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Acer Swift X 16: 16.1" FHD IPS, i7-11390H, RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB LPDDR4X, 512GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Win11H @ $849.99 + F/S

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Link: https://store.acer.com/en-us/swif...6-51g-756n

Spec:
  • Windows 11 Home
  • 16.1" 1080p IPS Matte 60Hz 300 nits Display, 99% sRGB
  • Core i7-11390H 4C/8T 3.4 GHz (5GHz Turbo, 12MB Cache)
  • 16GB LPDDR4X 4266 MHz Ram
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Storage + Empty M.2
  • Intel Iris Xe + RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 (35W-40W)
  • White Backlit Keyboard
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • 720p Webcam
  • Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.1 Gen 1
    • 1x USB-C Thunderbolt 4 40 Gbps (DisplayPort 1.4, 60W-90W Power Delivery, USB Charging 15W)
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 1x AC Smart Pin Adapter
  • 59 WHr Battery
  • 90W barrel-Plug Charger
  • 4 lbs
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Created 06-14-2022 at 09:21 AM by Suryasis
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06-14-2022 at 10:57 AM.
06-14-2022 at 10:57 AM.
59Whr -- not good enough
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06-14-2022 at 12:12 PM.
06-14-2022 at 12:12 PM.
Screen is a huge drawback ..
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06-14-2022 at 12:28 PM.
06-14-2022 at 12:28 PM.
16" screen should be 16:10.
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Blorg
06-14-2022 at 07:53 PM.
06-14-2022 at 07:53 PM.
3060 laptops in this price range, that alienware deal was way better but it's already gone

quad core I7... mmmhmm
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06-15-2022 at 10:00 AM.
06-15-2022 at 10:00 AM.
Quote from Blorg :
3060 laptops in this price range, that alienware deal was way better but it's already gone

quad core I7... mmmhmm
Not a gaming laptop. Not every laptop with a dedicated GPU is targeted for gaming. Do you understand those differences by the way?
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06-15-2022 at 12:23 PM.
06-15-2022 at 12:23 PM.
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Not a gaming laptop. Not every laptop with a dedicated GPU is targeted for gaming. Do you understand those differences by the way?
its a slim laptop with a gpu and so was the alienware
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06-15-2022 at 08:43 PM.
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its a slim laptop with a gpu and so was the alienware
Slim does not mean light and I can assure you Alienware model you're referring here is slightly thicker and lot heavier. May be you put that Alienware link and we can compare the dimensions and weight side by side.
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06-16-2022 at 12:06 AM.
06-16-2022 at 12:06 AM.
Quote from Suryasis :
Slim does not mean light and I can assure you Alienware model you're referring here is slightly thicker and lot heavier. May be you put that Alienware link and we can compare the dimensions and weight side by side.
the alienware was heavier but there have been 4lb slim 3060 deals for under 850.

my MSI is only 4lbs and packs a 3060 and was only 800.

Like you said this isnt a gaming laptop and for 850 in a non gaming laptop I would want more than 1080p and more than a quad core.
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06-16-2022 at 02:02 AM.
06-16-2022 at 02:02 AM.
16.1" 1080p IPS Matte 60Hz 300 nits Display ☹️
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06-16-2022 at 07:39 AM.
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Quote from Blorg :
the alienware was heavier but there have been 4lb slim 3060 deals for under 850.

my MSI is only 4lbs and packs a 3060 and was only 800.

Like you said this isnt a gaming laptop and for 850 in a non gaming laptop I would want more than 1080p and more than a quad core.
Can you point me those under 4lbs gaming laptops with 3060 and only $800. I'm sure you're referring to those all plastic bottom of the barrel cheap gaming laptops with horrible 45% NTSC displays. but please do provide "your MSI" and those other laptop links.
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06-16-2022 at 02:01 PM.
06-16-2022 at 02:01 PM.
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Can you point me those under 4lbs gaming laptops with 3060 and only $800. I'm sure you're referring to those all plastic bottom of the barrel cheap gaming laptops with horrible 45% NTSC displays. but please do provide "your MSI" and those other laptop links.
so you want to pay for a premium screen but not a high resolution? and you think this laptop is worth 850 why are there no thumbs up?

who is this laptop for? for content consumption, you'll want higher res or even oled, for gaming, you'll want more gpu and faster refresh rate, for cpu intensive applications, you'll want more cpu cores.
this laptop seems just "meh" in all areas. and 850 for a "meh" experience is no good.
everyone else agrees.
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06-16-2022 at 07:42 PM.
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so you want to pay for a premium screen but not a high resolution? and you think this laptop is worth 850 why are there no thumbs up?

who is this laptop for? for content consumption, you'll want higher res or even oled, for gaming, you'll want more gpu and faster refresh rate, for cpu intensive applications, you'll want more cpu cores.
this laptop seems just "meh" in all areas. and 850 for a "meh" experience is no good.
everyone else agrees.
Still waiting for those under 4 lbs, under $800, RTX 3060 laptop links from you. Let's not just blabber and share some actual data.
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06-16-2022 at 09:04 PM.
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Quote from Suryasis :
Still waiting for those under 4 lbs, under $800, RTX 3060 laptop links from you. Let's not just blabber and share some actual data.
I never said under 800 I said under 850.

Here's the MSI
https://slickdeals.net/f/15658762-msi-gf65-15-6-gaming-laptop-i5-10500h-144hz-512gb-pcie-ssd-rtx-3060-gpu-800-w-sd-cashback-free-s-h?src=SiteSearch

See all the thumbs up? that's how you know it's a deal.

And what do you know? I clicked on the ebay link and ebay offered to sell me another one brand new at $800.

I'm done responding to your pointless thread. Let's drop it.
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06-16-2022 at 09:32 PM.
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Quote from Blorg :
I never said under 800 I said under 850.

Here's the MSI
https://slickdeals.net/f/15658762-msi-gf65-15-6-gaming-laptop-i5-10500h-144hz-512gb-pcie-ssd-rtx-306...

See all the thumbs up? that's how you know it's a deal.

And what do you know? I clicked on the ebay link and ebay offered to sell me another one brand new at $800.

I'm done responding to your pointless thread. Let's drop it.
I posted that multiple times and I know perfectly well about that Laptop. If you're looking for a cheap gaming laptop, that is a very good choice. But you just failed to realize, somebody looking for a premium laptop for daily usage, travel and decent battery life, won't even be considering that. That abysmally bad display with 45% NTSC is not good for any kind of editing work, the 48 WHr battery with a 45W TDP CPU and 75W TDP GPU will last for 3 hours even with moderate tasks, resulting extremely limited portability.
It is really laughable that when people compare their cheap low end gaming hardware with premium Portable productivity machines. have you ever think of the fact that your $800 MSI is is more powerful than the highest end Dell XPS 15 costing nearly $2000? Then why they even sell that?

By the way, that laptop weights more that 4 lbs. Nothing major but not sure from where you got that sub 4 lbs figure. 4.2 lbs is pretty light but the way these cheaper laptops achieve this by downgrading the quality, use of cheap and flimsy plastic all over, extremely lower capacity battery, completely plastic build, including the hinges.
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