Acer Chromebook Plus 514vsAcer Swift X

We compare these two popular phones to help you decide which one fits your needs and budget better.

Acer
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
Chromebook Plus 514

Quick Stats

The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 delivers impressive performance despite its affordable price point. Most important takeaway: The device provides seamless browsing and multitasking experiences with decent battery life.
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514's sturdy plastic build is a reliable option for daily use and holds well.
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514's display is surprisingly crisp and vibrant at an affordable price point of $249.
The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 offers a solid keyboard, touchscreen display, and decent speakers at a low price.
Acer
Acer Swift X
Swift X

Quick Stats

The Acer Swift X delivers decent and acceptable performance suitable for its price point and creative tasks.
The Acer Swift X's build quality is commendable and sturdy, with a good assembly and smooth hinge mechanism.
The Acer Swift X boasts an impressive OLED display with fantastic color accuracy and vibrant colors everywhere.
The Acer Swift X boasts an OLED display with excellent color accuracy, good keyboard, and quiet trackpad features.
Key Differences

No significant specification differences found between these devices.

Rank
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
Winner
#673
Acer Swift X
#675
Scores by Category
Rankings
Connectivity
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
#248
Winner
Acer Swift X
#433
Display
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
#473
Winner
Acer Swift X
#566
Performance
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
#775
Acer Swift X
#549
Winner
Build
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
#109
Winner
Acer Swift X
#375
Features
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
#168
Winner
Acer Swift X
#183

Note: Lower rank number indicates a better position in category.

Specifications Comparison
Specification
Acer Acer Chromebook Plus 514
Acer Acer Swift X
up to 8GB
up to 16GB
up to 2048GB SSD
up to 1000GB SSD
Intel Core i3-N305
Intel Core i7-11390H
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 (32EU)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop)
N/A
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo

Note: Highlighted specifications show differences between the two devices.

Pros and Cons

Acer Chromebook Plus 514

Strengths

The new Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is a device that makes a very deep impression on what can be delivered on a shoestring budget.
It has a solid experience with all the stuff that makes for it: clam shell, touchscreen, keyboard, and trackpad.
The build is surprisingly sturdy and doesn't feel like it's bending or creaking under its own weight.
The screen is great for this price range: 16x9 aspect ratio, 300 nits of brightness, anti-glare coating, and touch input.
The keyboard is surprisingly good with no backlight but still usable for daily routines.
It has a decent selection of I/O ports, including USB Type-A and Type-C, headphone jack, microphone jack, Kensington lock, and micro SD card slot.
It comes with 8GB of RAM and a whopping 512GB of SSD storage, which is impressive for the price.

Weaknesses

The build quality feels a bit cheap, although it's sturdy and doesn't bend or creak.
The click mechanism on the trackpad can be a bit finicky, especially above halfway point.
The camera above the screen has colors that aren't great, but you get all the new camera tricks like background blur and noise cancellation.
There's no HDMI port, which might be a drawback for some users.
The speakers are decent but not exceptional for video calls or YouTube watching.
The trackpad can feel cheapened by the click mechanism, especially above halfway point.
Although the keyboard is good, it's not the best keyframe I've typed on.

Acer Swift X

Strengths

The display is fantastic, color accurate, and large with a good color gamut.
Battery life is good, especially for an i7-13700H processor, with around 9 hours of productivity, 7.5 hours of streaming video playback, and close to 5 hours for Photoshop work.
The keyboard is quiet, has a medium key press, full-size shift keys on both sides, and a fingerprint reader under the power button.
Performance benchmarks show good results in geekbench single core, cinebench R23, and DaVinci Resolve.

Weaknesses

Multi-core performance drops down the charts quite a bit, especially in Photoshop benchmark compared to other laptops with similar spec outs.
16GB of RAM may cause bottlenecks in After Effects due to its preference for more RAM.
6K video editing is not recommended due to high drop frames and export time (26 minutes and 49 seconds).
Export time for 6K raw footage is relatively long compared to other laptops.
Read Full Reviews

Acer Chromebook Plus 514

The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is a device that defies expectations on a shoestring budget. Despite its affordable price point of $249, this Chromebook delivers a solid experience with a sturdy build, impressive screen, and capable Intel Core i3 processor. With 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage, it's hard to find flaws in this offering. My month-long usage has revealed the value proposition that Acer has managed to achieve, making this Chromebook worth serious consideration for those on a budget.

Acer Swift X

The Acer Swift X is a powerful laptop that packs an Intel Core i7-13700H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 graphics into its sleek chassis. Weighing in at under $1500, it's an attractive option for creators on-the-go. In this review, we'll dive into the Swift X's strengths and weaknesses, from its impressive OLED display to its somewhat limited fan control options. We'll also put its performance through various benchmarks to see how it stacks up against other laptops in its class.

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