Acer Swift 3 – 14.0″ Laptop – i5 processor, 8gb ram, 256gb SSD – Costco – $500

$500 with costco membership and free shipping. Otherwise 5% surcharge.
Comes with Kaby Lake Intel i5 processor, 8gb of ram, and 256gb SSD. It also has a 1080p IPS display, weighs in at 3.97 pounds, has a battery up to 10 hours, and one USB-C port.
Costco is great because you get free 90 day returns for any reason on electronics, and you get a 2 year extended warranty.
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