acerSwift 3 SF314-55-55UT Laptop, 14" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8265U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit WiFi, Back-Lit Keyboard, Windows 10

Even 3 years out the design continues to impress. Responsive, gorgeous screen, large m2 drive. Yes battery and sound are the sacrifices made for price but honestly who works remotely and doesn’t bring their charger? Cafe warriors are never seen without them, and in that environment one only uses earbuds or headphones, so these are logical choices to cut. I do lament the soldered in ram. That’s a travesty to someone who grew up building machines either for work or for fun. This I knock the entire industry for; when you can’t upgrade to extend the life of the machine - and it’s done specifically to force the consumer to buy new - everyone suffers in the long term. We know this. This stuff doesn’t go “away”, we just ship it off to people who have no other options than to live with the e-waste from the rest of the world. Don’t get me started…. Anyway, good machine, good price, sweet spot computer. Treat it right and it’ll do the same for you. Acer!

I don't often write reviews, but I was so happy with this laptop that I decided to break my streak of being a non-contributing consumer.Anyway, I was able to get this laptop on sale for only $550 bucks. Let me start by saying that even at full price I think this machine is well worth it, but at $550, well that's just crazy. I had some bad experiences with other laptops that had to be returned, but this one fit the bill perfectly.Performance is great for every day tasks and it even handles 1080p at 60 fps video editing without any stutter (I haven't even tried 4k, but I wouldn't be overly confident in that). It chews through my audio editing, handles multiple open applications (some fairly heavy weight) without issue and it does it all while managing battery life very well. Even under decent workload (with the exception of video editing/rendering) I am easily able to get 8-9 hours of use.I also find the keyboard to be a delight to type on. I do wish the footprint of the keys was a bit larger, but I really love the feel of the keyboard. Very happy with it. The trackpad is just fine. Not the best trackpad out there, but by no means bad. In fact, I'll go ahead and say it's good.I was also surprised to find out that this allows the laptop to be charged via the USB port. I just assumed that a laptop at this price point wouldn't have that enabled.The screen doesn't score well on certain metrics, but it is absolutely fine. It gets plenty bright and it looks pretty great. No complaints there.I've only had it for a week or two at this point, so I can't speak to it's long term durability, but so far so good. I will also mention that I was surprised at how light and portable it is. I had seen reviews of what must have been older models that said they were tipping closer to 3.5-3.6 lbs. This is definitely much lighter than that. Very portable and easy to toss in the bag and carry around for a day or a trip.Bottom line is that I love this and would recommend it even at full price. Hey, if you can grab it on sale, even better.

Great fast laptop and price was low too. Amazed at the speed.

I had a small issue that their team addressed immediately to my satisfaction. Great communication.Love the laptop. Light weight. Great size. Great Picture quality! Fast!Love the aluminum housing. Much stronger than a plastic housing on the cheaper laptops.I highly recommend this computer and this company.If you purchase this laptop, you won't be disappointed with your purchase nor the Seller.

model: i5-8265u, 8gb ram, 256gb SSDQuick and honest review:+ bright screen, vibrant colours, amazing screen overall+ thin bezels make the screen much bigger than it is+ good battery life (can't give exact numbers)+ very thin and lightweight+ good build quality - doesn't feel cheap at all+ keyboard is great - responsive and good texture (similar to a macbook), backlit (bright enough)+ supports USB-C charging (works with 61W Macbook Power Adapter) - for non-dGPU models (minimum: 45W @20V/2.25A) and for models with dGPU (minimum:65W @20v/3.25A)+ bluetooth 5.0 is great - connects to my speakers, earphones quickly+ blazing fast SSD - fast boot up times, restart times and starting up programs- backlit keyboard has 1 level of brightness- trackpad is okay, navigating slowly is tricky because the friction can interrupt your movement and it can get annoying- placing the laptop down on a surface while its open too fast and/or too hard can cause the screen to open more/drop backwards (might be an exclusive problem), but the hinges do feel fine and actually quite sturdy- fingerprint (Windows Hello) is unreliable and inconsistent - can take a few tries to get in, might just be faster using a pin/password- drivers will be outdated and a lot of windows updates (i used driver booster to update my drivers)- speakers are okay, can get tinny when volume is set really high, non-existent bass