I Bought The Cheapest Gaming Laptop From Cost Co...

[@TheSeolyeon]

The audacity to make a vid about costco and their laptops to then have an ad about micro center. I like it

[@cookiemonsterwithrtxenabled]

Best part being there isn't a micro center in Canada and last I checked they don't ship here either

[@uhsul]

Might be nice to buy from Micro-center if I didn't have to drive 3 states to do it.

[@LittleDraco]

Might be nice to buy from Microcenter if i didn't have to order from another continent across the Atlantic ocean.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Well, unlike Micro Center, you can actually buy a laptop online from Costco. Also, you don't buy a PC at Costco that isn't on sale.

[@helenHTID]

One store specializes in selling/building computers and computer components. The other sells groceries and household products with a foot into selling some computers.

[@SkopesTropes]

You said it was 120hz whilst the 144hz sticker was literally in the bottom corner 😂

[@seangorby7468]

Just saw that too lol

[@ItsMeMars]

You beat me to it

[@authoritariangentleman7570]

He's from Africa, give him a break

[@patrlcksreaLView]

​@@authoritariangentleman7570where???

[@shakhtardfc1]

@@patrlcksreaLView Namibia

[@subhansyed8313]

I’m probably going to be buried under a lot of other comments, but I do feel like I should clarify a couple things. Also personal bias, since I did buy my laptop at Costco. 1) I’m guessing selection is dependent on store; the lowest spec ones for gaming I see at my Costco are rtx 3050s. So maybe that’s why you ended up with a 2050 (def don’t have that here). 2) Costco has great seasonal sales. For example, for 2 months starting in January, they were offering MSI rtx 4050 laptops for 600 dollars. Sometimes there’s discount on top of discounts; I got my Lenovo legion 5 i7 13900 hx rtx 4060 with 32 gb ram and 1 tb of storage, 2560x1600 165 hz screen for $1,000 dollars. So your mileage will vary depending on the month you buy, and good stock will run dry quickly. 3) The 90 Day return policy is godly. As long as you ever a receipt, paper or digital, they’ll take back the laptop as long as it’s relatively okay(if it looks like it got run over by a truck not sure if they’ll take it back 😅). Have buyers remorse 85 days in and want your money back instantly? Return to the store with no questions asked. It’s also great because if you settle on one model of laptop that’s on sale and the and another retailer like Best Buy discounts a different brand or spec 2 months later, you can return the Costco one and buy your desired laptop. It’s essentially a 90 day buyers insurance. Anyone here’s some insight why someone would buy electronics at Costco. Fun video to watch, but I do feel like it does put Costco in general in a bad light when I’ve had the complete opposite experience, so wanted to share.

[@nightlybluez]

Don't they give an additional year of warranty for free too or is that just for their tvs?

[@wauthethird]

Once broke a TV from Costco as I was setting it up, it tipped over and smashed into the side of a speaker Costco took it and replaced it for free

[@SMTCO-lh8fn]

Picked up a i7 something something, 4070 8GB, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD at costco for my wife for $1000 by MSI. Not too bad. It does sound like a jet taking off though....

[@oryxland3994]

I agree that if buying a computer at Costco you need to know what you want and just wait for something similar to come in at a good price. Costco is a bad place to if you don't know what you're looking for and need it that day because the selection is so variable. Also Costco does not seem to care the condition of returned merchandise. I once had someone in line in front of me at customer service returning an above ground pool kit, clearly after it had already been installed. It was several piles of mangled metal spread over many of the big item carts with a bonus cart for the pump. It looked like when they disassembled it they just ripped it apart as all the screw holes had been torn open into jagged wounds, every panel was bent, dented and warped. He was successful in his return. I've always returned things in good condition but they will take anything back from what I have seen and that is a huge bonus as a customer.

[@Shifty319]

you definitely don't work for them ;)

[@fierce134]

Times have certainly changed. I wanted to build a gaming rig in 2021. Prices were outrageous for components at that time, but I really wanted to get back into gaming. I bought an MSI GF-75 Slim with an i5-10300H and GTX 1650Ti for $600. They had a deal for $100 off any computer too, so it was like $580 out the door. Underpowered, poor build quality like Dawid mentioned? Absolutely. But I knew what I was getting and it got me back into gaming, so it served its purpose and served me well.

