Anonymous
05/30/2024 00:56
Subject: Anyone buy a laptop from Costco? Can you share your experience?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I need a new laptop quickly. I am sick and have no desire to research. I don't want a MacBook; they're too expensive for me. The budget is around 1k, but less would be good, too.
Many thanks for suggestions, and if you got a great laptop not from Costco, please let me know the make and model.
The irony is that a 1k budget is about what a Macbook costs at Costco.
Okay, yes, I did see that. But what is storage on those? I have never used a MacBook, so I'm not sure if I can just transition to it.
128+ GB. More than you will ever need.
My phone has more storage.
Anonymous
05/28/2024 19:09
Subject: Anyone buy a laptop from Costco? Can you share your experience?
Anonymous wrote:Can you get repairs at the Apple Store for a Mac purchased at Costco or a different retailer?
Yes.
Anonymous
05/28/2024 18:14
Subject: Anyone buy a laptop from Costco? Can you share your experience?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
OP here. My current laptop is HP. I got it in 2018and it works ok, but the battery hardware is busted. I replaced it several times, but it was a no-go and only works when plugged in.
The only thing that was really horrible about it was the microphone; as soon as I got it, the drivers were on and off, and as soon as it would update, I could not use the microphone, or I could hear nothing when playing a video. As you can imagine, when it was no fun when having to attend meetings online.
Did you have any such issues with your HPs?
Oddly enough, yes! We had battery issues that got worse over time. For the longest time it wouldn’t even charge when plugged in. Solution was to download the HP tool (I think it originally came installed but we removed early on) and then let tool check laptop. We also power cycled a few times after and actually switched plugs on surge protector. Now laptop charges!
Not sure about your mic issues.
Thank you for answering. So, I went to Costco today and bought an HP. I was going to buy the HP Envy, which has a new processor (new to me), but I settled on a slightly less expensive Pavillion. I hope I will not encounter the same issues.