Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6 Creator Laptop | 14 Full HD 100% sRGB | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti GPU | 16GB LPDDR4X | 512GB SSD | Wi-Fi 6 | Backlit KB | Amazon Alexa | Windows 10 Home

Lightweight powerful laptop. Works for my robotics program as well as gaming. Best college laptop.

Find myself traveling to different parts of the country a lot the past few months and needed a laptop for keeping pace with my constantly changing productivity, entertainment, and communication demands.

Got this laptop for my grandson for college. He loves it.

Been using this for a week now and its been doing me wonders. Great for low-end gaming and great for school and normal life activities. The only problem is that the charger is a bit finicky and the fan is a bit loud when gaming but other than that its a 10 outta 10 from me!

I wanted a windows machine with discrete graphics and a quality display for photo and video work but I didnt want some 15.6-17 behemoth, nor could I really afford a Razer or some other $2000 ultra portable. After exhaustive research and comparisons over a couple of months I decided the swift x was exactly at the price/performance intersection for me. Its a little thicker and heavier than I prefer for travel but given the massive performance it has over my old Yoga laptop I consider it a reasonable trade. The 16:10 display is not my preferred aspect ratio for lightroom and photoshop but I use a calibrated 4k external monitor for serious work sessions. The built in display has great gamut and color space specs and sharp details for a 1080 panel. Battery life is excellent if youre not flogging it. The fan ran an obnoxious amount out of the box, even at idle but a quick Google showed it was a known issue and a quick settings change quieted things right down. I havent done much video work on it yet but I have some upcoming projects that will put the GPU to the test. It rips through lightroom and photoshop tasks with ease. It nips at the heels of my friends top of the line Razer at a fraction of the price, and thats an Intel machine. If we got into multicore video work I would probably edge him out.

I had been eyeing to upgrade my wifes older Samsung ultrabook that is about 5 years old now. She wanted to get into gaming yet her Samsung only had integrated graphics. She was also looking for something that didnt scream gaming laptop (big, bulky, gamer colors and aesthetics) because she does go into the office a few times a week. All while keeping the price under $1400. I just could not find anything these past 9 months at all. The only things that came close were Razer or MSI or Asus products but at a much higher price point, speaking about their sleek looking creator laptops specifically.

I ordered this computer for Christmas for my son in 2022 and within five months, the charging port is failing and sparks are seen when plugging it in. Otherwise, this laptop has functioned well, but this is a major flaw, so I recommend avoiding this product.

Battery life: outstanding.

I was looking for a 14 inch laptop for my programming classes that wouldn’t break the budget. I found this laptop and decided to buy it. It’s good for multitasking and programming. You can also play games in 1080p. I did decide to add a WD Black SSD to store my games. I think this laptop is a great deal without spending a lot of money.

It’s a great laptop with plenty of power to run most popular applications. Battery life is good especially when plugged on to the monitor - I get about 7-8 hours. The only bad aspect is that laptop doesn’t go to sleep.