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expiredHe-Man posted Aug 2, 2025 2:49 PM

Costco Members: Acer Chromebook: 14" 1200p Touch, Intel N355, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

$265

$350

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop (CB514-6HT-368E) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member He-Man for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14" 1920x1200 60Hz IPS Touchscreen Display
  • Intel Core 3 N355 Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5X Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Chrome OS

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars from customer reviews.
  • $100 manufacturer's savings is valid 7/30/25 through 8/24/25. While supplies last. Limit 2 per member.

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop (CB514-6HT-368E) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member He-Man for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14" 1920x1200 60Hz IPS Touchscreen Display
  • Intel Core 3 N355 Processor
  • 8GB LPDDR5X Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • Chrome OS

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars from customer reviews.
  • $100 manufacturer's savings is valid 7/30/25 through 8/24/25. While supplies last. Limit 2 per member.

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Aug 3, 2025 3:21 AM
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WiiGameAug 3, 2025 3:21 AM
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Quote from porsche912 :
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.
Acer makes it difficult to independently verify this, but the linked page below -- for the closest version I could find on acer.com -- makes no apparent mention of "backlit." So our fellow SD'ers seem to be our best source for this info.

https://store.acer.com/en-us/acer...4-4ht-375z
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Aug 3, 2025 7:19 AM
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mike1650Aug 3, 2025 7:19 AM
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Doesn't say resolution on the camera anywhere I could find. I would think HD nowadays but don't see it mentioned here or Acer site
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Aug 3, 2025 7:01 PM
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itsme13Aug 3, 2025 7:01 PM
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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.
Few things which frustrate me, no delete key. You do everything on a browser. Even to type notes, you do it via browser or need a app. Nothing is build in.
Also the battery life is overstated, they claim 40% more than it actually lasts. This is with no video watching or audio. Just simple web browsing, most of it is looking through Slickdeals, amazon or Walmart.
Apps treat this as a phone, for example firefox or edge.
No seprate apps exist for Chromebooks.
Last edited by itsme13 August 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM.
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Aug 3, 2025 7:12 PM
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Neurotic1Aug 3, 2025 7:12 PM
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Quote from mike1650 :
Doesn't say resolution on the camera anywhere I could find. I would think HD nowadays but don't see it mentioned here or Acer site
Did you even look? Took me all of 10 seconds…

"Full HD Webcam

FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera (1920 x 1080) with 1080p Video at 60 FPS with Temporal Noise Reduction, Blue Glass Lens (which reduces lens flares) & Privacy Shutter"
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Aug 3, 2025 7:18 PM
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itsme13Aug 3, 2025 7:18 PM
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Quote from porsche912 :
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.
that is older version with a different CPU i3-N305, different resolution. This is better version, with HDMI out as well.

