1.Price & availability2.Design & features3.Apps & experience4.Benchmarking5.Competition6.Should you buy it?
There are thousands of laptops on the market, all claiming to be the best in their category.
Can it rank among ourbest lightweight laptops?
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 APUs feature a more powerful integrated graphics solution in the Radeon 700M mobile series.
It’s time to find out.
Disclaimer:This review was made possible by a review unit provided by Acer and AMD.
The companies did not see the contents of the review before publishing.
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Unusually, the touchpad is off-center, aligned further to the left side.
The backlit keyboard feels great when typing, and the touchpad is a decent size despite its unusual positioning.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
It feels fine, but isn’t anything special like you would find fromSensel hapticalternatives.
Once set up withWindows Hello, logins are much faster than typing a password.
Others, like Acer Jumpstart, are nothing more than shortcuts to a range of websites.
Thin and light, Acer delivers what it promised with the Swift Edge 16.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
With Silent, Normal, and Performance mirroring those of the default Windows 11 options.
Should you reset Windows on this laptop?
Best answer: Yes.
The squashed number pad can feel like an unnecessary reason to squash everything else over to the left.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
To retain the enhanced audio functionality, ensure to download and drop in the XPERI DTS driver.
All Acer companion apps can be reinstalled if you want any pre-installed shortcuts back.
However, after three attempts, CrossMark failed to complete with an ‘invalid request’ error and was abandoned.
I can’t say I regularly carry microSD cards, but it’s useful for handheld gaming consoles if nothing else.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Adobe RGB tests reported 99% accuracy, which is still as close to perfect as it gets.
It looks beautiful in person, reaching 384 nits max brightness with HDR disabled.
Can this laptop play games?
Twinned USB-C ports feels unusual, and I’d have preferred one on each side.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Best answer: Yes, at lower resolutions and graphical configs.
After restarting the laptop, those configs reached 46 FPS, with the iGPU clock sticking around 1.4GHz.
Acer Swift Edge 16: Should you buy it?
You’ll likely forget that Acer Care Center even exists, until it’s too late.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
You need a high-quality display
This 3.2K OLED panel is beautiful, especially at 120Hz on AC power.
You’re a hardcore gamer
AMD’s internal graphics technology is proving a force to be reckoned with.
Still, you’d have to sacrifice considerable visual fidelity to run any competitive games smoothly.
Nobody likes pre-installed junk, especially when it’s nothing interesting.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Casual after-work gaming only.
However, the ultra-thin chassis comes with caveats.
Verdict: Reset Windows 11 and bring back only what you need.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Besides this popup and the usual plea from McAfee, it’s not too far from a clean Windows install.
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The OLED screen scored 100% of sRGB, 99% of AdobeRGB, and 100% of P3 with a Datacolor Spyder X Pro colorimeter.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Datacolor SpyderX Pro tone response test results (gamma 2.3)(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Datacolor SpyderX Pro gray ramp test results.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Datacolor SpyderX Pro brightness test results.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Benchmarking Cyberpunk 2077 after a clean boot on the Swift Edge 16 shows an impressive 45 FPS in busy scenes.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Benchmarking Cyberpunk 2077 after waking the Swift Edge 16 from sleep mode results in a bug which limits the internal GPU to 800MHz.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Keeping the internal resolution at 1280x800p, the settings reflect those generally recommended for playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Valve’s Steam Deck.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
LG Gram Style weighs only 2.76 lbs.
Acer certainly made an impression, and the Swift Edge 16 is an easy recommendation if discounted from its MSRP.
