Dock for Swift 3 Swift SF314-55

Simonsencody
Simonsencody Member Posts: 3 New User
edited November 2023 in 2020 Archives
Hello!

I just got a Swift SF314-55. Below is the sticker on the face of the device.

I'd like to get a USB-C dock that will consolidate two HDMI for external monitors, ethernet for hardwired internet, power, and a USB or two for general use. 

Do you have any recommendations for me?

I'm nervous that there isn't a way to power the Swift 3 through USB-C. I've tried to search for this functionality, but am not sure it's there. Can anyone confirm/deny this capability?

Thank you,
Cody


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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    What are you going to be using the extra monitors for, things are quite different if you want to do gaming vs. office work. :) Any USB-C dock will work, just don't pay extra for one that tries to charge the laptop at the same time as everything else.
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  • Simonsencody
    Simonsencody Member Posts: 3 New User
    billsey said:
    What are you going to be using the extra monitors for, things are quite different if you want to do gaming vs. office work. :) Any USB-C dock will work, just don't pay extra for one that tries to charge the laptop at the same time as everything else.
    I'll be doing office work. Basic email and word processing, as well as some video streaming for work (I do video interpreting).

    Are you saying that USB-C docks won't charge the laptop at the same time as giving AV and internet?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    I don't believe yours charges over the USB-C port, but sometimes they sneak that in without putting it into the specs. :) If it supports USB-C charging it will want at least 45W at 20V (65W if your model have a discrete GPU). USB docks sometimes provide just the various ports and sometimes also provide power. You pay extra for the latter...
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  • Robg74
    Robg74 Member Posts: 3 New User
    Hi I have a acer swift 3 i5, I am looking for a powerbank to charge it. Any recommendations please.. 
  • dnisbet
    dnisbet Member Posts: 8

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    billsey said:
    I don't believe yours charges over the USB-C port, but sometimes they sneak that in without putting it into the specs. :) If it supports USB-C charging it will want at least 45W at 20V (65W if your model have a discrete GPU). USB docks sometimes provide just the various ports and sometimes also provide power. You pay extra for the latter...
    I definitely saw it on the marketing bits that it does charge via USB-C. You can see in this screenshot from a Hardware Canucks review that it also shows the charging markings on the chassis.


  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    @dnisbet the original poster has a different model than that.
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  • dnisbet
    dnisbet Member Posts: 8

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    @billsey

    Absolutely right. I missed that. Thanks for pointing that out!
  • Simonsencody
    Simonsencody Member Posts: 3 New User
    billsey said:
    @dnisbet the original poster has a different model than that.
    So I won't be able to charge the model I listed using USB-C?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    Yes, this thread has gotten confused with the introduction of a different model than yours. Acer doesn't say your SF314-55 supports charging via the USB-C port, so it likely doesn't. Sometimes it works with models that doesn't call it out, but since its not in the specs there is no guaranty it will work with yours. The only way to tell for sure is to test it, with 20V at 45W, but you likely shouldn't count on that enough to pay more for a dock with charging.
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