Acer Swift XvsToshiba Portege X30

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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.
Toshiba
Toshiba Portege X30
Portege X30

Quick Stats

The Toshiba Portege X30 delivers decent yet inadequate performance for demanding tasks, falling short of newer laptops standards.
The Toshiba Portege X30 boasts a sturdy chassis with solid build quality and sleek lightweight design.
The Toshiba Portege X30's display is a standout feature with vivid colors and minimal glare guaranteed.
The Toshiba Portege X30 features two USBC ports with Thunderbolt functionality for seamless external connectivity.
Key Differences

No significant specification differences found between these devices.

Rank
Acer Swift X
#675
Toshiba Portege X30
Winner
#672
Scores by Category
Rankings
Connectivity
Acer Swift X
#433
Winner
Toshiba Portege X30
#598
Display
Acer Swift X
#566
Winner
Toshiba Portege X30
#796
Performance
Acer Swift X
#549
Winner
Toshiba Portege X30
#773
Build
Acer Swift X
#375
Toshiba Portege X30
#97
Winner
Features
Acer Swift X
#183
Winner
Toshiba Portege X30
#651

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

Specifications Comparison
Specification
Acer Acer Swift X
Toshiba Toshiba Portege X30
up to 16GB
up to 16GB
up to 1000GB SSD
up to 1000GB SSD
Intel Core i7-11390H
Intel Core i7-10710U
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop)
Intel UHD Graphics
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
N/A

Note: Highlighted specifications show differences between the two devices.

Pros and Cons

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.

Toshiba Portege X30

Strengths

The weight is a very light weight just above 1 kilogram, making it easy to carry around.
The high quality screen is color accurate and non-reflective, with touch screen functionality.
The sound quality is surprisingly good for such a lightweight laptop, beating some newer laptops in 2024.
Buying a used device like this Toshiba Portege X30 is environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Weaknesses

The battery life may not be sufficient for everyone, lasting around 3-4 hours with 50% capacity left.
The SSD drive has SATA III specifications, which may be outdated for a high-end business laptop like this one.
The CPU inside the laptop (7th generation Core i5) is not compatible with Windows 11, requiring manual installation and no feature updates.
The price of around £155 when purchased in 2022 may seem low considering the device's specifications.
Read Full Reviews

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.

Toshiba Portege X30

The Toshiba Portege X30d is a lightweight laptop that packs a punch despite its compact design. Weighing in at just over 1 kilogram, this device is perfect for students and professionals on-the-go. The 13.3-inch display boasts a high-quality screen with accurate color representation and a non-reflective touch surface. With a robust sound system and Thunderbolt functionality, this laptop is more than capable of handling everyday tasks. But how does it perform in terms of processing power and graphics?

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