Costco Wholesale has for its
Members: HP 14" Laptop (14-dq2053cl) on sale for
$379.99. Shipping is $9.99.
Thanks to Community Member
deelseaker for sharing this deal
Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to view price/purchase.
Specs- Intel Core i3-1125G4 Quad-Core 2.0GHz 11th Generation Processor
- 14" 1920x1080 IPS Display
- 8GB DDR4-3200 MHz Memory
- 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- Realtek 802.11 Wireless-AC (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.0
- Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
- Ports:
- 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-C
- 2x SuperSpeed USB Type-A
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader
- 1x Combination Headphone-Out/Microphone-In Jack
- Backlit Keyboard
- 3-Cell 41 Whr Lithium-Ion Battery
- Windows 11 in S-Mode
- Weight: 3.24 lbs
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Performance is admirable - amazing how far i3 processors have come in the 11th generation.
HP Build quality is also not too shabby - definitely way better than the Gateway deals from Walmart. It looks a lot more expensive than it is. Most importantly, the 14" form factor is very portable and the 3 lbs weight makes it super convenient to have around the house.
Upgrade to Win 11 was a breeze and Windows automatically downloaded all drivers including BIOS updates seamlessly - so far the process has been almost Chromebook like which is a huge plus. Also, not a lot of bloatware that I can see - only HP app is the Support Assistant that is fine imo. I'm sure there are other hidden bloatware but none that I've been exposed to as yet.
I've been running a couple of resource intensive apps on it and although I do hear the fan kicking in the bacground, it hasn't gotten too hot - in fact, it's very comfortable to have in my lap without you know worrying about my future generations ;-)
Overall, I'm definitely very impressed by this little chap - definitely way better than my 15" Dell XPS that is heavy (although it is made of aluminum) and BSODs on me all the time.
Let me know if you guys have any questions for me on the specific laptop or experience using it - would be happy to answer any and all qs
This is the superior 11th gen mobile i3 with a 10000 rating at Passmark. Some number of cores and same 10000 as the latest 11th gen i5. I kid you not! .......the i5-1135G7
What the i5 has is superior graphics @ Iris Xe. About 30% better than what the i3-1125G4 has Which iirc are properly called UHD 630 Xe (no Iris)
i5 11th gen mobile and on up have the better Iris graphics...
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Another note- I don't usually suggest HP but if you do get a good deal, only through Costco. HP from website will charge you restock fee and grind your ass to stop your return or warranty request. All that bother and risk can be avoided by buying through Costco.
Another note- I don't usually suggest HP but if you do get a good deal, only through Costco. HP from website will charge you restock fee and grind your ass to stop your return or warranty request. All that bother and risk can be avoided by buying through Costco.
Use a hair dryer's heat to loosen the rubber strip's glue. The dude in the above video pulled them off, so now he has to use new glue to stick them back on. A tacky non- permanent adhesive is better than a strong glue.
By the way, I've read that Windows 11 ABSOLUTELY REQUIRES you log into an account... no local accounts like Windows 10. I'd go for the older model and decide on 11 later if the RAM thing didn't matter.
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This was the Nov 2019 deal
https://slickdeals.net/f/13524451-costco-members-hp-14-laptop-i3-1005g1-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win-10-s-280-free-shipping?src=Si
EDIT: looks like the CPU is soldered to the mainboard, so I'm not going to bother replacing it.
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This was the Nov 2019 deal
https://slickdeals.net/f/13524451-costco-members-hp-14-laptop-i3-1005g1-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win-10-s-...
EDIT: looks like the CPU is soldered to the mainboard, so I'm not going to bother replacing it.
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