Same as previous deal but $100 cheaper
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/865943
Ryzen 5 model $897
Acer 14" Swift Go Ryzen 7 8845HS, 2.8k OLED 90Hz, 16GB / 512GB $997 + Del ($0 to Metro/ OnePass/ C&C/ in-Store) @ Officeworks
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What is the battery capacity?
65Wh (just checked mine)
Stock limited in Brisbane.
How many nits? 400 sustained I think.
Good deal. Needed one for basic spreadsheets and home office use.
Order placed for 2 hour delivery . Sweet!
Great little laptops. FYI the ram is soldered but theres a hidden compartment under a ribbon for a second hard drive.
Wants Intel instead? Bing Lee has the equivalent version at the same price point.
Intel no good these days
Efficiency on the latest chips in laptops is actually good. Their earlier ones were a dumpster fire for heat and power draw.
Unfortunately the latest Intel chips have better efficiency at the expense of performance. They Ultra 7 258v is about 20% slower than this CPU, which is AMDs previous generation. The new Intel CPUs lack hyper-threading.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/6281vs6016/Intel-Core-U…
I've run them side by side and the Intel unit looks sluggish in certain situations.
up to 11 hours may not be enough for school
Kids go to school from 9am-8pm now do they?
Those advertised hours are always half in real life use
Sorry but you are incorrect. I have this unit and the battery life numbers are quite accurate for productivity.
https://au.pcmag.com/laptops/106831/acer-swift-go-14-2024-am…
Review units get about 15hrs.
@Brakus: It's a full metal chassis. Compared to some of the school laptops that have been suggested for my kids it is much better build quality than expected.
non oled will be a few hours more
Such a gooooooood price, I had the 7640u version, for $1000 nothing is better than this
Does this support dual monitors over usb-c via a usb-c dock ?
Yes. It has 2 USB c ports. I have this model.
Great little laptop. Plays basic game's or games that user older engines fine. Was playing Beyond All Reason (RTS, from ppl behind Total Annihilation, Planetary Annihilation) via Starlink when weather went to crap on a holiday last month. Also a 65w GAN charger works ok despite windows low charge warning and can sustain+slowly charge when gaming, so saves taking the brick with you.
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Great price for these specs!
Nice
It's gone so fast
The Lenovo has AI so if your doing any video editing it speeds thing up a lot.
That is a Qualcomm based unit. If you are running bespoke Windows applications you are going to have compatability issues. Also AI is only useful if the application supports it. The GPU on that unit is very average,which is what editing software, will use and not the AI NPU.
Is the ram and storage upgradable or soldered on?
RAM yes, storage no, and it has another m.2 slot.
Build quality wise i assumed acer has improved a bit?
This one is pretty decent. Fully metal, glass touchpad, keyboard is fine, has a few creaks when opening the lid but feels fairly solid overall. Has little pegs at the bottom when you open it up to let cool air in.
I need to replace my son's school laptop and this looks like a solid option, but I noticed Officeworks also has the Ryzen 5 8645HS version for $100 less. The R5 version has the same OLED screen and all the other specs look the same. Wondering if I save $100 since my son isn't doing any heavy lifting processor wise… any views?
R5 should be fine for school purpose.
8645 is more than enough for daily use, only difference is a few more cores and a better igpu on the R7, this will handle some light gaming better than the R5. Not sure if the R5 has better battery life due to the CPU using less power but i would say its probably about the same as the power envelopes will be vey similar for the power profiles.
I personally would take the R7 but i'm a tech head :)
Yeah I'm a tech head too, but tbh I prefer the school laptop has LESS gaming performance because I want my son to get distracted less at school :P
I bought the R5 version as I think it will be a really nice machine for his purposes, and $100 is $100.
hahaha yeh i'm with you there but windows has really good controls over what they can and can't install/run on their laptops if you have Family safety app setup… definitely save the $100 if gaming is not in the picture
Are you planning to get warranty from OW?
Bought this last deal, great laptop overall but the fan is annoying. Runs 100% of the time even at idle and has a weird high pitch noise to it
Have you tried silent mode in acer sense?
I have it. I'd only consider the fan annoying under proper load like a game. Maybe check your settings.
If you don't need a portable laptop form, get this for the home study or office.
It is small enough to bolt onto the back of your fixed monitor via vesa mount. It is also quiet.
You're asking people to buy some dodgy chinese mini PC for $200 less? Instead of paying just $200 more and getting an amazing OLED panel?
Yeah ok Zhang…
Good deal but Acer is notorious for under-engineering their cooling solutions.
Good deal. I bought $100 more and thought that was good.