Acer Swift 3 with Ryzen 4700U after 6 months. Is it any good?

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6-Month Comprehensive Review of Acer Swift 3 Thin & Light Laptop. This is the 14" Full HD model with AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Octa-Core CPU and comes with Radeon Graphics
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Build Quality
2:30 CPU
4:21 Display
6:06 Keyboard & Trackpad
7:49 Graphics
9:08 RAM & SSD
10:20 Battery & Thermals
11:55 Speakers & Webcam
13:23 Ports
14:56 Final Thoughts

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0:00 Intro 1:09 Build Quality 2:30 CPU 4:21 Display 6:06 Keyboard & Trackpad 7:49 Graphics 9:08 RAM & SSD 10:20 Battery & Thermals 11:55 Speakers & Webcam 13:23 Ports 14:56 Final Thoughts

[@oscarfernandezjr.8530]

Had to give a thumbs up when he called soldering RAM chips to the motherboard a "dick" move.

[@masonrhys5216]

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[@callanclyde9994]

@Mason Rhys Instablaster =)

[@masonrhys5216]

@Callan Clyde thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm trying it out now. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@masonrhys5216]

@Callan Clyde it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thanks so much you saved my ass !

[@callanclyde9994]

@Mason Rhys happy to help :)

[@zhancondell4532]

cant believe i just found this channel

[@jonrutherford6852]

I greatly appreciate your low-key, completely straightforward, and friendly delivery -- without any jarring music or other impediments. The indexing of the video is a thoughtful and useful feature. Certainly one of the very best reviews I've seen on KZbin. Thanks and best wishes. (By the way, I've been using the identical Swift 3 for over a year and agree with all your points, positive and negative.)

[@tabarnakdecalisse]

thank you for putting all the effort into putting ALL the links in the description! really helpful review and VERY underrated channel! hope the best for u

[@kikizachary8334]

Thanks for this review! I’m seriously considering purchasing this one.

[@cintiacin8526]

Thank you so much!! Outstanding video and such helpful review!!👏👏👏

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

Thank you for this review, it's nice seeing someone review a product without the manufacturer sending them the product.

[@kimmanning4989]

Thank you, very informative video and I learned from comment section. I give it a big thumbs up!

[@abak73]

Great review. I enjoy your videos, keep it up!

[@someonehere4380]

great review gave all the info i needed thx

[@321Sapphire123]

This was so good and thorough! thank you

[@pit32]

For soldered RAM, it's not Acer's fault. It's the nature of LPDDR4 RAM, LP=low power for battery savings. I wish 16gb ram wasn't so expensive.

[@cabpacedilla]

This laptop is a beast and ultra-portable. It is so fast. display is not dim and have very good colors. The keyboard is clicky and responsive and light to the hand when typing. The trackpad is smooth and responsive. My complaint is only the speakers which has low volume and hard to hear. It can be managed with a headphone or external speaker. This is the best mid-range laptop. I upgraded Windows 10 to Windows 11 but found usability of Windows 11 so hard, so I dual booted it with Ubuntu 20.04 GNU Linux. I am using the LXQT desktop environment with my bash scripts for my software web testing work.

[@adml003]

Your smile is awesome! Never stop smiling

[@alexsalas673]

You sir are a video master and I enjoyed this video. Good sir and good man!

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Thank you!

[@williamstevenson2649]

Another excellent and comprehensive long-term review. Thanks TP! You just can't get the Ryzen powered Swift in the UK, which is annoying. I suppose the UK is a small market compared to large SE Asia countries PS I followed your link and found that it is available, but only with 8GB and at silly high prices. I can wait!

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Thanks for watching!

[@skip741x3]

Really excellent and thorough review my friend! added you as a new sub... keep up the good work!

[@sandip7794]

Okay I am buying it thank you Sir ✌️

[@smashroxane4593]

Very clear voice

[@eranbarash7268]

Can you review the lenovo legion 5 ryzen 4800h with the 80w battery version? thanks for the video

[@ravipeiris4388]

Thank you,

[@rahulguptab2]

@Techno Panda Hi, Please make a video on Lenovo Think Pad E14 Gen 2 ( AMD Ryzen Version ).