[@diegoalbertocastillo6320]

Thats funny, I have the same laptop (except I have the standard 1650), I added more ram and a second SSD. And to this day I still use it, the only problem is the high temperatures it can reach (like any gaming laptop).

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I’m glad to hear you got a good deal with them. Other people were saying in the comments that their seasonal deals are really good. I wonder if their prices in store are better than online.

[@bob77576]

​@@DawidDoesTechStuffis definitely worth checking out, depends on the store but you can get some better deals in store, I've seen laptops 2-4 hundred less in store than online. I have noticed most of the configs are garbage, but the same things with best buy, Amazon or Even microcenter. I've never been impressed by anyone buying experience with a laptop. But Costco offers a 90 days no question return policy. Just say it wasn't a good fit and they will take it back, it's much more difficult to do Amazon or microcenter in my experience

[@FlexibleToast]

​@@DawidDoesTechStuffin store prices are usually better, but the selection is even more limited.

[@Personalza23MD11MT]

I got that same exact laptop but for around 680USD. I got it because I'm an engineering student and my task got more and more intense that the max 12GB ram on my old laptop can't cope with the simulations anymore. I got this Acer Nitro V15 because it was within budget, has two M.2 NVMe slots and max ram is 32GB which I immediately upgraded it to, the RTX 2050 was a bonus. I also liked the design, it's simple with white backlight on the keyboard (I don't really like RBG). I'm really happy with it.

[@ttattx]

I did - bought an MSI Gaming desktop - and at the time it was a great price for what the unit provided - plus 90 days off the rip to return if it doesn't work out - my first unit was defective hardware - swapped no questions asked (I did have the defect confrimed through MIS customer service - brought that to Costco - 2nd unit running flawless (after a couple of upgrades - solid rig) I even got MSI to send me a mesh cover (as on display - because the one in the box was glass) - MSI (surprisingly) and Costco get a+ from me. Next time though - if not in the midst of a pandemic, I'll build myself - I have 1 hour drive to Micro Center - so 2 years more I think.

[@cesar_t8342]

I recommend this laptop for a family friend cause he'll need it for work. He's an older guy and needed something super bang for buck for his needs. I got it on a good sale on microcenter. With all the bloatware uninstalled, it's a solid laptop for the price at like 550

[@Mathghamhan]

Referring to my local Costco - I’ve never bought a laptop from them but rarely do they ever have what I’m looking for. But they’ve had reasonable prices for laptops normal people might buy, often with more ram/storage than you’d find at price parity elsewhere. So if I were to suggest a nice build quality igpu laptop for my mom or an entry level gaming laptop for a 12 year old cousin - you could go far worse given their warranty etc.

[@HastyRhombus760]

I wonder if the items on the DELL outlet (AKA scratch and dent website) would be a better deal dollar to dollar? Dawid would you go ahead and buy some beat up DELL crap so I don't have to??? Great work as usual Big D.

[@chris11420]

I have a 4050 version of this, and for the price it's pretty good

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Costco does have some incredible PC deals sometimes. They sell them at MSRP a lot of the time.

[@prakhar.29december]

With modern day gaming laptops getting better n better displays, I think the feature of HDMI input should make a comeback on Laptops. It would be incredibly useful.

[@johnfritz1164]

Around 3 years ago I bought a MSI laptop GE76 Raider for $1100 usd on sale ($300 off) 11800H 3060 17” 144hz screen free 2 year warranty etc. compared the price with Micro Center, Best Buy, Newegg. Plus the kickback dollars from Costco and their Visa card added 4% off in later credits. I don’t consider Costco a bad place to purchase electronics.

[@Guitarsince1993]

Hey, I used to work at the call center for Costco, it was complete garbage the techs aren't allowed to use any screen sharing tools and they have a basic troubleshooting that the techs have to follow and the ending answer in most problem's cases is reinstall windows, or return the machine to the store. It was very frustrating and consider it the worse tech job possible in the universe.

[@HoldandModify]

I actually got a great deal on a Costco gaming PC. It was originally $1300 and then they dropped the price to $1100. What’s amazing is that for that price? It came with a 16 GB 4060 TI. The system is small too perfect for the living room. I turned it into a Home Theater PC gaming system and everything I’ve thrown at it thanks to Nvidia tech and toys run super smooth even at high to ultra settings.

