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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) vs Acer Swift 14 (2023)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023)
Acer Swift 14 (2023)

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MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Picture

Variants

  • Prestige 14 Evo (B13M-269US) (Urban Silver - i7/32GB/1TB)
  • Prestige 14 Evo (B13M-498US) (Urban Silver - i7/32GB/512GB)
  • Prestige 14 Evo (B13M-483US) (Urban Silver - i9/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-56CT) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i5/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-74RF) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-73DE) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i7/32GB/1TB)

Our Verdict

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023)

Acer Swift 14 (2023)

The MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) and the Acer Swift 14 (2023) are both 14-inch laptops available with Intel 13th Gen H-series CPUs and are very similar overall. The Acer has a brighter, sharper display, a higher-resolution 1440p webcam, a wider port selection, and longer battery life. However, the MSI has a slightly better keyboard and touchpad.

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Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.3
7.7

Portability 
 

7.5
8.5

Webcam & Microphone 
 

6.5
8.7

Battery 
 

6.5
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Style Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Build Quality Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Build Quality Photo
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Hinge 
 

9.4
6.6

Hinge Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Hinge Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

170°
135°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Yes
No
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Portability 
 

7.5
8.5

Dimensions Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Dimensions Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

14"
14"

Thickness 
 

0.9" (2.4 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)

Width 
 

12.4" (31.5 cm)
12.2" (31.0 cm)

Depth 
 

9.1" (23.0 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)

Volume 
 

110.5 in³ (1,811.3 cm³)
87.4 in³ (1,432.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)

Charger Size 
 

10.3 in³ (168.8 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.8 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

5.3
6.0

Internals Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Internals Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

6.5
7.0

RAM Slots 
 

0
0

Storage Slots 
 

1
1

Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) In The Box Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) In The Box Photo
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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Display Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:10
16:10

Pixel Density 
 

161 PPI
216 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

No
Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

88%
90%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
5.9

Motion Blur  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Motion Blur
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No
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Contrast 
 

8.0
8.0

Contrast Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Contrast Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,802 : 1
1,739 : 1
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Brightness  
 

8.1
8.5

Maximum Brightness 
 

415 cd/m²
474 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

9 cd/m²
18 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

6.6
5.5

Reflections Photo Off  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Reflections Photo Off
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Reflections Photo Max
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Glossy
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

5.41%
6.96%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.79%
0.69%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

4.62%
6.28%
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Black Uniformity 
 

7.0
6.1

Black Uniformity Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Black Uniformity Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.284%
1.960%
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

8.2
6.4

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Horizontal Chroma Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

41°
23°

Color Washout From Right 
 

33°
24°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Horizontal Hue Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

60°
25°

Color Shift From Right 
 

60°
37°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Horizontal Lightness Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

40°
25°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

35°
27°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

58°
26°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

52°
29°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

7.3
6.3

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Vertical Chroma Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

29°
24°

Color Washout From Above 
 

29°
23°

Vertical Hue Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Vertical Hue Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

45°
34°

Color Shift From Above 
 

45°
26°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Vertical Lightness Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

32°
28°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

32°
27°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

45°
45°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

30°
25°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

30°
23°
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

9.2
7.0

White Balance Screencap  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) White Balance Screencap
Acer Swift 14 (2023) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Gamma Curve Screencap
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Color Screencap
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

1.93
3.38

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.14
2.06

Avg. Color dE 
 

1.96
3.4

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,826.3 K
6,385 K
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Color Gamut 
 

8.5
9.0

Gamut SDR  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Gamut SDR
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

99.32%
117.73%

sRGB uv 
 

98.54%
116.38%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

76.9%
83.35%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

85.78%
92.29%

Gamut HDR  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Gamut HDR
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

78.65%
86.43%

DCI P3 uv 
 

84.47%
91.43%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

56.71%
62.25%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

62.8%
67.53%
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Flicker 
 

10
10

Flicker Graph  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Flicker Graph
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
Yes

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
No Flicker

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
0%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

7.7
7.3

Keyboard Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Keyboard Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Numpad 
 