[@CharlieArehart1]

Wow, really good review, in terms of the info, its presentation, the tone, etc. Sad to see so few views, really. As for the laptop, I have it, though with the 4500 processor, but still yes very impressed with it so far. Keep up the great work. Will check out your other vids to consider subscribing.

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Much appreciated!

[@abassrajawi51]

Hello Techno Panda. I'm interested in this laptop. Should I go for the Ryzen 7 4700 or 5700 or intel i7 version instead?

[@taloncuzwhynot4594]

Bro can you review the lenovo ideapad gaming 3 ryzen 7 4600h with 1650 ti which in india comes under 1000 dollars. It has the greatest spec list I've seen for this price.

[@sharajrai1966]

Can you do review of msi modern 14 ryzen 7 ? Or comparison with swift 3

[@sureshnairy6121]

Please do a review on dell 5502

[@mohamedlezar9427]

I love the fact that you always give an alternative for every thing you don’t like but still I’m still confused wich pc i should get the sift 3 or the Lenovo flex 5 cz I don’t know if I should get a touch screen with less storage but more ram or a WiFi 6 and 512gb ssd

[@miketiger24TB]

I'm in the same boat. Which one did you choose?

[@macmac33]

You have excellent reviews. I hope, your chanel will grow very fast.

[@jarellsigue4694]

Amazing

[@rps9310]

Loved this review

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RaulMartinez-zt1yu]

Hey can you do a video comparing the hp pavillon gaming with the acer nitro 5? Your videos are great

[@circuit10]

I saw a video where there was an extra RAM slot behind that big metal rectangle, are you sure there isn't one? Might be a different model though

[@biraagsphouse194]

Sir please review ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 Thin and Light 2-in-1 Laptop, 14” FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Glossy, Stylus, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Bespoke Black, TM420IA-DB71T

[@sagunsingh3683]

Please review inspiron 7501

[@babanggamnoh2500]

Pls do a review on asus s vivobook s13 🙏

[@darkbloodprince681]

Please make review of aser swift intel 11th gen proceser

[@hafiyjailani3266]

can you review laptop for autocad and photoshop?

[@frshunter]

thanks

[@RealTechnoPanda]

You're welcome!

[@aditityagi9635]

Hi! I'm absolutely loving your content! Just a quick question, is Acer Swift 3 ryzen 5 5500u 512SSD worth it? Will it last me for 4-5 years at least?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Build quality is pretty good. If you handle it with care, it should last for 4-5 years. Ryzen 5 5500u with 512 SSD will give you very good performance.

[@paweln3590]

Omg, amazing , so nice and powerfull omg

[@reallyfetv9131]

Hi, great review, I’m looking for a budget laptop that could do light 4k video editing, should I choose: HP Envy x 360 15” convertible with Ryzen 7 4700u 8gb/ 512hd $599 (Refurb) Or Lenovo Flex 5 14” with Ryzen 5 4500u 16gb/ 256hd $629

[@spotsplayz6630]

I've had the envy for a bit now, and honestly, it's colours are quite beautiful, obviously being a 98% on the sRGB scale. It's viewing angles are sometimes not so good, but only in harsh circumstances, like angled at the sun. I have no experience with the flex 5, but from personal experience, the envy is definitely one to look at.

[@captain_champi]

Hi, I experience a bad problem with the R30P version of this laptop (16GB of RAM). From the start of scratch, when I entered in sleep mode, PC crashes (or restarts sometimes) When enabling WSL2 for example, this has a 100% chance to happen when enter to sleep mode and wait for few minutes. This can be solved (at least) by switching off virtualization techs in the BIOS (3rd section, 2 switches to put to off). But as I use WSL2 and other apps that use VT, this is very annoying. Tried to update BIOS (v1.08), clean install W10. On other laptops using this CPU (yes, it can happen on HPs, Lenovos ones), this was solved by updating the BIOS. Also I had the motherboard get replaced by the shop where I bought it. Nothing changes ! can you say to me if this problem happens on yours? Thanks, Champi (from France)

[@jagritshingari2620]

16 gigs ram model is available but it is 200 dollars expansive...is it worth it?....i am a heavy user and i will need 16 gb for sure...