[@alelokox88]

Better than Best buy, my girlfriend bought an Asus Zephyrus M16 and out of the box it had a Screw totally flattened so you could not open it, important if you want to use the extra m.2 available! And not only that, when the fans stopped working within a year, and we went to the shop here the store said THATS NORMAL, they do that on purpose! We had to "void" the guarantee to upgrade the SSD and clean the fans (bearings were busted) and the replacements take from 3 to 6 WEEKS to come from China... I wanted to give the PC back but was purchased online and wasn't possible as is her working pc, i feel so bad for her, I also hate it blows incredibly hot air to the screen like, WHY?

[@DrekiTech]

most people who buy it from costco do so because of the return policy and customer service, we had a toshiba tv die in about 1.5 years, they sent a repair guy and that did not fix it, costco took it back and issued a full credit towards a new tv. I recall people taking advantage of the generous policy, and costco having to walk it back a lot because some people were using it to upgrade devices rather than for genuine issues.

[@corkoles]

So I don't know if it's just where you live but in the past year my brother was able to get from Costco, the MSI Cyborg 15 for $800 with an i7 13620H, 16 gigs of RAM, and a 4050. It actually doesn't feel like shit too on top of that.

[@Rachniax]

I would shop at Micro Center far more often, but it's an 8 hour round trip from Lawton, Ok to Dallas, Tx

[@Benjiefrenzy]

Costco usually has an extended warranty included in the price as well as having a very good return policy. If you're looking at a computer and it's sold as Costco for the same price as somewhere else, it would be better to get it from Costco.

[@fs_dave]

As a bonus, you can return the laptop you bought in 2016 and help finance the new one!

[@nimodium]

One nice thing costco offers with all their electronics is an extra year warranty for free. I would personally only buy their tv's

[@madsisak]

5:59 hurts my soul, when you say 120hz and it says 144hz on the bottom left side of the screen :P

[@AnonymAnonym-fv3uc]

The day they make a dead silent laptop it will be a miracle and whit both cpu and gpu running in the 60s

[@MayonesaMayhem]

This is a pretty reasonable budget laptop, I’m just convinced that Acer’s products are over hyped, I grabbed an Acer Predator Helios 16 that I’m going to be returning in favor of a Lenovo Legion 7i pro. The acer was competently built, cooling was fine even if it sounds like a jet engine with the fans turned up, but they made the decision to lock undervolting and overclocking on a 13900HX. No amount of advanced bios tinkering with smokeless could fix it, it’s just such a missed opportunity. As far as Costco laptops go, they occasionally have good deals, I grabbed an MSI laptop from Costco in 2021 that was about $300 cheaper than every other laptop with the same or similar configs, they usually don’t carry higher-end laptops but can have pretty competitive prices on mid-ranged hardware.

[@Gmlt3000]

Actually left handed using laptop and other staff as usual, except pen, cuz its impossible to use most of things in a left hand - scissors don't work, for example.

[@ShowXTech]

It even has a Thunderbolt Port To get something decent I would suggest to spend around 1200$, that way you can get a 3050 or a 4060

[@imglidinhere]

I'm saddened by the lack of LINOOOOOODE advertisements, but I am enjoying the content. :D

[@kremlinfuize]

That happens for a lot of their products. They can be anything from really cheap to more expensive. Always pays to do your research, even for food items.

[@hwertz10]

My Acer's like that too! It's an Aspire A515-56, as a non-gaming model I don't think it came with fan controls in Windows, and it has no ACPI or anything to control it from Linux. But I found a setup for nbfc that let me set a fan curve. Turns out, just like the one you had, stock settings never get the fan up to full speed; and getting it to full speed makes for a massive increase in fan noise with only about a 5 degree difference in temps.

[@oscarjuhel7174]

Is dumping heat from fans on the display a hazard for the display overtime?

[@mr.burkenstock4188]

Dude I bought my HP 360x 8th gen core I5 16 GB RAM 1 TB ssd for $350 at Costco, I think they put it up by mistake cause there hasn't been a crazy deal like that one, and I use Ive had it for like 8 years now, windows 11 refuses to update tho, always "something went wrong" but I love it

[@dremy746]

I bought a lenovo legion laptop a year and a half ago with a Ryzen 5800H and RTX 3050 for $800. Inflation must really be a bitch if an i5 and RTX 2050 cost $1000 now.

