The Swift 3 FS314-57 is one of the most competitively priced Intel Ice Lake ultraportables of the moment, as well as one of the most compact and lightweight 14-inch options in the $600-$1000 budget.

compact; ultra-lighweight and ergonomic design; sturdy build quality; matte IPS screen and good IO; solid performance accross the board; within the platform's capabilities; very quiet fan and excellent thermals; competitively priced

still some sharp edges and bits around the back; dim and washed-out IPS panel; stay away from the non-backlit keyboard option; poor speakers; less efficient than the previous Whiskey Lake variant

A 2.68-pound laptop with Ice Lake for a mid-tier price

Weighing less than three pounds and boasting a 10th-gen Intel Ice Lake CPU, the Acer Swift 3 packs in plenty of functionality and power given its $700...

Slim and light; Cool; efficient performance; Thunderbolt 3 port

Dim display; Middling battery life

The Swift 3 is a portable, speedy laptop with a lovely FHD display. Can you do any better at this price?

Lightweight; Reasonably priced; Nice; colour-accurate FHD display

Short battery life; Distracting humming noise

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-57 is ultra-light and packed with ports, but you'll have to put up with a laptop that's a bit of a plain Jane

A squarish 3:2 aspect ratio display helps the affordable, fully loaded Acer Swift 3 stand out from the ultraportable crowd.

Bright and colorful 3:2 aspect ratio display; Great battery life; HDMI and Thunderbolt 3 ports

Tepid CPU performance; No SD or microSD card slot

The Acer Swift 3 is like a plate of food that looks better than it actually tastes. It's slim, all-metal build and glass-front screen make a great first impression, but flaws become apparent after (figuratively) biting into it.

The Acer Swift 3 is a budget laptop with an impressive all-metal design, but it skimps on some features you might find important.

The Acer Swift 3 is a stylish and affordable laptop; Unlike a lot of current laptops, it has lots of ports and connections.

The shallow keyboard isn’t great for typing; The display is dim and the speakers are weak; Battery life is short.

The Acer Swift 3 is a near-perfect laptop for those who want an ultraportable, but don’t want to fork out £1000+. Build quality is great, battery life very good, and performance a match for much more expensive laptops. There are just two areas where the low price shows. First, it's a little thicker and heavier than some ultrabooks. It looks good enough, but limited maximum brightness and fairly poor colour reproduction limits its usefulness in certain situations.