[@surajthapakji9407]

Which is better intel or amd

[@abikajan]

Is it good for Revit software?

[@aminahidris8752]

How to make finger print turn on the laptop without pressing the on button?

[@BillyLapTop]

Great review. I agree with you about the soldered in place RAM. It is a dick move. Glad you mentioned Apple as a culprit of that practice. In general I like Acer products. Hope they avoid the bad habits of industry trends that short changes the users.

[@suhaibk7681]

This or aspire 5 is better?

[@animeshsahu2803]

Which Type-C charger you are using? And its power output, my OnePlus5 doesn't charge it (5V-4A). I want a common charger (adapter) do you need 19.5V output charger??

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I am using a USB Type C charger from my other HP laptop

[@surajthapakji9407]

Ryzen also low battery support as cmpare to intell

[@kunalchaudhary538]

Cool

[@osamabinlagging36ty99]

@Techno Panda I am looking for the budget laptop and in my list 1)Swift 3 with ryzen 7 4700u 2)Thinkpad t14 with only 128 ssd only , 8 gb ram and Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650U 3)Swift 3 2020 intel model 3:2 ratio screen one with i5-1035G4 what do u recommend me ?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I would recommend Swift 3 with ryzen 7 4700u

[@osamabinlagging36ty99]

@@RealTechnoPanda ok thanks for reply

[@aidenpipkin4295]

♥️

[@johnmano1439]

Hello Techno Panda. I'm interested in an AMD Ryzen 7 4700 laptop. Should I wait for the Ryzen 7 5700 version instead?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Hmm... I don't know when Ryzen 7 5700 model will arrive, especially considering the current silicon shortage. If you really need a laptop, I would recommend getting the Ryzen 7 4700 model now

[@johnmano1439]

@@RealTechnoPanda, thanks!

[@johnemmanuelbriones7210]

Hi Sir! how's your Acer Swift 3 now? is it still good? coz I'm planning to buy one

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Still a great laptop

[@miketiger24TB]

Between the flex 5 and the swift 3 which one would you choose?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

These are two very different laptops. One is touch-screen 2-in-1 laptop which supports active pen, other one is a thin and light traditional laptop.

[@skylett2547]

Is the display and brightness on Acer aspire 5 better than Acer swift 3?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Yes

[@bhaveshamborkar1943]

Does it has thunderbolt 3 ???

[@priyamdalmia5499]

price in india ??

[@couragetamakloe4621]

Which budgeted laptop (under $800) performs like Acer 3 with a brighter screen?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

This one has super bright screen amzn.to/3ofsdDH

[@pawanbhatta4053]

Legends are those who skip to the "final thoughts".

[@malabyabhuyan9191]

plz review hp envy ×360 ryzen 5 4500u

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Already reviewed it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaeXfYR5hayBea8

[@sarthakjain5256]

Which is better Lenovo flix r5 4500u or this r7 above touchscreen ??? Pls reply

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Flex 5

[@ravip2889]

Hello, Pretty well explained. I am just wondering which one would you recommend me. I am confused which one I buy in Canadian market. Asus zenbook 14 um433iq Or Acer swift 3 SF314-42-R1FV I appreciate your suggestion. Thanks

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I havent used Asus zenbook 14 um433iq yet, but it looks quite promising

[@ravip2889]

@@RealTechnoPanda Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@jinleft8978]

Please help me choose please (I'll be using it for programming and very light gaming) This laptop?(But I wish this have 16gb ram) Asus Zenbook 14 um433iq Asus Vivobook m433ia Hp envy x360 Or Lenovo Ideapad5 Slim I want something that is not that expensive but still works for my needs. Please reply

