Acer Swift X (5800h+3050ti+16gb ram+512gb) $899+157.42 Usd tax/shipping

For $1350 CAD, you can buy a much better quality gaming laptop (such as Legion with a 3050ti), or a 3060 Dell. I would have to say pass.

$1350 cad all in including taxes? Where? Also, this is a light laptop with all day battery life that can also game. This is a competitor to the MacBook air, with better performance specs, and cheaper.

Too bad Acer only released this in US - I've been watching this laptop for months now thinking about it.

I'm just too darned picky - if I knew I could return it if there were issues (especially to do with fan noise and performance while on battery) I'd grab it.

I've got a ASUS UX534 with GTX1650 MaxQ + i7-8665 and this one seems to be closest to a replacement in terms of specs. (ie. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ZenB ... 111.0.html)

Instead I've got a https://www.costco.ca/acer-predator-tri ... 25554.html ($1699+tax) coming - but darn this is so tempting for $600 CAD less...

You need to stick US ONLY in the title!

ph00p wrote: ↑ You need to stick US ONLY in the title!

It's not US only..

This is a great deal for a great device. Most people here probably won't appreciate it and will quote prices for devices that aren't even close to being comparable (ie 14 inch vs 15/17 inch). For what is equivalent to $1175+tax CAD, you are getting a slim 14-inch ultrabook with a top tier CPU and respectable dedicated GPU.

flowerdealer wrote: ↑ $1350 cad all in including taxes? Where? Also, this is a light laptop with all day battery life that can also game. This is a competitor to the MacBook air, with better performance specs, and cheaper.

There were 2 Legion 5's posted this weekend that were under 1200$ all in, with 3050tis. I bet they were superior builds to this.

Dell has a Ryzen 3060 G15 still on sale for $1200 all in.

The only thing this has on those is portability. Which, hey, if that's your most important priority, fine, this deal makes sense. Otherwise, probably not.

AkiraK wrote: ↑ There were 2 Legion 5's posted this weekend that were under 1200$ all in, with 3050tis. I bet they were superior builds to this.

Dell has a Ryzen 3060 G15 still on sale for $1200 all in.

The only thing this has on those is portability. Which, hey, if that's your most important priority, fine, this deal makes sense. Otherwise, probably not.

None of those laptops are in the same class as the Acer Swift X. You're comparing apples and oranges. Look up Razer Blade 14, Asus Zephyrus G14 etc for similar products and how much they sell for.

Geoff2 wrote: ↑ None of those laptops are in the same class as the Acer Swift X. You're comparing apples and oranges. Look up Razer Blade 14, Asus Zephyrus G14 etc for similar products and how much they sell for.

From a portability perspective, sure, I will concede that. That's just not super high on my list. I weigh all specs, and am willing to compromise on singular specs, if it means a better overall deal.

AkiraK wrote: ↑ From a portability perspective, sure, I will concede that. That's just not super high on my list. I weigh all specs, and am willing to compromise on singular specs, if it means a better overall deal.

Your argument is like me saying that it's much better to buy a desktop PC, it's a completely different category. Like I said, this is an good alternative to a macbook air that can also game, not for a gaming laptop. And the Dell g15 doesn't have an color accurate screen, so you can't use it for creative work unless you buy a second monitor. This screen has 100% sRGB color accuracy. This is perfect for any student, in particular.

pjpeter wrote: ↑ Too bad it's US only - I've been watching this laptop for months now thinking about it.

I'm just too darned picky - if I knew I could return it if there were issues (especially to do with fan noise and performance while on battery) I'd grab it.

I've got a ASUS UX534 with GTX1650 MaxQ + i7-8665 and this one seems to be closest to a replacement in terms of specs. (ie. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ZenB ... 111.0.html)

Instead I've got a https://www.costco.ca/acer-predator-tri ... 25554.html ($1699+tax) coming - but darn this is so tempting for $600 CAD less...

It's not US only, it ships to Canada, with free returns back too. The question is the warranty, but I'm almost sure that Acer would honor it. I've confirmed that you can return without problems with Amazon support.

flowerdealer wrote: ↑ It's not US only, it ships to Canada, with free returns back too. The question is the warranty, but I'm almost sure that Acer would honor it. I've confirmed that you can return without problems with Amazon support.

Thanks very much for that. I meant it was too bad the Acer Swift X was only released in US, not that you can't order it and have it delivered cross border from Amazon. (I've waited months watching to see if somewhere in Canada will carry it but no luck so far...)

Are you sure they'll refund the full $1056.97 US that is charged? Even the shipping duties and tarrif? And not charge for return shipping?

If so this sounds quite possible...

Thanks,
Peter

Not sure about the duties, but go on the site and ask.

Thanks - I did some checking:

"If you return a defective, damaged or incorrect item, you’ll be refunded the full postage cost, as well as your Import Fees Deposit, once your return is processed."
- https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer ... =201819200

Policy also mentions they if return shipping costs more than $20 you need to follow up with them to get the rest back.

Threads concerning this:
In this thread people talkabout getting about 33%-70% back depending on the situation.
"Don't count on getting it back. I've only got it back once. Consider it part of the purchase price... If you get it back, bonus, if not, then no loss. There is no guarantee that it will be refunded."
- amazon-com-import-fee-refund-1357171/

"Amazon refunds the Import Fees Deposit if the return is because of something wrong on their part. Otherwise, you have to ask for a refund from the CBSA yourself."
- amazon-com-import-fees-deposit-2140090/

So it looks like the $899 USD I could get back, but if I'm returning because I consider the laptop to be too loud, have performance issues while gaming on battery (yes I can do that quite well with my existing machine) or other things which I consider defects but which they don't agree are, then I could be out some or all of the $183 CAD of import fees - I've dealt with the CBSA previously but it was quite time consuming.

I'm on the fence, but leaning away from it because of this. Which is exactly why I kept watching and hoping it would eventually turn up on a Canadian reseller site...

Thanks though!

P.S. If you're curious how many laptops I went through in my last search for a new personal laptop, here's the spreadsheet I published about it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing - ya I look into this far too much..

By the way, if anyone is interested, I happened across this way to overlock and modify the Swift X:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads ... ad.836790/

There's a way in there to raise it from a 40W GPU to a 50W. Pretty cool.

3 hours left until the deal expires.

By the way, I just noticed that in the past few weeks that both London Drugs and Costco have started selling Swift X models here in Canada. Only RTX3050 in the Costco case, and at $1449+tax the deal in this thread was much better, but will keep an eye out for sales....

https://www.costco.ca/acer-swift-x-sfx1 ... 23181.html