The Acer Swift Edge 16 is generally less expensive with a higher resolution OLED screen suitable for general use and boasts a lightweight, portable design with a good battery life for on-the-go usage. However, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7, while being a bit heavier and pricier, features a more powerful NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics card that excels in gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning tasks. It also offers longer battery life and higher scores in keyboard quality and heat management, making it a better fit if you're focusing on performance and don't mind the extra weight and cost. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Acer Swift Edge 16
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Very good portability
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
Good for gaming and AI
Very good speakers
Very good keyboard
Key differences
Gaming and AI
6.7/10
7.4/10
4.0/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.1/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Swift Edge 16 is only fair.
The Acer Swift Edge 16's AMD Radeon 780M GPU and a high 120Hz screen refresh rate make it a capable machine for gaming and 3D applications, with an OLED screen that enhances visual quality. On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7, with its more powerful Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU and a higher 165Hz refresh rate, delivers smoother graphics, which is also key for immersive gaming and detailed 3D work; its IPS screen offers quality color reproduction and viewing angles.
Screen Quality
8.8/10
7.7/10
16.0in
SIZE
15.6in
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
383.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Acer Swift Edge 16's superior resolution and brightness provide exceptional clarity and vibrancy for everyday tasks and professional engineering applications, where accurate color representation is crucial. However, its lower refresh rate makes it less suitable for 3D gaming, which demands fast screen updates for a smooth visual experience. Meanwhile, the Lenovo Legion Slim offers adequate performance for both day-to-day activities and design work but falls short for gaming due to its lower refresh rate, despite having decent resolution and panel technology.
Battery
7.0 Hours
9.0 Hours
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 9 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Good
16.0in
SIZE
15.6in
2.7 lbs
WEIGHT
4.1 lbs
0.5in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has very good portability, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$820
$1,200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has a price of $820 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" costs $1,200.
The Acer Swift Edge 16 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" are both good for general use.
The Acer Swift Edge 16 is appreciated for general use due to its lightweight design and high-resolution OLED screen that offers vibrant colors and sharp details, making it suitable for everyday tasks and media consumption, while its moderate battery life makes it fairly portable. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7, on the other hand, boasts a more powerful GPU for gaming and demanding applications, but with a weightier form and an IPS screen with lesser resolution and color coverage, it still provides a good experience for general tasks and longer battery life, with a slightly more comfortable keyboard and better heat management.
Engineering and Design
8.1/10
7.8/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
4.0/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift Edge 16 to be very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.
The Acer Swift Edge 16 is well-suited for engineering and design due to its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and Radeon GPU, coupled with a high-resolution OLED screen that covers a wide color spectrum, essential for precision work. On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 merges performance with a robust Nvidia RTX GPU and adequate CPU, benefiting from a higher battery capacity and better speaker quality, but trades off with a lower resolution screen which may not be ideal for detailed design work.
Content Creation
8.1/10
7.7/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift Edge 16 to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.9/10
7.5/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Acer Swift Edge 16 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Build Quality
7.2/10
7.6/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" and Acer Swift Edge 16 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Acer Swift Edge 16 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" compare to other laptops
"The Acer Swift Edge 16 is a solid super thin-and-light that pairs a large, gorgeous 16-inch display with portable design that rivals the weight of LG’s superlight Gram 16. Remarkably, Acer achieves this at a lower price point without sacrificing performance. Boring design and disappointing battery life hold the laptop back from stardom, but its rivals frequently suffer in these areas, too. That makes the Swift Edge 16 an alluring value pick."
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."
Get a great deal on the Acer Swift Edge 16 or the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
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 Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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