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Updated January 10, 2024·

Based on your requirements, consider the following: The Acer Swift 3 is less expensive and offers better portability due to its lighter weight. It provides solid performance for general use tasks and has a respectable battery life. It's also equipped with a touchscreen, which might enhance your interactive experience. On the other hand, the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15, though more expensive, offers superior performance for 3D, machine learning, and gaming due to its more powerful AMD processor and Nvidia graphics card. It has a larger and higher-quality OLED display, which is better for color-intensive tasks and engineering applications. Both laptops have similar storage and RAM, but the ASUS has a slightly longer battery life and a touchscreen as well. The choice depends on whether you prioritize portability and cost savings, or higher performance and a better screen for more specialized tasks. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Swift 3
  • Very good portability
Advantages of the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15
  • Good overall display quality
  • Excellent battery life
  • Good speakers

Key differences

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Screen Quality

6.8
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.6
14.0in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
309.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
346.0 nits
The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 has a better screen than the Acer Swift 3 for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.

Portability

Very Good
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
Good
14.0in
SIZE
15.6in
2.7 lbs
WEIGHT
4.4 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Acer Swift 3 has very good portability, while the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$500
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
$1,109
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The Acer Swift 3 has a price of $500 and the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 costs $1,109.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.7
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.7
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
309.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
346.0 nits
12.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
12.5 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
8.9/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.6/10
The Acer Swift 3 and ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

6.3
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
6.7
3.7/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 and Acer Swift 3 are both only fair for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

7.1
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.5
7.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3.7/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 and Acer Swift 3 are both good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.6
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.7
7.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 and Acer Swift 3 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.6
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.5
7.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Acer Swift 3 and ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 are both good for software development.

Battery

12.0 Hours
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
12.5 Hours
The Acer Swift 3 has 12 hours of battery life. The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 has 12.5 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.4
Swift 3
Zenbook Pro 15
7.6
The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 and Acer Swift 3 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Swift 3 and the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Swift 3ASUS Zenbook Pro 15
Acer Swift 3ASUS Zenbook Pro 15

GENERAL

Price
$500
$1,109
Release Date
May 1, 2023October 1, 2021
Overall Dimensions
12.6'' x 8.3'' x 0.63''13.9'' x 9.4'' x 0.7''
Weight
2.76 lbs4.41 lbs
Width
12.6"13.94"
Depth
8.3"9.37"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-1240PAMD Ryzen 7 5800H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
44
RAM Slots
00
Storage
512 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
12 Hours12.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
56 Wh96 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
14"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
309 nits346 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.6/10
Portability Score
8.9/107.7/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
NoNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
8.8/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107/10
Speaker Quality Score
6.5/107/10
Webcam
1080p720p
Fingerprint Reader
YesNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
21
USB-C ports
21
USB-C Charging
YesNo
Display Outputs
31
Thunderbolt Version
4N/A

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Acer Swift 3

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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."

ASUS Zenbook Pro 15

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Allen Ngo | May 2022
"The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 offers a strong CPU, chassis, and display. One of the most popular 15.6-inch prosumer or multimedia laptops out there is the Dell XPS 15. Thus, comparisons between it and the Asus Zenbook Pro 15 are inevitable. Asus has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that XPS users are still missing out on including 1080p OLED and an AMD Ryzen CPU which help separate the Zenbook Pro 15 from the XPS 15. It also integrates a numpad and a few more port options albeit at the cost of a larger chassis size."

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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 ASUS

ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.

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