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Costco Members: Acer Aspire TS Laptop: Ultra 7 256V, 16" FHD+ 120Hz, 512GB SSD
$600
$900
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Costco Wholesale has Acer Aspire 16" AI Copilot+ Touchscreen Laptop (Steel Gray; A16-52MT-78LQ) on sale for $599.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal
Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase (5% for Non-Member Service/Surcharge Fee)
Specs/Key Features
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal
Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase (5% for Non-Member Service/Surcharge Fee)
Specs/Key Features
- Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 256V (Up to 47 NPU TOPs - Up to 64 GPU TOPs)
- 16" 1920x1200 120Hz IPS 350-Nits, 100% sRGB Touchscreen Display
- 512GB PCI Express NVMe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive SSD
- 16GB LPDDR5X Memory
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V
- Backlit Keyboard
- WiFi 7 w/ Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11 Home OS
- Inputs
- ​2x USB Type-C Ports - supporting USB4 (up to 40 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging & Power Delivery (Up to 100W)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Ports (one featuring power-off charging)
- 1x HDMI 2.1 Port supporting 48 Gbps, 10K maximum resolution, Fixed Rate Link
- 1x Headphone/Speaker/Line-out Jack
- microSD Card Reader
- Inputs
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- Price Research
- At the time of research, this product is $300 lower (33.33% savings); normally listed for $899.99 w/ an instant manufacturer's savings
- About the Deal
- Limit 2 per member
- Offer valid through November 15, 2026 or while promotional price/supplies last
- Additional Details
- Costco products can be retuned to any of the more than 800+ Costco warehouses worldwide
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Costco Wholesale has Acer Aspire 16" AI Copilot+ Touchscreen Laptop (Steel Gray; A16-52MT-78LQ) on sale for $599.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal
Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase (5% for Non-Member Service/Surcharge Fee)
Specs/Key Features
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal
Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase (5% for Non-Member Service/Surcharge Fee)
Specs/Key Features
- Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 256V (Up to 47 NPU TOPs - Up to 64 GPU TOPs)
- 16" 1920x1200 120Hz IPS 350-Nits, 100% sRGB Touchscreen Display
- 512GB PCI Express NVMe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive SSD
- 16GB LPDDR5X Memory
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V
- Backlit Keyboard
- WiFi 7 w/ Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11 Home OS
- Inputs
- ​2x USB Type-C Ports - supporting USB4 (up to 40 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging & Power Delivery (Up to 100W)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Ports (one featuring power-off charging)
- 1x HDMI 2.1 Port supporting 48 Gbps, 10K maximum resolution, Fixed Rate Link
- 1x Headphone/Speaker/Line-out Jack
- microSD Card Reader
- Inputs
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- Price Research
- At the time of research, this product is $300 lower (33.33% savings); normally listed for $899.99 w/ an instant manufacturer's savings
- About the Deal
- Limit 2 per member
- Offer valid through November 15, 2026 or while promotional price/supplies last
- Additional Details
- Costco products can be retuned to any of the more than 800+ Costco warehouses worldwide
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Edit: Anyone interested in running Linux on this should be aware that there's an issue with the USB-C ports on this and other Acer laptops. Mostly just creates log spam, but for me also prevents mounting a type-c NVME enclosure on a kernel newer than 6.14.
https://community.acer.
To my point, the Core Ultra 7 256V and its integrated GPU (Intel Arc Graphics 140V) are very capable of playing older games (pre-2020) at higher framerates with resolutions between 1080p - 1440p. Newer, more graphically demanding games (such as Unreal Engine 5 games) are also playable at 30-50fps framerates thanks to Intel Arc's AI upscaler called XeSS (similar to DLSS).
The battery life on these are INCREDIBLE. This laptop also has a 120hz screen compared to mine which has a 60hz screen. The screen is easily the weakest part of my laptop but the screen on this one should be better and a little brighter. This laptop paired with a VRR gaming monitor is very capable of playing everything but the most demanding modern games. I personally use my PS5 for the newer demanding games because it is a more powerful machine than this laptop but for everything else I prefer to play on this laptop.
Community Reviews
The Acer Aspire 16 AI stands out as a thin-and-light 16-inch laptop with a very efficient Core Ultra 7 256V, strong integrated graphics, and a 120Hz anti-glare IPS touchscreen. The processor and Arc 140V graphics are described as capable for older games, lighter modern titles, and everyday work, while battery life is praised and the Costco bundle adds a 2-year warranty. The main tradeoffs are soldered memory, a 512GB SSD, and some build quirks such as a plastic top, rattly trackpad, and reported USB-C issues on Linux. It is a strong value if you want performance and battery life more than upgradeability or extra storage.
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For light use it can be fine, but 512GB fills quickly once Windows and a few downloads are installed, leaving roughly 485GB usable in practice. If you want more headroom, the 1TB version or checking upgrade paths is the safer choice.
The RAM appears to be soldered/on-package, so it is not user-upgradeable in the usual way. Acer's site also reportedly lists a maximum supported system memory of 32GB, which suggests the platform tops out there rather than allowing easy upgrades.
It is capable for older games at higher settings and can handle newer demanding games around 30-50 fps with XeSS. The Arc 140V is described as roughly on par with AMD's Radeon 780M, but Intel GPUs may have fewer game optimizations than Radeon.
The battery life is described as excellent, and the 16-inch IPS touchscreen is considered strong for an IPS panel with anti-glare and 120Hz refresh. It is not as premium as an OLED or all-metal chassis, but the screen is a major strength for the price.
Yes, $599.99 is repeatedly described as a strong price for an Ultra 7 256V laptop with 16GB RAM, especially with Costco's 2-year warranty. The main tradeoff is the 512GB SSD and the fact that it is members-only.
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I've been looking and settled on this one because the only way to get this price point with 1tb is to sacrifice and go with a weaker processor.
Closest I found was best buy has acer swift with ryzen 7 445 processor and 1tb ssd on sale for 650.
But for my usage this model made the most sense.
It should be cheaper but with costs as they are, not seeing a better deal right now.
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I've been looking and settled on this one because the only way to get this price point with 1tb is to sacrifice and go with a weaker processor.
Closest I found was best buy has acer swift with ryzen 7 445 processor and 1tb ssd on sale for 650.
But for my usage this model made the most sense.
It should be cheaper but with costs as they are, not seeing a better deal right now.
Which deal is better?
Given my relatively modest needs and use case for this laptop, I might go with the Ultra 5 instore model instead...but still deciding
Which deal is better?
They both seem like really good deals with prices being what they are right now.
The Swift definitely has better build quality, is lighter, has an all-metal chassis, and incredibly nice OLED display.
The Costco aspire deal has a plastic top plate and metal bottom plate, and the track pad rattles a bit (easy fix w/shims). However, the antiglare ips touchscreen is pretty darn good, and if you're going to be keeping this for a long time, then the better processor and integrated graphics on this one is the better value in my opinion.
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