[@MrMarrok657]

As a Lefty, I use the mouse right handed so having the IO on the left is very welcome.

[@TeodorSpiridon]

You skipped a couple of key things about CostCo. Their return policy is downright self destructive. You can return items for absurd amount of time and you get an extra year's warranty from them on top of the manufacturer's warranty. Now, as an adult, I don't really care because I don't treat my electronics like I hate them, but if you buy this for a kid who is likely going to treat it badly, that could come in handy.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

"Now I knew they had electronics, but it's apparently a common thing to do." Face it, Dawid. You're actually TechTuber royalty. Or at least nobility.

[@ashtonj.5518]

First ever laptop was a $700 ish costco MSI in 2021 and i killed that sorry 8gb ram 1660gtx'd bad but in just under a year, the refurbished MSI creator series I got on Amazon is still goin 3 years in

[@bluebullet6375]

Costco return policy is unmatched. My dad bought a three pack of frozen pizzas from Costco and didn't like how the pizza tasted at all so he returned it. Even with one pizza being eaten out of three they still gave him a full refund. Sure, their prices are average or above average but how do you value the kind of protection Costco gives through their return policy. They do full refunds no questions asked.

[@OnyxDragun]

Dawid, can you get MicroCenter to build stores in BC? Though they would have to rename it MicroCentre.

[@josephgood2704]

Edit: okay 2050. Similar to 1650 power draw if im not mistaken feel like the cooling is solid, for the laptop. Definitely no sexy 50% of the body vapor chamber... This looks way closer to a 5 year old budget laptop with a 1650 in it.

[@sinnedcamel]

A different acer gaming laptop with same specs only costs 749$ here in india . They be scamming the hell out of you guys .

[@TheVillainOfTheYear]

Tell hour microcenter friends to do Raleigh NC next!!! Edit: and uh... Great vid as usual.

[@Thommygun-qv7um]

"Recectly found out...." I remember that you bought a "HP Gaming setup in a box" on their online shop a few years back. Dawid and his research.... Now he even forgets to research his own KZbin archive.

[@xx3868]

Laptops should dump their heat out the side where it can really effect anything.

[@wisico640]

Wow, those gaming stickers are something else 😂

[@ericoutofthegfw]

Costco's macbooks use to be the best deal for macbooks, they came with apple care included. But it's not like that antmore :(

[@SuperHomeGamer]

got this laptop on sale through newegg with a i7 and a 4050 for 760 usd.

[@AXLP_LaZEReD]

"120Hz laptop display" The golden chungus 144Hz sticker: Seriously

[@NomadicMeow]

I'm sad we didn't get a Battlefield V benchmark :(

[@tallnrough68]

I got a sweet deal on an AMD HP Omen system last year on Black Friday. Good deals still out there just have to keep your eyes peeled

[@liamcollinson5695]

I swear some tech companies hire the zodiac killer to come up with names for them with intel asus and all the different ports on laptops been some of the worst named

[@Deexeh]

Feels surreal to see Canadians sponsor a company only in the states. Come on Microcenter, come to Canada eh?

[@fuzzymcuppets6167]

The new comparison metric is " Older butt cheeks laptops" 😂

[@doloresdebeauvoir4960]

My experience is only check out Costco sales prices, those are quite competitive. Otherwise they're meh (except if you want a macBook I guess)

[@christophercox9150]

If that's a 120hz display, aren't you working the CPU/GPU harder for no tangible benefit? Wouldn't it be better to cap framerate at 120FPS then see how high you can crank the settings before it dips below, or have I got this all wrong?

[@Mr.1.i]

It's not bad......mines a Asus gv531 i7 9750h RTX2060 16gbram 1.5Tb ssd 144hzdisplay 1080p

[@raynetorrin]

The cheapest one on the US site is a MSI with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13620H - GeForce RTX 4050 - 144HZ 1080p for the same price. You guys to the north are just screwed.

[@djsnowpdx]

I am an aspiring tax accountant (no pun intended). Only one of my mechanical keyboards has a numpad.

