[Costco] HP 15-dy2013ca Laptop, i7-1165G7. $909.99

If you're looking at HP I'd personally go for the x360 Ryzen version for $200 more: https://www.costco.ca/hp-envy-x360-15-e ... 57185.html

It's been posted a few times here. I had it for about a month before realizing I wasn't using the touchscreen nearly as much as I thought I would. I returned it and got the Ryzen Dell laptop posted here a few months ago for close to half the price. I will say though, it was handy in tent mode for watching movies/shows while cooking.

For $200 more, you get an SSD that is twice the size, a touchscreen, 360-degree hinge, a better processor, stylus, and USB hub. It looks like the one you posted has some plastic construction - the Envy x360 is full aluminum casing. There is less RAM, but that's a cheap and easy upgrade.

But yeah, to be honest, neither are really hot deals. The Costco return policy does sweeten the deal though.

No deal!!!!!

The only major downsides I see are a small battery and a bad screen (45%NTSC). It has a good processor and lots of RAM for the price.

That $600 Dell with the Ryzen 5 4500u is probably a better deal, but you'd have to upgrade the RAM to match this one. Also the Costco return policy and warranty adds some value.

does costco still have the 2 year warranty on laptops? if so...it's a deal, warm but a deal

geoffs wrote: ↑ does costco still have the 2 year warranty on laptops? if so...it's a deal, warm but a deal

Yes

"Costco extends the manufacturer's warranty on televisions, projectors, major appliances and computers (excluding tablets) to 2 years from the date of purchase if the manufacturer's warranty is less than 2 years."

https://www.costco.ca/concierge.html

16 GB RAM is shared with the GPU.

Bilingual keyboard? That's a deal breaker for me, and I frankly don't know why most people who don't need them put up with them at all. Even non-Anglophones should push back against the unnecessarily stupid layout of these things.

sheyenne wrote: ↑ 16 GB RAM is shared with the GPU.

Yes

"As same as all integrated graphics processors that are used in main processors and use the main memory since they don’t have their own video memory, the Iris Xe can’t compete against the full-blown gaming-class video cards."

Intel Iris Xe Graphics of 11th Gen Intel Core G7 CPUs

no thunderbolt 4, lame

Looked at this in the Dartmouth, NS Costco. It was 849.99. Might be worth going in to a warehouse to purchase.

CoreyH877773 wrote: ↑ Looked at this in the Dartmouth, NS Costco. It was 849.99. Might be worth going in to a warehouse to purchase.

Thanks. Always cheaper in-store (if available).

Webhead wrote: ↑ Thanks. Always cheaper in-store (if available).

Yep and there tends to be models in store you can't find online, eg, costco-acer-laptop-15-6-i5-10th-gen-12- ... 9-2389273/

I grabbed this laptop yesterday from Costco, its $899 in stores.
Its very fast and responsive. IPS screen also. Hands down the best laptop out there right now at this price point for an i7.

Webhead wrote: ↑ Found this HP laptop at Costco for 909.99.

Processor and Memory:
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 processor
16 GB DDR4

Drives:
512 GB SSD
No optical drive
SD card reader

Display and Video Graphics:
15.6 in. FHD display (1920 × 1080)
Intel® Iris™ Xe graphics

Communication:
Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth® 5.0
HD web camera

Keyboard and Pointing Device:
Bilingual backlit keyboard
Multi-gesture touchpad

Ports:
1 × USB-C™
2 × USB 3.0
1 × HDMI®
1 × headphone/microphone combo

Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows® 10 Home

Specifications:
Dimensions (W × D × H): 35.8 cm × 24.1 cm × 1.8 cm (14.1 in. × 9.5 in. × 0.7 in.)
Weight (approximate): 1.7 kg (3.8 lb.)

pdienstm wrote: ↑ Bilingual keyboard? That's a deal breaker for me, and I frankly don't know why most people who don't need them put up with them at all. Even non-Anglophones should push back against the unnecessarily stupid layout of these things.

Bilingual keyboard is most definitely a deal breaker. Most of Costco laptops come with bilingual boards.

Got it a while back. Awful battery and keyboard. Returned immediately.