No
No

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Operating Force 
 

63 gf
68 gf

Actuation Force 
 

36 gf
34 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

0.98 mm
0.90 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.32 mm
1.34 mm
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Touchpad 
 

7.5
7.1

Touchpad Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Touchpad Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Size 
 

14.0 in² (90.0 cm²)
10.6 in² (68.7 cm²)

Material 
 

Plastic
Plastic

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No
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Speakers 
 

6.7
6.3

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

79 dB SPL
80 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

7.1 dB
7.6 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

-2.8
-0.7

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

354 Hz
421 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

14 kHz
18 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

0.8 dB
0.7 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

6.5
8.7

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

6.5
9.0

Resolution 
 

1080p
1440p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

No
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

7.5
8.5

Ports Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Ports Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

1
2

USB-C Ports 
 

2
2

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 
 

2.0
2.1

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

MicroSD UHS 2
No

Ethernet 
 

No
No

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

No
Yes
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

5.2
5.3
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Intel

Model 
 

Core i7-13700H
Core i7-13700H

Core Count 
 

14
14

Thread Count 
 

20
20
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Intel

Model 
 

Iris Xe Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics G7

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

32 GB
16 GB

Modules 
 

8 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)

Type 
 

LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5

Speed 
 

4,800 MHz
4,800 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

1,000 GB
1,000 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

924 GB
970 GB

Drive 1 
 

Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00
Micron MTFDKBA1T0TFH

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

8.3
9.2

Geekbench Image  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Geekbench Image
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,846 points
1,836 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

5,011 points
11,321 points

GPU Compute 
 

20,047 points
20,785 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

8.5
9.9

Cinebench R23 Photo  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Cinebench R23 Photo
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,500 points
1,850 points

Multi-Thread 
 

4,756 points
13,434 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

5.5
8.4

Blender Image  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Blender Image
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

8.5 min
3.3 min

GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

5.7
5.8

Basemark Image  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Basemark Image
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

21,584
22,405
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.5
9.6

Storage Performance Image  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Storage Performance Image
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

780.6 MB/s
2,079.5 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

4,026.5 MB/s
3,840.4 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

119.8 MB/s
140.3 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

82.0 MB/s
65.3 MB/s
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Battery 
 

6.5
7.1

Capacity 
 

70 Wh
56 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

7.8 hrs
9.1 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

5.9 hrs
6.5 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

5.2 hrs
1.4 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.7 hrs
2.4 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

1.3
2.5

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

8 fps
15 fps

1% Low 
 

4 fps
8 fps

0.1% Low 
 

2 fps
3 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

132 ms
54 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

348 ms
226 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

15 fps
35 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

3.5
5.2

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

16 fps
25 fps

1% Low 
 

11 fps
18 fps

0.1% Low 
 

11 fps
17 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

23 ms
17 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

26 ms
18 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

48 fps
88 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

9.5 s
7.36 s
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

5.7

CS:GO graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

62 fps

1% Low 
 

28 fps

0.1% Low 
 

22 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

20 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

29 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

104 fps
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

3.3

CS2 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

21fps

1% Low 
 

5fps

0.1% Low 
 

2fps

1% Low Delta 
 

162 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

552 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

44fps
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

2.2
4.1

SOTTR Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

14 fps
23 fps

1% Low 
 

6 fps
16 fps

0.1% Low 
 

3 fps
9 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

106 ms
18 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

270 ms
66 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

20 fps
25 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

7.1
7.5

Keyboard Temps Picture  

MSI Prestige 14 Evo (2023) Keyboard Temps Picture
Acer Swift 14 (2023) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

33 °C (92 °F)
24 °C (76 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

53 °C (127 °F)
47 °C (117 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

38.0 dBA
42.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

Yes
No
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Performance Over Time 
 

7.0
8.4

Performance Over Time Graph  

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See details on graph tool

CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

53 °C
85 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

8% loss
10% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

55 °C
89 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

10% loss
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 11
Windows 11

Additional Software 
 

Yes
Yes
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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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