[@MaskRobloxOfficial]

I honestly don't get why people still think plastic on an (in general here) expensive laptop (especially laptops like the zephorus) considering how low quality feeling plastic is. That's one thing I give to apple in terms of the MacBook. They cannot be beat when it comes to feeling premium. I don't get why windows is so far behind the mark on build quality -_-

[@muskiet8687]

Today's review of something I bought at one store, is sponsored by another store. Seems legit.

[@kaczan3]

"Welcome to Costco, I love you"

[@claycassin8437]

Cost Co is my go to store...well, along with Ho Me De Pot.

[@cosmoah9671]

Id totally go to microcenter if it was 4hrs away :,)

[@Bruno_Saucedo]

Charlotte Nc mentioned🙏

[@unknownvidds]

1000 for a rtx 2050 sheesh I was complaining abt my rtx 3060 laptop for 850

[@rijodsnkjc33223]

Ah yes, the Acer nitro aka "the Nissan Altima of gaming laptops"

[@blakedurrant9399]

Oof. I bought the 4050 version of this laptop for 1000 CAD some time in January from Staples.

[@emilypeters8888]

The reason people get them from Costco is there grandma’s who want an easy return experience

[@DctrGizmo]

Forget the eclipse damaging your eyes. The cringe design will do that for you 🤣

[@xerxes902]

What is the name on this laptop

[@styckfight3681]

I have the exact same laptop but with an rtx 4050 instead of the 2050

[@edwardiganz2478]

Welcome to Costco...... I LOVE YOU.

[@twix3542]

anyone looking for a cheap gaming laptop should look at the latest Lenovo ideapad gaming, Ryzen 5 7535, 16gb ram, rtx 4050 for £700 in uk not sure about north american pricing.

[@gavinlobo5320]

Watching this on that same laptop shown in the video lol (except mine is the RTX 4050 variant)

[@sparkkplugg8787]

watch Dawid while on lunch brunch. Sometimes it makes me throw up though.

[@churblefurbles]

Thats odd, costco usually only does only 15% over cost, maybe canadian costco is much worse lol

[@Cobalt_Capacitor]

Is it me or do the hinges seem a little too thin for having to lift the laptop off any surface repeatedly?

[@gamingm8384]

Dawid if you can order a gaming laptop from india and review it,please it will be fun to watch.

[@cidiracing7481]

With that 1000 bucks gaming laptop you are better off to just by a Legion Go or ROG Ally with a dock and bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

[@ThePlaydohWarrior]

I bought my car through Costco.. Costco is flipping wild as hell.

[@brandonbennett2584]

You should review the dell G15

[@Asherrawr-jg7os]

The acer whooshing tends to happen every acer laptop.

[@JokaGaming2K10]

No way.... On Amazon, it's a whopping 1$, i can buy a ton of things with that extra dollar

[@neonkapawn]

Laptop on top of mousepad is pain.

[@cael_1303]

Ahh, I got my Acer Aspire last year and had the same ransom envelope.

[@Blackout480]

i got this model but te 4050 vesion and when i play cs 2 it is pretty quiet

[@jerkrant]

I had a good experience with costco. I bought a 17" 4k screen hp omen back in the day with 16gb of ram... 1tb nvme with a 2070 super for 2k CAD and when compared to the prices in Europe where for the same laptop just significantly worse ( 8gb ram, 512 nvme, and a 2060) it was 2800 euros. I think if you wait for the right moments and keep[ an eye out costco is a pretty good deal.

[@nice1stuOnline]

I have an Acer Aspire and it too has fan noise issue. From day 1 the fan would randomly ramp up to 100 and sounds like a jet engine going even just on idle. It's a bit embarassing sitting in class and suddenly your laptop goes full turbo, not only disturbing the class but looks like you must be playing some game. Changing the fan profile to silent doesn't help, it automaticaly goes back to balance / performance. The Acer bios doesn't allow changing fan profiles, at least not when I got into the bios. The only time it doesn't do this is on battery. My guess is some heat issue... I can say I won't buy Acer again

[@UncleBoobs]

not only do people get electronics there, they get EVERYTHING ELSE there. they get clothing, use the in store optometry, use the in store pharmacy, get their car tires and oil changed, hell you can even buy a fucking car there. 😂

[@JMS_Saint]

its a 144hz display ...... or did u underclock the hz on the display ?

