Acer Swift Edge 16 - Thinner, Smarter & Ryzen AI!

Review of the 2023 Acer Swift Edge 16 featuring the AMD Ryzen 7040U and the first laptop to use Ryzen AI. It's also on sale right now!
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[@MatthewMoniz]

** There's a second NVME SSD under the MOBO cable. Sorry about that it was hard to see! What do you guys think of the Acer Swift Edge 16? I have to say price is good as it's on sale right now for $1049 but there's a few things that I wish Acer improved. Feel free to hit the like and subscribe button if you enjoyed the video.

[@dragandi]

Thank you for your review! I have had two of these so far and will compare them here. First one was an original one with an AMD 6800u and full 4k+ OLED 3840x2400, and I gave it to a friend. Major selling points, as you pointed out - extremely light and excellent, excellent screen. After OLED you can't go back. Negative factors: fan noise and shorter than expected battery life, but not a deal breaker. So, I bought a second one with an upgraded AMD 7735u that was practically the same* in performance, same screen, etc., however after only two months the arrow key fell off?! To the point it cannot be fixed back on. In 25+ years I never had a key to fall off, at least not so soon. Simple scrolling, not any "gaming". I returned it. I did notice that fan was not on all the time as in the first model, but that affected cpu performance* The new Edge you reviewed here has "just" a 3k screen 3200x2000, but at 120Hz. I was able to work comfortably with 4k+ scaled at 200%, so effectively 1200 y pixels. If I scale down 2000 y pixels it will go to a 1000, and that may be a bit large on a 16" screen, but probably fine. Any other scaling factors are quite bad, for example, I am writing this on a Lenovo Slim 5 16" with 2560x1600 scaled 150%, however it does not look nearly as good as 200% which is just too large for a 16" screen. Next, there is a newer and better cpu 7840u (similar to one that works so well performance wise in Rog Ally), with two fans instead of one in previous year models. I am really surprised that Acer curbed cpu performance to sub 2GHz level, that is unacceptable! Few years ago I had a Swift X with 5800u and 3050 ti and performance was top notch. A different keyboard layout is present, now with a num pad, however I do see arrow keys are practically the same lilliput size, and I question their quality. USBs are USB4 now, which is good improvement, and there is a micro SD card slot now, a stupid omission in the previous models. Bottom line - size, lightness, screen, are so compelling, but lower performance, and keyboard quality are deal breakers this time.

[@bryans8656]

Thanks for the review Matt. I've had Acer products in the past, and they worked fine considering their low price point. However, between the constant fan noise and the down-firing speakers I think there are probably better options out there.

[@swift14727]

Mathew, there's a second M.2 SSD slot beneath the USB board cable, just below the fans, anyway, great review as usual 👍👏

[@MatthewMoniz]

Good eye! Totally missed that. I'll add it to my pinned comment.

[@gyozolohonyai9721]

Thanks for the video! I plan to buy a macbook with a gy windows machine and this is my candidate for brains. I hope to have a video of my other candidate, the Lenovo Thinkpad z13/z16 Gen 2.

[@tattimuumi]

If you're watching this video and thinking if you should buy the 2024 version of the exact same laptop. Short answer, yes if you like lightweight and portable 16" laptop. Yes, the deck flex is back, but it feels sturdier than the predecessor. Fan noise is also audible, but it is not as bad as it was before. Don't have a meter for it, but I can't hear the fan noise when the laptop is on my lap and I'm focused on things. It also doesn't get hot while on silent mode. Newer CPU gives a good performance on compiling code and for casual rendering of videos. Keyboard takes a bit to get used to due to the chicklet style keyboard, but to be honest it isn't that bad. Screen is amazing. My spouse has the 14" Asus Vivobook with OLED screen and it does not compare to this screens quality. 8/10 (would recommend)

[@ragaadin9408]

i see the second nvme slot under mobo flexible cable

[@pham3383]

the reason the framework can run ryzen that well is because they use the same heat dissapation system as intel based,other manufactures always cuts off at least somthing related to heat dissapation if it's amd

[@andyH_England]

Also, Framework charges nearly twice as much for the same spec, so no surprise it has better thermals.