this is Model CB514-6HT-368E. the model you are referring to is Model CB514-4HT-359X
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Aug 3, 2025 9:56 PM
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mwarrenusAug 3, 2025 9:56 PM
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Chromebook Plus laptops also include 12 months of Google One Premium (Gemini Pro AI, 2TB storage) which normally costs $20/month ($240 value) if that's valuable to you.
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Aug 4, 2025 1:49 AM
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novasianAug 4, 2025 1:49 AM
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Quote from mwarrenus :
Chromebook Plus laptops also include 12 months of Google One Premium (Gemini Pro AI, 2TB storage) which normally costs $20/month ($240 value) if that's valuable to you.
Regarding 2tb cloud storage … is it easy to transfer all your files out before the free subscription is over? I've got files in iCloud and it's a PITA to move them to my Windows computer, via the iCloud Drive program.
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Aug 5, 2025 2:06 AM
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itzramanAug 5, 2025 2:06 AM
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Has anyone bought this deal from Costco? Does this really have the backlit keyboard? Deal seems to be nicer if backlit keyboard is present, can replace the mobile browsing & checking financial accounts in the nights.
Aug 5, 2025 7:09 AM
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alamedianAug 5, 2025 7:09 AM
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Quote from itzraman :
Has anyone bought this deal from Costco? Does this really have the backlit keyboard? Deal seems to be nicer if backlit keyboard is present, can replace the mobile browsing & checking financial accounts in the nights.
Yes, it has backlit keyboard.
Last edited by alamedian August 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM.
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Aug 5, 2025 8:52 PM
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IndigoSnow3683Aug 5, 2025 8:52 PM
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I own a lot of laptops, have used them for many years. This laptop is great, I got one, only complaint is the somewhat hollow sounding speakers. The build quality is just about there with business laptops like Latitude. Just the feel of it has it almost there. My only issue is that I can't activate the free 12 months of Gemini. It says that my registation code on my device is not valid. I will return if I can't get resolved. I'm not surprised. Google gets a lot right and a bit wrong.
Aug 5, 2025 9:53 PM
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zeroxrayAug 5, 2025 9:53 PM
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the other lenovo chromebook on sale seems like a really good deal. right?
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-fle...61773.html
Aug 6, 2025 1:36 AM
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f0xh0undAug 6, 2025 1:36 AM
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Quote from zeroxray :
the other lenovo chromebook on sale seems like a really good deal. right? https://www.costco.com/lenovo-fle...61773.html
No thats a worse deal. Half the storage for a slightly better cpu for a lot more money.
Aug 6, 2025 1:38 AM
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f0xh0undAug 6, 2025 1:38 AM
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Specs say 512GB PCIe Gen4 SSD. Anyone know if the SSD is serviceable?
Aug 6, 2025 2:17 AM
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WiiGameAug 6, 2025 2:17 AM
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Quote from ZakT659 :
It's not worth getting a Chromebook anymore since the browser doesn't allow a proper popup blocker anymore.
One unmentioned driver toward Chromebooks is the lack of an expiring, paid operating system. For example...

My kid needs a laptop for school; this school doesn't issue one, but it's on the list of strongly recommended supplies.
I mainly just need the cost to be low.
It just needs to do what the school needs it to do.

My other kid went through these same grades 3 years ago with a Chromebook. The older one did fine and still uses it enough to not want to let it got to the younger sib for their run. It's still the older one's go-to laptop.

During shopping, I found a Windows 10 laptop. Then I realized Win10's going out of support early in this school year and some people said this wouldn't upgrade to Win11. But even if I go get a (pricier) Win11 laptop, we'll still have to deal with that expiring OS crap eventually. And I've never had to deal with it on the older one's Chromebook.

So, for a situation where you don't need it to be MS Windows, and you don't want to bother messing with Linux, a Chromebook seems to be the easiest practically maintenance-free solution.

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Aug 6, 2025 2:50 AM
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ZakT659Aug 6, 2025 2:50 AM
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Quote from WiiGame :
One unmentioned driver toward Chromebooks is the lack of an expiring, paid operating system. For example...

My kid needs a laptop for school; this school doesn't issue one, but it's on the list of strongly recommended supplies.
I mainly just need the cost to be low.
It just needs to do what the school needs it to do.

My other kid went through these same grades 3 years ago with a Chromebook. The older one did fine and still uses it enough to not want to let it got to the younger sib for their run. It's still the older one's go-to laptop.

During shopping, I found a Windows 10 laptop. Then I realized Win10's going out of support early in this school year and some people said this wouldn't upgrade to Win11. But even if I go get a (pricier) Win11 laptop, we'll still have to deal with that expiring OS crap eventually. And I've never had to deal with it on the older one's Chromebook.

So, for a situation where you don't need it to be MS Windows, and you don't want to bother messing with Linux, a Chromebook seems to be the easiest practically maintenance-free solution.
ChromeOS does expire based on a time scale (up to 10 years), not when the hardware is actually outdated.

I prefer Linux, when practical, but even computers launched in 2017 (intel 8th generation) can be updated to Windows 11, saying that all w10 computers are going to be obsolete soon is a major misunderstanding.

Side note: ChromeOS is a flavor of Linux, just with a lot of Google tie-ins that they can monopolize and prevent folks from using software-based ad-blockers.

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