SlashGear Picks 6 Costco Gadgets to Buy, Urges Shoppers to Skip 5

1 articles · Updated · SlashGear · May 17

SlashGear’s summer Costco guide recommends six portable entertainment devices and advises passing on five others, focusing on products suited for parks, road trips and backyard use.
6 buy picks include Apple’s iPad Pro, a portable projector bundle, the $1,280 Antigravity A1 drone, Nintendo Switch 2, SpyraGO electric water blaster and a junior metal detector.
Costco-specific value helped drive the recommendations, including a $50 discount on the 1TB iPad Pro, a $40 price for the water blaster versus $65 on Amazon, and longer return windows on Apple gear.
5 products to skip were the PlayStation Portal bundle, a 700-watt party speaker, HoverAir X1 ProMax self-flying camera, a karaoke system and Meta Quest 3, largely because they were overpriced, bulky or unreliable.
The roundup was compiled in May 2026 as Costco’s electronics lineup shifts, with SlashGear weighing portability, price, likely use and outside reviews ahead of summer shopping.

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