[@capeT27]

amazing video💯

[@aa-xn5hc]

Sounds like the best light laptop of the year. But I am confused by the fan noise comment

[@danielhofer6762]

is there already a fix available?

[@peterstevko5938]

That's exactly why I bought an ACER Swift Go with an Intel i5-1335U. The fan runs constantly, but at such a low speed that you practically can't hear it. It is the same model as Acer Edge but with an Intel CPU.

[@albertPI007]

What about programming and web design? Does the Acer Swift edge 16 have the requirements for it?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Absolutely

[@Watchandlearn91]

“AI” is just the new buzzword that everyone is using to sell garbage that will actually not improve your device or life. In fact most AI right now is so underbaked it will just be an exercise in frustration.

[@ladislavzima8382]

AMD has an experience in this. Anyone remember Athlon XP ?

[@omarcortes5754]

I'd say it is a very nice laptop for the price.

[@rui569]

If it runs cool, can we lower the fan speed to reduce noise without loosing much performance?

[@franzpleurmann2585]

I dont think so. This is basically the same issue all the lenovo yoga laptops suffer from and one reason more to buy a framework laptop because there a tools to tinker with the fan curve.

[@eujeno]

Hey, bro. Just bought acer swift edge 16 (7735u, 680m). In stress tests cpu is heating to 95 degrees. Is it defective book and i should change it? Thanks in advance.

[@divinehatred6021]

bro, with all respect, are you rеtаrded? the stress test is meant to overheat/overload your cpu to its max limit

[@eujeno]

@@divinehatred6021 Bro, i'm fine. This book is not suitable for heavy loads. It has one small fan. Good laptops with powerful cooling system never reachs max limit lol. This rubbish is only for office tasks. I returned it back. ;)

[@acsgdo02]

This would be enough for an Egpu set up

[@AndScape9]

Is it better in comparison with Macbook Air M1? What do you recommend choosing between them?

[@andyH_England]

No. It competes with the MB Air M2 15-inch.

[@AndScape9]

@@andyH_England What is better? Macbook or Acer for their prices?

[@andyH_England]

@@AndScape9 Acer is better value, MacBook Air is the better laptop for ultrabook use.

[@redrush-hp9li]

​@@AndScape9if you want more ram and storage get the Acer

[@dagobello]

This or LG gram 16?

[@julfy_god]

fan noise is unfortunate. and that's so stupid, like they have thermal headroom, why not have the CPU hotter when operating quiter? such a strange thing I notice in a lot of windows laptops, esp lenovo ones

[@Shineinpoverty]

I realized that when I check out laptops in store, there is more noise and I do not know how it will sound at home. All my laptops had some sort of annoying noise. Eventually I just accepted that this is my life with laptops. On a side note, Asus rog 14 even with full fan speed has the most quiet and overall pleasant sound. I recommend it.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

What do you mean the fans are around 40db? I can't make an educated decision about buying this off your review need more details on how loud these fans it's an important thing.

[@MatthewMoniz]

Theres literally a chart right beside the graph that tells you what 40db of noise sounds like using common environmental sounds.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

​@@MatthewMoniz sorry matthew rewatching it now I see you mean the fans spin all the time at 45db. That's insane I can't work with that kind of constant noise all the time. Thanks for replying and your review was helpful.

[@MatthewMoniz]

No worries! If you have anymore questions just let me know@@GeordiLaForgery

[@migabri]

I'm looking for this APU in a 14"/13" 2-in-1 laptop, but nobody product it...

[@divinehatred6021]

because no one wants 13" laptop in 2024?

[@migabri]

@@divinehatred6021 false

[@divinehatred6021]

@@migabri just get a Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro with 7840hs in it then. There is probably no other option

[@migabri]

@@divinehatred6021 there are new options on the market with 8xxxx AMD apu

[@alexandrumacovei7174]

The price is crazy. The macbook air is still the best option. So disappointing bc I want the same thing and windows version

[@ESX77]

Well, it depends. If someone just can't get used to MacOS's limitations (like me), i find this laptop incredibly good.

