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Our quick take

Alternatives

Apple MacBook

  • MacBook review

Dell XPS 13 

  • Dell XPS 13 review

Acer Swift 5

  • Acer Swift 5 review

Acer Swift 7 - 3.5 / 5

Design

  • 8.98mm thin 1.19kg weight Aluminium chassis

Features

  • 2x USB C 3.1 ports Headphone jack Nano SIM slot (4G) Integrated fingerprint scanner

Performance and Battery Life

  • Intel Core i7-7Y75CPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM 256GB PCIe SSD storage Around 7 hours battery life per charge

Screen and Keyboard 

  • 14-inch 1920 x 1080 IPS LCD Touchscreen with Gorilla Glass Backlit keyboard

Speakers

  • Acer TrueHarmony speakers

To recap

The Swift 7 is thin, really thin. But it’s also expensive, underpowered and a bit annoying in places.