Acer Swift 3 - AMD Ryzen (SF315-41)

While the 8 GB of RAM might seem a bit low, for this mid-range level of notebook, it’s likely enough. Acer also includes a fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support, and Wi-Fi based on the Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174A, which is a 2x2:2 802.11ac wireless NIC with MU-MIMO support and Bluetooth 4.2. Before we take a deep dive into the performance, let’s first go over the design that Acer has created for the Swift 3.

I can't draw final conclusions on this AMD version of the Acer Swift 3 based on this sample that did not perform to the best of the platform's abilities.However, based on the few other reviews of these Raven Ridge builds available out there (one, two),...

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