For general use and great portability with a lightweight design, the Acer Swift Edge with its OLED display will serve well and typically costs a bit less. If you plan on doing gaming, 3D rendering, or machine learning, the Lenovo LOQ with its Nvidia graphics card is better suited despite being heavier and usually a bit more expensive. The Lenovo also has a slightly better battery and a higher refresh rate screen for smooth motion, but the Acer's display has a higher resolution, offering sharper images. Both have good build quality, but the Lenovo excels in keyboard quality and webcam performance. 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 LOQ 16
Good for gaming and AI
Very good keyboard
Key differences
Gaming and AI
6.7/10
7.5/10
4.0/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.0/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Lenovo LOQ 16 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 120Hz screen refresh rate make it suitable for gaming and 3D applications, with high color accuracy and contrast beneficial for screen quality. Meanwhile, the Lenovo LOQ 16 stands out with its Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU and higher 144Hz refresh rate, offering superior graphics processing power and smoother visuals, both essential for intensive gaming and 3D tasks.
Content Creation
8.1/10
7.6/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Swift Edge 16 is very good for content creation, while the Lenovo LOQ 16 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.
Screen Quality
8.8/10
7.2/10
16.0in
SIZE
16.0in
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
383.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
329.0 nits
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has a better screen than the Lenovo LOQ 16 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
For general use, the Acer Swift Edge 16's screen stands out due to its higher resolution and brightness, which enhances viewing and readability. In engineering and design, the Swift Edge's wide color coverage supports more accurate color work, essential for detailed projects. However, for gaming and 3D, the Lenovo LOQ 16 and Swift Edge both lack high refresh rates, which limits the smoothness and responsiveness necessary for immersive and competitive play.
Portability
Very Good
Fair
16.0in
SIZE
16.0in
2.7 lbs
WEIGHT
5.7 lbs
0.5in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has very good portability, while the Lenovo LOQ 16 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$820
$740
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has a price of $820 and the Lenovo LOQ 16 costs $740.
The Acer Swift Edge 16 and Lenovo LOQ 16 are both good for general use.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Engineering and Design
8.1/10
7.9/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
4.0/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.0/10
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 LOQ 16 is good.
The Lenovo LOQ 16 stands out in engineering and design use due to its more powerful Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU and additional features like a backlit keyboard and ray tracing capability, while the Acer Swift Edge 16's strengths lie in its OLED screen and lighter weight, making it more portable but less suited for the most intense graphic tasks. Additionally, while both laptops have robust CPUs and sufficient RAM for engineering applications, the Acer offers a higher resolution display which is beneficial for detailed work, but the Lenovo's greater GPU strength provides better performance for design software that relies on graphic processing.
Software Development
7.9/10
7.5/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Acer Swift Edge 16 and Lenovo LOQ 16 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.
Battery
7.0 Hours
6.0 Hours
The Acer Swift Edge 16 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo LOQ 16 has 6 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.
Build Quality
7.2/10
7.4/10
The Lenovo LOQ 16 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 LOQ 16 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."
"Gaming laptops with an RTX 4060 are available starting from about 1,000 Euros (~$1,060), even in 16-inch format. For the supposedly affordable Lenovo LOQ 16 (1,500 Euros, ~$1,591), the manufacturer particularly saves in the equipment and materials compared to the more expensive Legion series. In addition, the LOQ is slightly heavier and more bulky. What remains is anything but a laptop full of difficult compromises. Instead, this is a more than solid gaming laptop that focusses on the 3D performance.Q is slightly heavier and more bulky."
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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 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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