@Hubwood]

@@raghavjoshi8533 but you're not buying this as a gaming laptop. Right? It's not meant for that in the first place.

[@christianwhite7994]

what happened at 3:31

[@e99g]

Das regal hinter dir sieht mal gut aus 😉 schön kalter jäger

[@diegovidal531]

Very nice review

[@Hubwood]

Thanks :)

[@afaithforcancer]

how about skyrim special edition? can it run in high settings?

[@NAEL782]

Is the price same with nvidia mx and intel?

[@DanielLopez-bk2jm]

What's the difference between these models? R6T7 vs R0HP

[@amarnathmishra5963]

Can you charge through the USB type-C? On what power?

[@sawyer8122]

i have a question and i need the answer today please 🙏 I found an acer swift 3 ryzen 5 4500u but in the specification of the laptop I found amd radeon graphics not a vega 6, is that mean that is not the same lap or what? Thanks for help !

[@Hubwood]

It's the same. The 4500u only comes with the Vega. It's okay ;)

[@sawyer8122]

@@Hubwood thank you very much 💜

[@Hubwood]

You're welcome ;)

[@unknownsingh735]

Can we connect external gtx 1650 or 1650ti with amd ryzen 5 4500u laptop ? For better performance

[@kedarpunagin5332]

The acer swift 3 is not made from aluminium, it's made from a magnesium alloy. I know because I have the intel 10th gen i5 version

[@Hubwood]

It is. Aluminium and aluminium-Magnesium. Check www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/swift3

[@naveenkr5992]

How's it's performance, would like to know some gaming benchmarks too like pubg lite and csgo.

[@dubaigeek1988]

Great review

[@Arpi_RND]

hy there. would this be ok for music production? thanks

[@Melo1140]

So is it good for stundenst? I mean is it anywas good? Could you give me a Answer

[@jaz-xf7te]

Can you please share your fortnite settings? Everything in my fortnite looks like potato

[@katlegogumbo4539]

In your opinion which is the best laptop brand, acer, lenovo etc

[@MrQuay03]

katlego gumbo Dell and Apple

[@Embedded_Guru]

It is best for multi tasking and programming??

[@ashishkushwaha1167]

Why amd 4000 series laptops are coming with bad screens ?

[@michaelangeloregalado3438]

Is there a extra slot for Storage? like add 1TB HDD?

[@chhaymeng9965]

I hate that price in the US is always $150-$250 less than in my country

[@Hubwood]

Same for Germany. But here the difference is even more.... if it's 700$ there it's 900€ here which is almost 1000$...

[@davidowle3772]

Is anyone seeing ryzen 4500u laptops anywhere? Canadian retailers don't seem to have any... 😥