Acer · 2025
Acer Swift 14 AI
SF14-51, Core Ultra 7 258V
A 2.8K OLED Lunar Lake machine with a 13-hour battery for around 1199 dollars, undercut on Linux by the IPU6 webcam that does not work in normal apps.
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- Best for office and web work study programming
- Linux: minor fixes
Scorecard
Mean of six category scores, 0 to 10. Compiled from public sources. How we rate.
Strongest on battery, with no category below average.
- Battery 9/10
- Display 8/10
- Build 6/10
- Keyboard 6/10
- Speed 6/10
- Value 7/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Bright 400-nit screen, readable in sunlight
- Light at 1.3 kg
- Long 13h real-world battery
Watch for
- RAM is soldered, no upgrade later
Linux
Works · Best on fedora. Confidence: high · How we score
Linux compatibility, per distro
- Fedora Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : needs tweak
- Webcam : broken
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : works
04 GA. The OLED panel and s2idle are good.
ArchWiki: Intel Lunar Lake on Linux →Show full report
6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and battery behaviour, so Fedora 41+ over Ubuntu 24.04 GA. The OLED panel and s2idle are good. The catch is the same as every recent Intel thin-and-light: the webcam is an IPU6 MIPI sensor that needs the libcamera/intel-vsc stack and still does not work in normal video apps. Audio amp wants a UCM profile. Fingerprint enrols with fprintd after a quirk. Soldered LPDDR5x.
- Ubuntu LTS Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : needs tweak
- Webcam : broken
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : works
Use Ubuntu 24.10 or the 24.04 HWE kernel; the 6.8 GA is too old for Lunar Lake. Same IPU6 webcam problem as on Fedora.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 @ 90Hz, 400 nitsbright enough for sunlight, a little smoother than standard |
| Weight | 1.3 kgvery light to carry |
| Battery | 75 Wh, around 13 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51, Core Ultra 7 258V) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Fedora, Ubuntu LTS). Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V) wants kernel 6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and battery behaviour, so Fedora 41+ over Ubuntu 24.04 GA.
- What does the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51, Core Ultra 7 258V) cost?
- RRP is about 1199 USD (1299 EUR in the EU); street price is often lower.
- Is the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51, Core Ultra 7 258V) good for office and web work?
- For office and web work we score it 7/10 on value and 6/10 on performance.
- How heavy is the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51, Core Ultra 7 258V)?
- 1.3 kg (2.87 lb). That's light enough for daily commuting.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 75 Wh pack, around 13 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 9/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 32 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 1024 GB on this configuration.
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