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Costco Wholesale Black Friday: HP 14" 1080p Laptop: Intel i3 (10th Gen), 4GB Memory, 128GB SSD, Win 10 in S Mode for $279.99
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Costco Wholesale [costco.com] has HP 14" 1080p Laptop: Intel i3 (10th Gen), 4GB Memory, 128GB SSD, Win 10 in S Mode for $279.99
Note: This deal was created from the Black Friday ad.
Costco Concierge Services technical support and second-year warranty included
Valid 11/7 - 11/21
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Category: Laptops
Brands: HP
Available: Online and In-Store
Note: This deal was created from the Black Friday ad.
Costco Concierge Services technical support and second-year warranty included
Valid 11/7 - 11/21
Additional Info
Category: Laptops
Brands: HP
Available: Online and In-Store
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EDIT: yikes. I just noticed it doesn't have Ethernet. I'm not buying it. **** these companies for taking shit out that hardly costs pennies, and gives people more functionality.
Not very informative HP specs linked below. No manual online yet to see if RAM is socketed or soldered, number of RAM sockets, NVMe support, and other expansion possibilities. Until that's known, this isn't nearly as hot as last year's deal was.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06463284
Now it would be a great deal at $280 if if the RAM is expandable (questionable) and NVMe support (likely) are there; spend $100 to upgrade to a 1TB NVMe and $20-$50 on RAM and the specs would make for a similarly spectacular (non-gaming) cheap laptop to last year's $300 BF deal.
Not very informative HP specs linked below. No manual online yet to see if RAM is socketed or soldered, number of RAM sockets, NVMe support, and other expansion possibilities. Until that's known, this isn't nearly as hot as last year's deal was.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06463284
Now it would be a great deal at $280 if if the RAM is expandable (questionable) and NVMe support (likely) are there; spend $100 to upgrade to a 1TB NVMe and $20-$50 on RAM and the specs would make for a similarly spectacular (non-gaming) cheap laptop to last year's $300 BF deal.
It was discussed on another thread, this does have 2 ram slots, 1 nvme slot, but cannot add 2nd 2.5" drive, there's molded plastic where the 2.5" would normally go. Still a great non-gaming rig.
This laptop was massively discussed on another tread below which is marked expired probably because it is showing "Sold out" at Costco.com (https://www.costco.com/hp-14%22-l...11171.html).
Costco Members: HP 14" Laptop: i3-1005G1, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Win 10 S $280 + Free Shipping (View Thread) [https://slickdeals.net/f/13524451-costco-members-hp-14-laptop-i3-1005g1-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win-10-s-280-free-shipping?src=Si
HOWEVER, they have plenty at my local Costco (Montgomeryville, PA) for the same price and the website says that you can do a local warehouse pickup. As the other thread noted, this actually comes with i5-1035G4 not i3. Even the display model has i5. So I purchased one yesterday and confirmed! And I switched out of the S-Mode and it is a nice laptop for the price and it is pretty slick. Planning to upgrade the memory with additional 4 GB from crucial.com since it has 1 additional open slot (only $18). Comes with 4 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB) - Has 2 slots support up to 32 GB.
Look at the other thread I posted above for more detail on some issues it may have such as fan noise (which I am fine with and BIO's setting of "always on" was already turned off and my touch pad is not loose at all.
One thing to point out is the reversed FN keys. You will have to go into the BIO to turn that feature off so you have to press the FN key to use the setting options tied to each FN keys (I cannot remember what the setting is called for the moment but you can google for it).
single 4, 8, or 16 stick. (or the dual stick combo.)
I bought the 2x8GB G-Skill from Newegg to get 16GB total.
(I plan on selling the 4GB stick that came with the laptop in a few months.)
If you buy 1 stick or 8 or 16 for slot2 (keeping original 4GB in slot 1), you only get dual channel for 4GB of the new stick, but your scores will be better as you have 4GB more RAM than dual channel configurations (2x4=8 and 2x8=16). You'll have 12GB(4+8) or 20GB(4+16). It'll allow for future upgrade with an equal GB stick (8 to make 16 or 16 to make 32). The only problem is that 1 stick is more expensive than 2 sticks.