[@waswat]

As an IT professional who uses the numpad for IPs, phone numbers, pincodes and such pretty often, screw all of you haters saying that the numpad is for accountants :P

[@one_step_sideways]

Thank you for this comment, dear accounting software QA tester

[@waswat]

​@@one_step_sideways its a thankless job, but someone has got to do it (actually i'm a developer but i'll take it)

[@StrangestEcho4754]

Even as someone that doesn't work with numbers professionally, I still value the numpad, because when I do have to input a sequence of numbers it's just way faster.

[@pieterdebie4162]

As a Blender user, I also appreciate numpads 😁

[@leandrotami]

Apple in their macbooks decided in its infinite wisdom to replace the dot in the numpad with a comma in my localized Spanish keyboard, making it useless for entering ip addresses which was my main use for it.

[@Alice_Sn0w]

I've got a whole Costco membership, I'll use my whole Costco membership.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Can’t argue with that. 😂

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

IKR that thing is well worth taking advantage of to get sick savings on electronics when Costco has them. A single purchase from them can cover the cost of a premium membership as well if you buy something nice, like a gaming laptop, or a high end display. Just be sure to stock up whenever you can and it pays for itself already. I loan my membership card to friends as well so they can go shopping with it lmao

[@vladildikan]

It's also my understanding that Costco has a legitimately good return policy, so if you get a dud you should be able to return it easily.

[@1centimetre]

It's the only place to get a gaming laptop, donut, and hotdog in one go

[@AdamKlein77]

​@@1centimetrenah...churros were discontinued. Bastards. I miss my Shopping Churro.

[@BattleChickenYT]

The sponsorship has convinced me to book a flight from the UK so I can get that sweet sweet 128gb flash drive

[@killroy3607]

😂

[@kailforian]

Luckily I live in Charlotte

[@killroy3607]

@@kailforian statesville here🤣

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Gotta do whatever it takes to get that flash drive. 😂

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

I know you're joking, but there are people I know, in my gaming outfit, who live in the southern hemisphere over in Australasia land, and they're legitimately considering a trip to the US to visit, hanging out with other gamers, maybe spend some time touching grass, and buy PC upgrades. Because a ticket from Kiwiland or Emutopia is cheaper than the import duties he'd have to pay, and due to free trade agreements, they can buy a certain amount of stuff tax-free (enough for a gaming PC) and bring it back. A number of Southeast Asian and Asian Pacific Island nations are in a similar situation, though most of them also have average per-capita incomes that are too low to take advantage of such a deal anyway. Still, wealthy people in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam etc can take a trip to Honolulu and make out like bandits buying electronics, despite those same electronics being manufactured in the region, some of them even in Vietnam and Thailand now, as people move away from manufacturing in China.

[@scottpoole2182]

Lot's of the PC/Laptops sold on Costco usually have double the RAM as the standard found on Amazon or other resellers. Also they have a 2 year warranty, a easy 90 day return and their own technical support. I'd like to see any other retailer match that.

[@riopato2009]

and if tech support can't fix, they replace, usually with the current model that's in stock at that time. It would explain why Costco doesn't go out of their way to offer the bleeding edge skus.

[@scottpoole2182]

@@riopato2009 I returned a 7 month old laptop to Costco when it was having issues. Also returned a nearly 2 year old Netgear Orbi system that kept crashing. Love Costco customer service!

[@ForsytheGaming]

Yup costco is the GOAT when it comes to electronics/ computer warranty. Worth the membership for that alone.

[@maxrosgen5712]

I bought a MSI ge76 raider with a 3060 like 2ish years ago at Costco, it went on sale like 2 weeks later and I went back with my receipt and they gave me the difference back. Basically no other place would do that and the price was already competitive with other retailers prior to the sale.

