Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 Repair

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 was announced in March of 2020 and released a month later in April 2020. The Acer Swift 3 was announced and released alongside its counterpart, the Acer Swift 5. The Swift 3 is the cheaper sibling, costing $629.99 on launch, though it has more storage than the Swift 5.

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 was designed mainly for working as it has high storage and a long battery life. It is also lightweight and thin which makes it easy for students and mobile workers to do their work. This laptop was designed for long performance rather than high demand performance, so it does not work very well with high demand programs like games or rendering software.

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 has had a large amount of issues with the hinge's glue failing causing the display to separate from the keyboard. There have also been complaints regarding sudden shutdowns and keyboard failures.

The Acer Swift 3 was discontinued in 2023 and is now replaced by the Acer Swift Go series which incorporates new AI processors.

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 can be identified with its model number on the back. Flip the device upside down so you are looking at the bottom and locate the small label. There should be a model number found in this label which should read SF314-42.

If there is no model number, the device can be recognized by its 14 inch display, its dimensions (323.4 x 218.9 x 17.9 mm (12.73" x 8.62" x 0.70")), and its side ports. The left side has a power port, USB-C 3.2, HDMI, and a USB-A 3.2. The right side has a USB-A 2.0 and a 3.5mm combo audio jack.

• Body Material: Aluminum, Magnesium Alloy
• Dimensions: 323.4 x 218.9 x 17.9 mm (12.73" x 8.62" x 0.70")
• Weight: 1.20kg (2.6lbs)
• Color: Silver

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W)
• Number of Processors: 8
• Display: 14.0", Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• HHD/SSD: 512GB SSD
• Memory Type: DDR4 SDRAM
• M.2 Slot: 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4
• RAM: 8GB LPDDR4x
• OS: Windows 10 Home
• Optical Drive Type: No Optical Drive
• Graphics Coprocessor: AMD Radeon Graphics
• Graphics Card Type: Integrated
• Graphics RAM Size: 8GB
• Average Battery Life: 5 Hours
• Voltage: 240 Volts

• 1x USB Type-A (2.0)
• 1x USB Type-A (3.2 Gen 1)
• 1x USB Type-C (3.2 Gen 2)
• Wi-Fi: 802.11ax
• Bluetooth: 5.0
• Audio Jack: 2.5mm

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