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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17
  • Good for gaming and AI
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Very good portability

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.6
Nitro 17
Swift 3
6.7
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
90Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.7/10
The Acer Nitro 17 is good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Swift 3 is only fair.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 17
Swift 3
7.9
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Acer Swift 3 and Acer Nitro 17 are both good for software development, though the Acer Swift 3 is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

7.4
Nitro 17
Swift 3
8.4
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
90Hz
280.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
389.0 nits
The Acer Swift 3 has a better screen than the Acer Nitro 17 for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Portability

Poor
Nitro 17
Swift 3
Very Good
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
6.6 lbs
WEIGHT
3.0 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Acer Swift 3 has very good portability, while the Acer Nitro 17 has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,422
Nitro 17
Swift 3
$1,120
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

The Acer Nitro 17 has a price of $1,422 and the Acer Swift 3 costs $1,120.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.7
Nitro 17
Swift 3
8.0
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
280.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
389.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
5.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
8.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift 3 to be very good for general use, while the Acer Nitro 17 is good.

Engineering and Design

8.1
Nitro 17
Swift 3
8.2
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Swift 3 and Acer Nitro 17 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.8
Nitro 17
Swift 3
8.2
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift 3 to be very good for content creation, while the Acer Nitro 17 is good.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 17
Swift 3
5.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The Acer Swift 3 has 5 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.4
Nitro 17
Swift 3
7.4
The Acer Nitro 17 and Acer Swift 3 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 17 and the Acer Swift 3 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 17Acer Swift 3
Acer Nitro 17Acer Swift 3

GENERAL

Price
$1,422
$1,120
Release Date
May 1, 2023July 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
15.8'' x 11.6'' x 1.1''12.3'' x 8.4'' x 0.7''
Weight
6.61 lbs3.09 lbs
Width
15.76"12.3"
Depth
11.55"8.4"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
20
Storage
1024 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours5 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh57 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"14"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
1920 x 10802880 x 1800
Refresh Rate
165Hz90Hz
Display Brightness
280 nits389 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
5.6/108.6/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/108.8/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/106.5/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
22
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Acer Nitro 17

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PCMag

Mark Knapp | October 2023
"The Acer Nitro 17 isn't an exceptional gaming laptop; it's kind of chunky even among 17.3-inch notebooks, with a lackluster keyboard, and it doesn't outperform comparably priced machines. But there's a lot to like about it, including a good array of ports, a screen that's sharp and bright for work and play alike, and battery life that soundly beats the competition. All this comes at an affordable price. If size and weight aren't big concerns, you'll find the Nitro 17 a dependable big-screen gaming rig. If you crave higher quality, consider a slight step down or up in screen size with the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 or Alienware m18 respectively."

Acer Swift 3

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NotebookCheck

Sebastian Jentsch | February 2022
"With the Swift 3, Acer delivers a 14-inch laptop with a sleek, slim metal chassis. The latter is of high quality and sturdy enough for everyday use, which is a real plus point among the 700-Euro (~$798) models. A new feature is Thunderbolt 4 in the Type-C format for peripherals or even displays (DisplayPort via Type-C). Unfortunately, a card reader is still missing, and the RAM is completely onboard, so there are no upgrade options here. Acer's 14-incher is affordable, yet it does everything most would want from a truly mobile laptop: Long battery life, a great display, quality, sufficient ports, light weight, and low noise and heat emissions."

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About Acer

Acer is a prominent Taiwanese electronics brand which makes a wide range of laptops, with multiple product lines catering to personal use, gaming, and business use. They are renowned for having exceptional value for money, as they frequently offer good specifications at a lower price than other manufacturers.

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