Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34) review
Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34) — from 2021, 1.3 kg, performance 23.
Technical specifications
| Type | Ultrabook |
| Release year | 2021 |
| Screen | 14" · 1920x1080 |
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4500 , Intel Celeron N5100 , Intel Pentium Silver N6000 , Intel Pentium N3710 |
| Max. RAM | 8 GB |
| Weight | 1.3 kg |
| Battery | 50.3 Wh |
Performance scores
A Premium-shelf title on floor-tier silicon
The Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34) from 2021 asks $739 on the ultrabook shelf and carries an Intel Celeron N4500 with 8GB of RAM. The sheet splits in two: the graphics placing reads 45.85 — 1094% above the class median — while the CPU reads 9.27, 84.5% below median, in the basic band. The placing flatters the hardware; the flag sheet is the final verdict, and here it is empty. The task axes that compute land in the low band with their numbers: performance 23.01, modeling 23, CAD 18, value 7.7.
What the numbers actually describe
A Celeron with 8GB of RAM is a single-app machine: a browser, a document, a video. Office reads 50.19 (mid) — the highest capability reading — and portability reads 74.3 (high), the body doing its part. The gaming index reads 71 (high), the same placing artifact vintage iGPUs produce in this class; with an empty flag sheet there is no claim to make from it, and none is made here.
The value axis at the floor
Value reads 7.7 — the lowest reading in this batch — pricing the $739 ticket against what the axes evidence. The watch-out names CPU-intensive work; the basic-band CPU reading of 9.27 is the number behind it. Buyers at this ticket are paying for the shell and the shelf, not the silicon.
No depreciation anchor
No launch anchor is attached. The class rate reads 9.44% per year; five years in, the drift is minimal. The purchase case would have to be the body and the screen — the axes do not supply one.
Where it sits against the shelf
$739 matches the ZenBook 14X AMD in this batch — a machine with an H-series CPU, five green flags and a high-band value index. The comparison states the row's spread plainly: at the same ticket the shelf sells both a flag-carrying ultrabook and a floor-tier shell. The Aspire 1 sibling carries the same Celeron at $553 for buyers set on this silicon.
Bottom line
At $739 the Swift 1 is a floor-tier ticket on a Premium shelf: basic-band CPU (9.27), 8GB of RAM, an empty flag sheet, and the lowest value reading in the batch (7.7), with the high placing numbers named as flattery rather than evidence. For a single-app carry machine it physically serves; on every measured axis the same-money neighbor answers better.
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⭐ What stands out
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graphics performance is higher than typical ultrabook class (+200%) (office tier).
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memory capacity is lower than typical ultrabook class (+75%) (standard).
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CPU performance is lower than typical ultrabook class (+73.8%) (basic tier).
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⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration is built for office apps, web browsing, and basic daily tasks.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 52.5) ↔ price (median 373.2).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 65) ↔ overall performance (median 41.5).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 4.5).
Swift 1 (SF114-34): verdict
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