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The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI features the Corning Gorilla Matte Pro glass which cuts down glare. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News

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Acer Swift Edge 14 AI

Arthur Fuentes

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756111931896Acer Swift Edge 14 AI 08252025.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI features the Corning Gorilla Matte Pro glass which cuts down glare. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News"/>The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI features the Corning Gorilla Matte Pro glass which cuts down glare. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News </div>MANILA – Acer really upped its game with the Swift 14 Edge AI. It’s hard to find any flaw with this elegant 14-inch Intel-based thin-and-light laptop. Plus, it has a unique screen that really does give it an ‘edge’ over rivals.If you want a good-looking device–check. If you want one of the lightest laptops around–check. A notebook that packs enough oomph to do professional tasks? Check! A laptop that lasts a whole day while unplugged? Check. And there’s still so much more to like about this device.No, it’s not perfect, and there are some features I would have liked to see. But still, this is a pretty impressive piece of tech.Let’s start with the design. Acer had always seemed conservative to me when it came to the look of its notebooks. But for this laptop, Acer seems to have been willing to be more experimental.While most Acer laptops came in either the standard brushed aluminum or black colorway, the Swift 14 Edge AI comes in a premium-looking white, with gold accents on the logo and the Geometric ‘S’ lines on the lid.Open the notebook and you’ll see a clean, uncluttered layout– bereft of the usual brand and logo stickers on the palm rest. It’s nice that PC notebook makers are finally removing those pointless, unsightly stickers, at least on their premium offerings.  It is also very thin, measuring just 9.3mm (0.37 inches) on the thinnest side to 16mm (0.65 inches) on the thickest side. It is also surprisingly light, weighing just 0.99kg or 2.18lbs.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756111265637acer top.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Acer has taken less convervative and more experimental design with the Swift Edge 14 AI. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News" style="width:960px"/>Acer has taken less convervative and more experimental design with the Swift Edge 14 AI. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>But inside that thin and light package is a lot of power. Our review unit, Swift SFE14-51T,  came with a Core Ultra 7 258V processor at 2.2 GHz, 32 GB  of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD. The model can also be configured with a more powerful Ultra 9 288V processor. These are Intel’s vaunted Lunar Lake CPUs, which rival ARM processors in power efficiency.And last but definitely not least, this device features a 14-inch 3K OLED screen that is the best I’ve seen yet on a laptop. Using the Corning Gorilla Matte Pro glass, the display is able to cut background glare without sacrificing image clarity.The rich blacks of the OLED don’t become mirrors for light sources around you. If you sometimes work in a cafe, library, or anywhere outdoors, you will appreciate how this screen takes away distracting glare from background light sources.While matte coating on screens oftentimes makes the display less sharp and clear, that was not the case with this laptop. The 3K OLED screen retains its premium sharpness and clarity. And it’s pretty bright too. Acer did not provide the nits rating for this notebook, but I’ve been using this near a window in bright sunlight and I’ve never had any problems viewing the screen.The keyboard is also pretty good. The keys have a satisfying depth and give. Although I personally prefer things to be firmer and clicker–that’s just me. This is not a mushy keyboard at all. The keys are nicely spaced and don’t feel cramped.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756111355878acer side.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI is one of the tinnest and lightest laptops on the market right now. It weighs under 1 kg and is just 9.3mm thin on its thinnest side. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News" style="width:960px"/>The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI is one of the tinnest and lightest laptops on the market right now. It weighs under 1 kg and is just 9.3mm thin on its thinnest side. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>The power button also doubles as a fingerprint sensor for extra security, but I never really felt the need to use it, as the Windows Hello feature was already very reliable and convenient. The full HD camera gives decent footage, and the on-device AI-powered image enhancements work well.The sound quality from the speakers was just OK–not the best if you want to watch movies, as there’s not enough bass, but it’s good enough for most tasks.It also has plenty of ports. On the left side, it has two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, 1 USB-A port and a full-sized HDMI port. On the right side, it has another USB-A port aside from the audio jack for mics and speakers.It would have been nice if Acer had also included an SD Card reader since this laptop also targets creatives, but as it is, this notebook already has more expansion options than other thin-and-light devices.I’ve used this laptop for several weeks and it really grew on me. At work, I generally use Chrome and sometimes have over 30 tabs across three windows open–with several tabs dedicated to YouTube, Facebook, X and other social media platforms, aside from the news sites I need to monitor. I also have several messaging apps, as well as Spotify in the background. This laptop ate up all these tasks like they were nothing.I’ve also recently been dabbling again in video editing, using Capcut, Insta360 Studio, as well as Davinci Resolve. The Swift Edge 14 AI handled them without a hiccup.I wasn’t able to test this with AAA games, as this isn’t really sold as a gaming device, but in moderate settings, it will probably do well.Battery life was also excellent. I had been using this for 9 hours straight for work, and at the end of the day, it still had around 20 percent left, which is incredible for an Intel-based machine.Thin, light and tough usually don&#x27;t go together. But Acer says the Swift Edge 14 AI has military-grade durability certification (MIL-STD 810H). This is a US Defense Department standard for testing whether an equipment can withstand certain shocks, vibrations, temperatures and other conditions.As configured, the 32GB, 1TB, Core Ultra 7 258V unit, which we reviewed, retails for P59,999, which is already a real value for these specs. Add in the excellent matte 3K OLED screen, and this laptop is starting to look like a Jet2 Holiday.

It's sleek, thin, light, powerful, energy-efficient, very well-designed, and has a matte OLED screen that cuts glare without cutting clarity.

It's sleek, thin, light, powerful, energy-efficient, very well-designed, and has a matte OLED screen that cuts glare without cutting clarity.

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REVIEW: Acer Swift Edge 14 AI is light, powerful, efficient, elegant

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Aug 26, 2025 10:00 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 26, 2025 10:51 AM PHT

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