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popularHe-Man posted Yesterday 02:49 PM
popularHe-Man posted Yesterday 02:49 PM

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 14” Touchscreen Laptop with Google AI – Intel Core 3 processor N355 – 1920 x 1200 - Chrome OS - 8GB RAM – 512GB SSD $249.99 @ Costco

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Available in stores as well. Comes with an upgraded processor and Gemini built in.

https://www.costco.com/.product.4000359679.html
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https://www.costco.com/.product.4000359679.html

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Lol. Prices swapped. How do I edit on app, Slickdeals devs?
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Quote from He-Man :
Lol. Prices swapped. How do I edit on app, Slickdeals devs?
I think editing is still on their to-do list. In the meantime you can report if anything needs fixing Smilie
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Quote from pur :
I think editing is still on their to-do list. In the meantime you can report if anything needs fixing Smilie
Thank you. Yes, they fixed it.
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AlkboyYesterday 07:31 PM
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No experience with Chromebook,is this a solid deal ? Or should I wait .
As far as I can tell Its a good Middle of the road unit and that's all I need I'm not a power user.
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touchstoneYesterday 07:55 PM
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No info on screen color coverage or battery size. From older versions of this laptop, I'd expect <70% sRGB and < 60 WHr. So, probably ok battery life and washed out colors.
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Quote from Alkboy :
No experience with Chromebook,is this a solid deal ? Or should I wait .As far as I can tell Its a good Middle of the road unit and that's all I need I'm not a power user.
I think only a couple blind spots on a Chromebook is you can't do alt f4 and maybe one or two other keystrokes you're used to. Assuming there aren't specific windows (or Mac) apps you use.
At least for I have a GC balance at Amazon at the moment and shrugged this probably is as good a time to use it had they been the merchant selling it. I don't know if it's tariffs or some later excuse (which probably doesn't affect the industry), but skeptical the black Friday deals will be much better unless you want a specific merchant (which I probably won't get to use my Amazon balance then either)
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Quote from AlwaysAvid :
I think only a couple blind spots on a Chromebook is you can't do alt f4 and maybe one or two other keystrokes you're used to. Assuming there aren't specific windows (or Mac) apps you use.
At least for I have a GC balance at Amazon at the moment and shrugged this probably is as good a time to use it had they been the merchant selling it. I don't know if it's tariffs or some later excuse (which probably doesn't affect the industry), but skeptical the black Friday deals will be much better unless you want a specific merchant (which I probably won't get to use my Amazon balance then either)

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porsche912Yesterday 09:25 PM
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This is a
good laptop for general use and has touch.

Just know that it does not have backlit keyboard.
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Instead of providing false information on the screen quality and keyboard backlight, why not simply go to the product page:
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Graphics & Video:
14" WUXGA IPS Widescreen LED-backlit Touch Display (1920 x 1200 resolution, 300nit Brightness, 16:10 aspect ratio)
Intel® Graphics
FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera (1920 x 1080) with Privacy Shutter
Keyboard:
Backlit Keyboard
Fully clickable moisture resistent OceanGlass™ Touchpad
This is a well-spec'd Acer Chromebook for a fair price. I've owned several Acer laptops (refurb from Ebay) and the quality has been very good! Costco 2nd year of warranty included for extra peace of mind.
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Quote from porsche912 :
This is a
good laptop for general use and has touch.

Just know that it does not have backlit keyboard.
The description says it does have a backlit keyboard unless Costco's description is wrong.

You also get a free year of Google Gemini Pro.
Last edited by Neurotic1 August 2, 2025 at 04:24 PM.
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Quote from Neurotic1 :
The description says it does have a backlit keyboard unless Costco's description is wrong.You also get a free year of Google Gemini Pro.
Side question, but figured I'd ask: in short, what basically do average folks do with Google Gemini Pro?
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Quote from Alkboy :
No experience with Chromebook,is this a solid deal ? Or should I wait . As far as I can tell Its a good Middle of the road unit and that's all I need I'm not a power user.
It's not worth getting a Chromebook anymore since the browser doesn't allow a proper popup blocker anymore.
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WiiGameToday 01:02 AM
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Acer hardware used to be sub-sub-brand unreliable crap to avoid.

Q: Have they turned that around and are now as trustworthy as Asus, Lenovo, etc.?
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USI compatible touchscreen?

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porsche912Today 02:50 AM
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Quote from geofunner :
Instead of providing false information on the screen quality and keyboard backlight, why not simply go to the product page:

This is a well-spec'd Acer Chromebook for a fair price. I've owned several Acer laptops (refurb from Ebay) and the quality has been very good! Costco 2nd year of warranty included for extra peace of mind.
You can check all the past threads on this laptop in slickdeals and they mention no backlit. I own one as well.

Now the Costco version seems to AMD and that comes with backlit it appears. There is a intel version that does not have backlit.

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