[@RealTechnoPanda]

For programing pick a laptop with 16GB RAM. You will need it if you plan to develop apps in Android Studio. Any of those laptops will be a good choice. Also take a look at Acer Aspire 5

[@jinleft8978]

@@RealTechnoPanda Thank you! I'm using Android Studio in my old laptop but it's very laggy to even use the built in emulator. I'm looking into Hp x360 with Ryzen 7 4700u they have 16gb option but they can run pretty expensive. edit: I just recently found your channel and I like your content. Keep up the good reviews Sir!

[@BiancoCastle]

Is this available in gulf

[@monisha3451]

hi, i’ll be a university student next year and probably will study computer science. i need a laptop now and hoping to buy this, do you think buying the 8gb version will be a bad move? also will this last for at least 3 years?

[@jakestrex5139]

I'd say buy 16gb ram Laptop, because u gonna use it for atleast 3-4 years, but 8gb ram would be enough for u I suppose

[@siyabongangele5625]

Hello Techno Panda I am studying BSc IT im considering buying a laptop my options are 1) HP 15 intel core i7 8gb ram 1T hdd 2) Lenovo 145s intel core i7 8gb ram 1T hhd 3) Acer swift 3 amd ryzen 7 5700u 8gb ram 512gb ssd 4) Msi modern 14 intel core i5 8gb ram 512gb ssd (it has easily upgradable ram) Which would u suggest of the 4?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

First 2 options are using HDD which will be very slow. I would pick option 3 because you are getting a very fast CPU

[@mohammedthasleem5091]

Will you recommend ryzen 7 4700u for autocad work?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Yes, but you will also need a good discrete GPU

[@TechDEEM]

Please review MSI Modern B4M 14 ryzen 5 4500u amd budget laptop.

[@shubhammeher7671]

I have one its great for the price but ports are really bad specially the type c one it only supports for read write

[@TechDEEM]

@@shubhammeher7671 Yes, very true.

[@mayurmakode2066]

😘😘😘

[@PhillipLearnTeach]

I like this but with 8gb memory it is quite limiting. I wonder if there is any way to hack this and remove the soldered ram and put 14-32gb memory

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Unfortunately you cant

[@sureshnairy6121]

Pls pls pls pls pls pls pls pls pls do a review on dell 5502 11th gen i am thinking to buy a laptop pls ur next video is should be this bro pls

[@mriganknalin3519]

Is the 8gb dual channel as 4+4 or single channel?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

dual

[@marvinm8343]

This or the similar spec Asus S14 M433ia (Ryzen 7 4700U)?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I prefer this one

[@no-bs6zq]

yoga slim 7 or this laptop or flex 5 14 ???

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I havent used yoga slim 7 yet

[@saminaalj1941]

Hey can you help me with sth? Acer swift 3 or surface laptop128 G?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Surface devices are far more expensive, but if money is no issue they are great

[@saminaalj1941]

@@RealTechnoPanda thank you 😊

[@swatiraghuwanshi6960]

Should i go with lenovo ideapad flex or slim 5

[@RealTechnoPanda]

I prefer lenovo flex 5

[@swatiraghuwanshi6960]

@@RealTechnoPanda why sir

[@swatiraghuwanshi6960]

Lenovo ideapad slim 5 has wifi 6 amd ryzen 7 4700 u and both ram and storage upgaradable. And this flex 5 has ryzen 5 4500 u and touchscreen and pen is extra . I'm highly confused. Plz help me between the two at the same price

[@Colilay22]

13:40 Did i hear it right? "You cannot only charge your laptop using this type c USB port but you can also..." does it mean you can charge this laptop using this port? What kind of type C charger should be used then??

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Yes, you can charge this laptop using the USB type-c port. Any fast charger will be able to charge this laptop

[@Colilay22]

@@RealTechnoPanda thank you! I am always wondering how could I maximize the use of this laptop's features and that includes on how to use it's type-c port.