[@christophervanzetta]

@@maxrosgen5712Every retailer near me in America does that…

[@coinsagE46m3]

In late 2015 I decided I wanted to get into PC gaming. I went to Costco and got a HP tower with an i7-6700 16gb of RAM, and a 1tb hdd. Don't remember what it cost but it was a good deal. Got it home and slapped a 256gb SSD, a 650w PSU and a GTX 970 in it. Decided after a month that I wanted to build a custom PC from the ground up, so I returned the tower to stock and took it back to Costco. They took a quick look at it, asked me if there was anything wrong with it (I said no I just didn't like it), and gave me all my money back without issue. For that reason I wouldn't hesitate to buy anything from Costco, PCs or otherwise.

[@Adrianwe44]

Sounds really good👍🏻

[@Lurch-Bot]

Thinking about doing this with the MSI laptop I bought in 2021 that is literally falling apart. I've been using a Dyson purifier/heater for over a decade. I am actually on my third one but still only into it for about $450. The current model I have now costs $530 on sale at Costco. The original Pure Hot and Cool model I had cost around $300 and then I've had to pay a total of $150 additional for the two replacements. When the current one craps out (and it will), I'm taking it back to costco and I'll get the next model for like $100. The reason Costco has had to price them at nearly the same cost as on the Dyson website is because of all the returns they've done on them over the years. I also tried 4k for a week courtesy of Costco. Then I returned the TV and got a 2k monitor. I can't afford the data for the 4k content and I would rather have half the pixels at 3x the framerate.

[@Akilan21]

thought they dont do returns on electornics dam

[@LuigiGodzillaGirl]

I have a similar story, but with Sams Club. I bought their floor model HP Envy desktop on clearance in late 2017 with similar specs, but its HDD was 2tb. I placed in a 1050ti, and it served as a great beginners gaming PC for the time. When I was ready to build my own, I gave the HP to a friend who wanted something that could run Skyrim with mods. That's about all the PC gaming she does, so it should last her long enough that she shouldn't need anything newer until Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10

[@familhagaudir8561]

When I wanted a newer tablet I bought it at Costco because of the return policy. I wasen't happy of the performance for the price, returned it no question asked. I didn't hesitate the next year to try a newer model and it was amasing for the price. Still works 6 years later. You definetly have to wait for a good deal though. Often it's overpriced.

[@Nirvanatone]

The reason Costco is used for electronics is their Unmatched Return policy. 2 years for laptops, desktops, monitors, tv's. No questions asked. No other reseller is close in the USA/Canada.

[@PanicAttackz]

Two years? It’s 90 days

[@unstopology]

​@@PanicAttackz 90 return 2+ year warranties

[@Phantomrooster29]

@@unstopologyyes a paid for warranty

[@unstopology]

@@Phantomrooster29 included

[@Phantomrooster29]

@@unstopology ok so they extend the manufacturer warranty for two years from purchase date. So an extra year. That is vague. And would be just defects in the product?

[@ForsytheGaming]

It's also worth pointing out when looking at Costco online prices that if they are carried in store as well, they are much cheaper in store.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s what I was thinking after reading all the comments. I may do a follow up video to investigate. Thanks for the comment.

[@herb414]

Not different pricing on computers. A lot of the computers online have a $14.99 shipping charge in the US and are priced identically to in store. Larger items that ship via freight have shipping charges built into the cost of the product. -Costco electronics employee.

[@hungrymexican3431]

​@@DawidDoesTechStuffdon't do it costco will consume you

[@yadspi]

What you didn't say about Costco is that the offer you 90 days or warranty while you're an active member and can return the item no questions asked and that they regularly have sales or added value like that PS5 or a tablet with keyboard and case for the same price as the plain version elsewhere.

[@AnnaDoes]

The copper booty moment was 👌🏻

[@shortclips3666]

its very weird to see a woman say that

[@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc]

@@shortclips3666 well, she is his wife

[@shortclips3666]

@@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc well never knew that

[@AnnaDoes]

@@shortclips3666 more women should know about how OP copper is at cooling things down though.

[@River_Miles]

Please tell Dawid to never stop staying butt cheeks. We are all blessed by his vocabulary.

[@Alxium]

I was in the market for a new laptop in college with an $800 budget and I found a 2021 Acer Swift X around that price point. With a R7 5725U, 3050Ti, and 16gb of RAM, it actually games much better than you'd expect, and handles video editing like it's nothing. Battery life is decent and it's all metal. The newer models are even better, with 120hz displays. Moral of the story: don't just look at "gaming" laptops, you might be able to find something even better if you looker further.