[@abc_cba]

I wished it had Nvidia based RTX Graphics 40 series to it so that I could do some Deep Learning programming. iGPU ain't enough, I guess.

[@jamespowell2531]

There is another version that does actually 👍

[@epico5805]

Check out the swift x 16, up to a 4060

[@abc_cba]

@@epico5805 thanks for the suggestion, i am more of a touchscreen lover, so i own an IdeaPad Flex 5 (2020 version with Zen 2 Ryzen 5 4500 U), i am thinking of ASUS ROG FLOW X13 for a higher-end touchscreen and CPU/GPU upgrade and good graphics. what would your suggestion be?

[@antoniocgregorio]

i really hate these acer keyboard. Man, if you need the home, page down, page up button they are on the numerical side, and most of the time you have to turn it off to use it.

[@peterstevko5938]

I was worried about that too. But it's not a problem. I have an Acer Swift Go which looks the same. And the "home", "end", "pg up" and "pg down" buttons can be called up via "FN" + "arrow", just like on ASUS or other laptops.

[@exynos2989]

More or less the same conclusion as last year - so why is anyone supposed to buy this over an LG gram (or Macbook Air if okay with macs) unless they're obsessed with oled?

[@fantasytky28]

agree lg gram 2 in 1 crush this thing. acer.....

[@andyH_England]

LG are premium like Macs so this is not really competing against the build and quality of LG.

[@MyronZhao]

Weird design to put the fans side by side

[@MatthewMoniz]

Ya I agree. Its not like gaming laptop loud but noticeable enough to be annoying for a laptop without a dedicated GPU

[@Agtsmirnoff]

I think a lot more people prefer to have a numpad than "just a few", don't let your own personal preferences get in the way of your analysis

[@Trusteft]

AI built in a laptop. Certain way to never buy it. BTW, keypad is also very helpful for many PC games. I realize many younger games are not aware of the keyboard as an input method further than the WASD keys, but it is possible and they can help, depending on the game. :) I haven't touched Excel in over 20 years. :p Good video man.

[@justjuniorjaw]

We've always had "AI" in older laptops and PC. It's nothing more than marketing buzz in this case.

[@justjuniorjaw]

If you're worried about AI, then you should also never touch Windows and Google.

[@Trusteft]

@@justjuniorjaw You sure are quick to defend this.

[@justjuniorjaw]

@@Trusteft and you sure are quick to call it "AI built in a laptop" when you probably already own something similar just to comment and reply.

[@Trusteft]

@@justjuniorjaw talk to yourself.

[@jthomas4057]

With the amount of e-waste created every year with glued/soldered/sealed electronics (laptop, tablets, phones), it is to the point that we really need to start asking do we need all this e-garbage. Computers were supposed to improve our lives (more free time, more educations), all they have done is chain us tighter to our jobs for more work by us done in less time. The only ones who benefit is the ones who make money off our labor.

[@AsGay]

My guy wanna go back to 1950 in ussr

[@VentoDIOro]

Bruh, this is just a laptop review video chill 💀

[@haziq0007]

Nah blud suddenly went dark!😅

[@xoradato]

What's the point of living if we are going to die anyways?

[@rasheeddaley6773]

$1200? For that price its a no for me

[@divinehatred6021]

850 now

[@Smart_boy2001]

😀👌

[@LouisDuran]

I really do not like the big laptops with numeric keypads. I pretty much never use the keypad and would rather have some top firing decent spakers instead of the keypad. This laptop looks OK except for the AMD CPU.

[@Simon-xi8tb]

AMD CPU is the main selling point of this.

[@divinehatred6021]

AMD CPU is far better than intels CPU, omg, how much of a sheep you are, Louis??

[@cameronbosch1213]

More OEMs seeming to screw AMD and consumers. Oh well, more Framework users after all!

[@sklynexd]

again 16:10, not better than 16:9 for media and games