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Acer Swift 3 (8th Gen i5-8250U, MX150, 14" FHD, 256GB/8GB, Backlit KB) US $697.92 (~AU $927) Delivered @ Amazon US

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Acer Swift 3 (8th Gen i5-8250U, MX150, 14" FHD, 256GB/8GB, Backlit KB) US $697.92 (~AU $927) Delivered @ Amazon USAffiliate
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Decent price for the specs.

Original expired deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/336296

Specs:

8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM
14" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen IPS display
8GB LPDDR3 Memory & 256GB SSD
256GB SSD
1 - USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 port, 2 - USB 3.0 Ports & 1 - USB 2.0 port
1 - HDMI port
802.11ac WiFi featuring 2x2 MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Acer Fingerprint Reader supporting Windows Hello
Back-lit Keyboard
Windows 10 Home
4-cell Li-Ion (3220 mAh) Battery, Up to 10 Hours Battery Life

23 Dec Updated

Note: The price has now been updated to $702.92 US Dollars.

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  • dcep on 12/12/2017 - 17:57
    +1

    this or Mi Pro

    • FeRGan on 12/12/2017 - 19:20

      I don't mean to sway your opinion, but, Mi Pro is apparently noisy at load and has a glossy (glare prone) screen. I'm sure this laptop has its little niggles, I just haven't looked at it much.

    • Michaelz101 on 12/12/2017 - 19:21

      if you dont mind the 1080p on the mi pro. I am using the pro atm, its very well built, almost exactly like mba.

    • railspider on 12/12/2017 - 19:34

      I'm waiting for a similar price on the Mi Pro, but this is a pretty great price for the specs. I'd assume this (hopefully) has better warranty too since it's via Amazon

    • imcold on 13/12/2017 - 08:50

      One more thing to consider a ryzen based 2500u.

      https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/amd-ryzen-mobile-vs-intel…

      Which RRP is $100 USD cheaper than a 8250u without a discrete GPU.

  • ChatCPT on 12/12/2017 - 17:57

    going from macbook air should i go for this?

    • Autonomic on 12/12/2017 - 18:22

      This is a little heavier/bigger than a macbook air. Won't have as good battery either since it has a dedicated GPU. I'd suggest a 13" laptop.

      • ChatCPT on 12/12/2017 - 18:26

        Ok. I’ll keep a lookout. Thank you

      • magic8ballgag on 12/12/2017 - 19:05
        +1

        Windows 10 has in-built power options to set the GPU to only activate when it requires the extra computing power.

  • Zylam Marex on 12/12/2017 - 18:14
    +2

    What about warranty?

  • avinit86 on 12/12/2017 - 18:42
    -1

    Does this include au plug?

  • footyboy on 12/12/2017 - 19:03
    +1

    Easy to change SSD to HDD??

    • bishoz on 12/12/2017 - 19:17
      +6

      You could… but why on earth would you?

      • Mr Frodo on 12/12/2017 - 19:30
        +1

        maybe he's going into Space.

    • ninjataki on 12/12/2017 - 22:01

      You wanna put the ssd in something else?

  • footyboy on 12/12/2017 - 19:50

    Ahh bugger ok so HDD > SSD, my bad.

    • Doge on 12/12/2017 - 20:30
      +4

      You are still backwards mate… SSD (fast, no moving parts) > (greater than) HDD (slow, spinning platters)

  • footyboy on 12/12/2017 - 20:01

    Is this better? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0762S8PYM

    • akaakmdm on 12/12/2017 - 20:16

      The Swift 3 has a dedicated GPU which is useful if you want to play games. The SSD on the Swift 3 will make it feel much faster than the Vivobook's HDD.
      The Vivobook is cheaper and you can use the money saved to switch the HDD to an SSD. The Vivobook also has a larger screen, with a smaller bezel.

      Both seem like good buys.

  • tmr3 on 12/12/2017 - 21:28

    From what I can tell, memory on these ones is soldered down, so you're stuck with 8GB. SSD is an M.2 2280 stick, some models have HDD bays, not sure if it's a universal thing.

    Here's a review: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Swift-3-SF315-8250U-MX150…

  • Grish on 13/12/2017 - 09:35

    But will it run Crysis?

    But seriously, will this run Sims 4 and Minecraft nicely enough?

    • cheesehunter1 on 13/12/2017 - 09:54
      +1

      Yes, it will be able to handle those games fine with the MX150

  • GuniGuGu on 13/12/2017 - 10:26

    I picked up the Dell Inspiron 13 5000 2-in-1 with very similar specs for $580 on Black Friday - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075KPJBNK/ref=od_aui_deta…

    I got it for my dad and even though it has no SSD, there'a free m.2 slot to upgrade. I was thinking I might even pop in an intel optane module in the future. Keep it simple, not reinstall the OS.

    That said at the time they weren't shipping to AU, so i had to use a forwarder… Maybe keep an eye out on that one if you're after a 2-in-1, it might come back down to $580.

  • laser on 13/12/2017 - 14:00

    Will this run Mixed Reality?

    • akaakmdm on 13/12/2017 - 16:54
      +1

      Whilst it meets Microsoft's minimum requirements, it won't run most of the big games very well. The MX150 graphics card is fairly basic, you'll want at least a 1050ti for solid VR gaming.

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