[@chacmool2581]

Why this over the Lenovo Slim 7 with the 4800U?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Didnt get a chance to review Lenovo Slim 7 yet

[@chacmool2581]

@@RealTechnoPanda What are you waiting for? That machine is >the< budget Ultrabook to beat!

[@vipanpatial2243]

Why you are mentioning dollors. Very confusing

[@amoghavarshamurthy]

Is the Acer swift 3 placed above the aspire 5?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Yes

[@tylovset]

I just ordered the R5 4500U with 16GB ram, 512ssd for €700 which I think is the better laptop even with the lower performance than 4700U just because of the extra ram.

[@jinleft8978]

Can I ask what is the GPU for your laptop and how was the experience so far. I'm thinking of buying the 16gb option as well. Also can I ask the specific model

[@tylovset]

@@jinleft8978 I returned the Swift 3 4500U and got a Lenovo yoga R7 4700U 16gb for €48 extra just after my comment. The performance difference is not much between the the two for gaming, but has a few nicer features. I use it for software development and playing games from before 2016, many of those runs 1080p@60hz medium settings, also some newer games run fine at 900p. I think the model ordered was NX.HSEED.009 (€672), and there is a NX.HSEED.004 with 4700U and 1tb ssd 16gb ram (€720) in my region.

[@InkaHacker]

I been pondering if 16gb of ram are necessary or should I get a mini pc with 32gb of ram for programming and heavy use. What has been your experience so far? The only reason that I have found to desperately need 16gb of ram is that I would like to run Linux on it and only install windows on a virtual machine. Now there is the swift X that has 16gb of ram and ryzen 5000 series. Looks like a really good alternative. Or should I get the swift 3 16gb ram in purple?

[@jinleft8978]

@@InkaHacker I hope this helps you, I tried to get the 16gb of swift 3 since it looks promising the only problem I had was the availability of it from where I'm from so I settled with Lenovo Ideapad gaming with 16gb as well. I use vm too to run linux and devascm . 16gb I guess is the minimum in heavy programming, so far with 16gb I was able to do faster processing for machine learning and image processing. Swift X looks good but I'm just not a fan of soldered ram so that's what turns me off. So that's what also pushed me to pick something I can customize in the future as well. Laptops are just the good way to go for programmers especially if you're a student, but if you're professional and works from home computers are better imo.

[@jaynepaligaming3479]

*The link for UK... Omg.. its £800*

[@uchihamadara1146]

Is it good for AUTOCAD??

[@RealTechnoPanda]

It will work but I will recommend a laptop with discrete GPU

[@josejuancastroquintana3858]

AutoCAD can be used?

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Yes

[@PABP21]

I bought the acer aspire 5 with 4300u, and died in 2 weeks lol, I’m unlucky with tech, it was a solid laptop until it died on me

[@RealTechnoPanda]

Dont worry, you are still covered under warranty and will get full refund

[@PABP21]

@@RealTechnoPanda your reviews made me choose the acer! (Loved it while it lasted) I bought it for 420 + tax, Amazon refund me the money and now I’m gettin a Walmart deal of a ryzen 4500u, 512 sad, 8 ram and 1080p screen HP laptop for 379 🤓

[@sureshnairy6121]

This laptop or dell 5501 pls tell

[@RealTechnoPanda]

This one

[@sureshnairy6121]

@@RealTechnoPanda why

[@troytruong8246]

making 1080p webcam is NOT expensive at all!!! 720p? wtf!!! People use video conference for business a lot for you information.

[@souviksett]

Only 8gb ram. Then no use. Android emulator will eat it.

[@blairjand]

ram is not upgradable 😞

[@RealTechnoPanda]

yeah

[@phew..]

In India it is still overpriced

[@oliverbeltrame8873]

Nice english

[@donniebrasco1284]

Sure, but Looks cheap AF tho.

[@RealTechnoPanda]

lol!

[@donniebrasco1284]

@@RealTechnoPanda i take it that you agree dear sir. Lol