If you buy 2 sticks [2x8 (16 total) or 2x16 (32 total)], you can sell your 4GB stick offsetting the cost, and 2 sticks are cheaper. But you are stuck with the total RAM unless you sell the 2 and upgrade to the next dual stick combo in the future (i.e., sell 2x8 and buy 2x16) in the future.
Either way is acceptable.
Most people will do fine with 16GB, so I bought the 2x8 and plan to sell the 4GB stick.
I figure that by the time I plan on "upgrading", I'll look for a new laptop in 3 years time.
I run a desktop with 32GB RAM, and I have yet to exceed 16GB based on my needs.
I don't render video or manage 10,000 row spreadsheets often with my personal desktop.
single 4, 8, or 16 stick. (or the dual stick combo.)
I bought the 2x8GB G-Skill from Newegg to get 16GB total.
(I plan on selling the 4GB stick that came with the laptop in a few months.)
If you buy 1 stick or 8 or 16 for slot2 (keeping original 4GB in slot 1), you only get dual channel for 4GB of the new stick, but your scores will be better as you have 4GB more RAM than dual channel configurations (2x4=8 and 2x8=16). You'll have 12GB(4+8) or 20GB(4+16). It'll allow for future upgrade with an equal GB stick (8 to make 16 or 16 to make 32). The only problem is that 1 stick is more expensive than 2 sticks.
If you buy 2 sticks [2x8 (16 total) or 2x16 (32 total)], you can sell your 4GB stick offsetting the cost, and 2 sticks are cheaper. But you are stuck with the total RAM unless you sell the 2 and upgrade to the next dual stick combo in the future (i.e., sell 2x8 and buy 2x16) in the future.
Either way is acceptable.
Most people will do fine with 16GB, so I bought the 2x8 and plan to sell the 4GB stick.
I figure that by the time I plan on "upgrading", I'll look for a new laptop in 3 years time.
I run a desktop with 32GB RAM, and I have yet to exceed 16GB based on my needs.
I don't render video or manage 10,000 row spreadsheets often with my personal desktop.
So I guess do you mean things like, for example:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820232761?Description=2666MHz%2c%20... [newegg.com]
or
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820232832?Description=2666MHz%2c%20... [newegg.com]
. I'm on my way to my local Costco to test my luck, if they still have these in stock, I'll pick one up and add the above rams. This unit seems to fit my need very well - well, that is, if they still have em. Anyways, thank you very much. I'm new to SD and pleasantly surprised how helpful members are and how deep and details their discussions go.
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So I guess do you mean things like, for example:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820232761?Description=2666MHz%2c%20... [newegg.com]
The 32GB is fine as it is cheaper, but it is CL19.
This CL18 combo is $10 more.
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32...-_-Product
or
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820232832?Description=2666MHz%2c%20... [newegg.com]
. I'm on my way to my local Costco to test my luck, if they still have these in stock, I'll pick one up and add the above rams. This unit seems to fit my need very well - well, that is, if they still have em. Anyways, thank you very much. I'm new to SD and pleasantly surprised how helpful members are and how deep and details their discussions go.
This one. $50 and lower CL (lower the better)
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16...-_-Product
Equivalent 2666MHz CL18 for 32GB (2x16) is $110 on Newegg.
This one. $50 and lower CL (lower the better)
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16...-_-Product [newegg.com]
Equivalent 2666MHz CL18 for 32GB (2x16) is $110 on Newegg.
Sorry for the late reply. It comes with DDR4-2666 SDRAM so I will be sticking to that. If you get higher than 2666, it will down grade to 2666 I believe so not worth to spend the money.
Also ordered one online about a week earlier when it was still listed as in-stock but the order still hasn't been processed, even though it said it would be available at the store in 3-5 days.