The Costco Connection - December 2016

Buyers’picks

DECEMBER 2016 The Costco Connection 49

TODAY’S TVs are incredibly exciting, with their big screens, sleek, thin designs and crystal-clear images. They’ve come such a long way in just a decade in terms of picture quality and price.

But there’s one addition you should consider: an enhanced sound system that will complement your TV and complete your home entertainment experience.

An excellent audio solution is a sound bar. Sound bars are easy to set up with a single cable connection to your TV, and we’re carrying a variety of them in the warehouses and on Costco.com. As the buyer for these products, I’m particularly excited to offer the Bose Solo Soundbar. Bose is famous for sound quality, and it’s impressive to hear Bose performance in such a compact design when watching TV or listening to music in your home.

The Bose Solo is a
simple, one-piece sound
bar solution designed to
enhance your TV experience. At 22 inches long,
it sits nicely on your TV stand or mounted on
the wall beneath your TV (the wall mounting
bracket is included). Bose engineers have used
the company’s famous technologies to make
dialogue, sounds and music clear and full—the
way they were intended to be.
Another convenient feature with the Bose
Solo is Bluetooth connectivity. This enables you
to stream music wirelessly from your smart-
phone, tablet or PC. Listening to your music
with the Bose Solo sound system allows the
audio to completely fill the room with all the
rich tones that can get lost in a smaller speaker.
You’ll find the Bose Solo Soundbar at your
local Costco and at Costco.com at a great
value. Item #1062725.—Heather Cantwell

THE COMPUTER WORLD offers many choices to fit any need. If you’re looking for the powerful performance of a laptop for business but also would like a tablet for more casual use, a 2-in- 1 may be just what your inner techie craves. And Costco has one that presents great quality and value.

These 2-in-1s are really handy, and the
HP Envy x360 Convertible 13-y013cl is a pow-
erhouse. With a new seventh-generation Intel
Core i7 processor, a sharp quad HD +3200
x 1800 touch-screen display, 16 GB of RAM
and a 256 GB solid-state drive (SSD), there is
virtually no computer task you can’t achieve.

Wait until you experience the boot-up speed the SSD provides, not to mention the snappier experience all around.

A 360-degree hinge gives you four modes
of productivity—laptop, tablet, stand and
tent—and the aluminum body is both
stylish and durable. This is the best

2-in- 1 laptop ever offered in our warehouses, and other configurations are available on Costco.com.

You can expect savings over
comparable models offered
elsewhere, and Costco
extends the manufacturer’s
warranty to two years
from date of purchase.

Item #1094093.

—Jon Bubitz

HP Envy x360

WHEN YOU BUY home electronics at Costco, your purchase comes with a market-leading warranty and tech support program. And you have the option of extending protection with the purchase of Square Trade coverage at a great value. Here’s a look:

✓ Costco automatically extends the manufacturer’s warranty on TVs (including tuner-free displays and projectors), computers (excluding touchscreen tablets) and major appliances to two years. This protection is provided by Costco Concierge Services. And if you make that purchase with your Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi, you extend your warranty coverage for an additional two years (one year if the Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card by Citi is used). This coverage is provided by Citi, and terms and conditions apply.

For other electronic purchases, including tablets, cameras, iPads, printers, cell phones and more, the manufacturer offers a one-year warranty. If you purchase with your Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi, you extend your warranty coverage for an additional two years (one year if the Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card by Citi is used). See the manufacturer’s warranty for specific coverage terms.

✓ Your purchase of electronics at Costco includes free tech support through Costco Concierge. This covers questions such as setting up devices, troubleshooting and so on, and lasts the lifetime of the product.

✓ Furthermore, you can extend the warranty protection on some items with the purchase of a SquareTrade protection plan. Square Trade coverage varies: All plans cover mechanical failures, while some plans include protection from accidental drops and spills. Here are the options:

TVs: Five years of coverage for $29.99, $59.99 or $89.99, based on the purchase price of the TV. These plans provide an additional three years beyond the two-year TV warranties already provided by Costco Concierge.

Major appliances: As with TVs, five years of coverage, with plan prices based on the purchase price of the appliance, kitchen suite or laundry suite.