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Advantages of the Acer Swift 3
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good portability
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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Screen Quality

8.4
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
8.1
14.0in
SIZE
15.0in
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
389.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
The Acer Swift 3 has a better screen than the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" for general use, engineering and design, and content creation.

Battery

5.0 Hours
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
9.0 Hours
The Acer Swift 3 has 5 hours of battery life. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" has 9 hours of battery life.

Portability

Very Good
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
Good
14.0in
SIZE
15.0in
3.0 lbs
WEIGHT
3.7 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Acer Swift 3 has very good portability, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,120
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
$1,200
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$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

The Acer Swift 3 has a price of $1,120 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" costs $1,200.
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Key similarities

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General Use

8.0
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.7
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
389.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
5.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
9.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
8.5/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.9/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift 3 to be very good for general use, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is good.

Gaming and AI

6.7
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
6.6
3.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The Acer Swift 3 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" are both only fair for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

8.2
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
3.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift 3 to be very good for engineering and design, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is good.

Content Creation

8.2
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift 3 to be very good for content creation, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is good.

Software Development

7.9
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Acer Swift 3 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" are both good for software development.

Build Quality

7.4
Swift 3
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.4
The Acer Swift 3 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Swift 3 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Swift 3Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"
Acer Swift 3Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"

GENERAL

Price
$1,120
$1,200
Release Date
July 1, 2022June 1, 2024
Overall Dimensions
12.3'' x 8.4'' x 0.7''13.4'' x 9.6'' x 0.67''
Weight
3.09 lbs3.7 lbs
Width
12.3"13.39"
Depth
8.4"9.61"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-12700HIntel Core Ultra 7 165H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
00
Storage
1024 GB256 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5 Hours9 Hours
Battery Capacity
57 Wh47 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
14"15"
Display Technology
OLEDIPS
Resolution
2880 x 18002496 x 1664
Refresh Rate
90Hz120Hz
Display Brightness
389 nits400 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
8.6/107.9/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
NoNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoYes
Fan Noise Score
8.8/108/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107/10
Speaker Quality Score
6.5/108/10
Webcam
1080p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
YesYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
21
USB-C ports
23
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
31
Thunderbolt Version
44

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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.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American technology corporation. Microsoft is best known for their Windows operating system and Surface laptop series. The Surface Laptop is their standard notebook offering, while their Surface Go, Surface Pro, and Surface Studio are their 2-in-1/tablet offerings in order of increasing capability. Although Microsoft charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a well integrated and packaged device since Microsoft develops the Windows operating system.

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