#Cod 3 review Bluetooth#
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Acer includes a Precision touchpad, which registered my gestures as well as my clicks, all the way to the top. You wonвЂ™t find any real quirks to the key layout. While the fan on this laptop will rev up if needed, it usually runs quietly in the background, if at all.ДЄcerвЂ™s Swift 3 boasts an excellent keyboard, even if itвЂ™s a bit more loose than others in its class. In my experience, that design tends to ventilate effectively.

#Cod 3 review series#

The Swift 3 pulls in air from a grille on the bottom of the laptop, and exhausts it through a series of slits built into the hinge. The Swift 3вЂ™s fingerprint sensor worked effectively and quickly. That was true of theВ Acer Swift 3 as well: During the few times in which it failed to acknowledge my finger, I found that I hadnвЂ™t positioned it correctly. If youвЂ™ve accidentally left part of your finger off of the sensor to either side, the sensor wonвЂ™t allow you to log in. Fingerprint sensors vary, but strip sensors arenвЂ™t as accommodating as those built into the power button. The screen bezels are approximately a quarter-inch on the side (6mm), three-eighths of an inch (4.5mm) on the top, and three-quarters of an inch (19mm) on the bottom-nice and compact.Д«iometric login via Hello is left to a fingerprint strip sensor just below the keyboard, to the far right. Acer rates the screen brightness at 450 nits, well above what you might expect in a typical laptop, even one that sells for a bit more than $1,000.В The color fidelity appears to be very good. The squarish 3:2 2256Г—1504 IPS screen may seem strangely tall ti those who are used to a more traditional 16:9 ratio, but that extra height comes in handy if you work in large documents or spreadsheets. TheВ Acer Swift 3 isnвЂ™t a 360-degree convertible, though it folds back flat. Even better, the USB-C port is Thunderbolt-capable. We wouldnвЂ™t quite put theВ Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52-78W6) in the вЂњthin-and-lightвЂќ category, though at less than three pounds, the aluminum and magnesium-aluminum chassis is easier to tote around than its bulk would suggest.ДЄcerвЂ™s Swift 3 offers a nice port selection, with both USB-C, USB-A, and HDMI connections. The Athena capabilities are highlighted by the вЂEngineered for Mobile PerformanceвЂ™ sticker adorning the chassis, and if youвЂ™re aвЂ¦sticklerвЂ¦for a clean look, youвЂ™ll be busy peeling off the various badges that adorn its silver keyboard deck. WeвЂ™d agree that Acer has met those goals, even though its 3:2 display doesnвЂ™t offer touch capabilities. While Intel has expanded upon the Athena vision over time, the original Athena blueprint calls for a laptop to be instantly responsive and connected, with great battery life. ItвЂ™s also part of IntelвЂ™s first-generation вЂњProject AthenaвЂќ coterie of laptops, which were co-engineered by both Acer and Intel engineers. Price: $1,099 at Costco Remove non-product linkДЄs noted above, theВ Acer Swift 3 is based upon IntelвЂ™s 10th-gen Ice Lake processor.

#Cod 3 review Bluetooth#

Wireless:В WiFi 6 (Intel AX201 802.11ax Gig+, 2Г—2 MIMO) and Bluetooth 5.0.Security: Fingerprint reader (Windows Hello), Kensington lock.

Ports:В 1 USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, 10Gbit/s) 2 USB-A (1 USB 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 2.0), HDMI port, 3.5mm jack.

If youвЂ™d like a cheaper alternative that tones down the graphics performance a bit, the Swift 3 (SF313-52-52VA) is available at Amazon for $799.99 Remove non-product link at press time.