Best cheap gaming laptop deals

Steam Deck (original) | 64GB SSD | <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck" data-link-merchant="store.steampowered.com"" target="_blank">$349 at Steam
Okay, it's not a laptop, and the Steam Deck may have had an OLED refresh but the original version is still pretty much the archetype of what a mobile PC gaming device should be. It's just as powerful as the most recent model so all those Steam Deck compatible games should run well, and while the 64GB storage is rather small, SSD upgrades like the <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FSABRENT-Rocket-512GB-Performance-SB-2130-512%2Fdp%2FB0BQG6FM45%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" data-link-merchant="store.steampowered.com"" target="_blank">Sabrent 2230 512GB are at a great price for a straightforward upgrade. It's the OG PC gaming handheld, and it demands respect.

Gigabyte G5 | RTX 4060 | Core i5 12500H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 8GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2FN82E16834233559" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" target="_blank">$999.99 $799.99 at Newegg (save $200)
On paper, those specs don't look all that great, with just 8GB of RAM, a small-ish SSD, and a 75 W version of the RTX 4060. But as we discovered when <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/gigabyte-g5-2023-rtx-4060-review-benchmarks/" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" target="_blank">we reviewed the G5, it's actually a great little gaming laptop. And at just under $800, it's an absolute bargain.

Price check: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FGIGABYTE-G5-1920x1080-i5-12500H-KF-E3US333SH%2Fdp%2FB0BVRGF3MR%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" target="_blank">Amazon $832

Lenovo Legion 5 Slim | RTX 4060 | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | 16-inch | 144Hz | 1920 x 1200 | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6534469&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flenovo-legion-slim-5-16-gaming-laptop-wuxga-ryzen-5-7640hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-512gb-ssd-storm-grey%2F6534469.p%3FskuId%3D6534469&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" target="_blank">$1,349.99 $899.99 at Best Buy (save $450)
The latest Legion machines have been some of my favorite gaming laptops of the past year or so, and this Legion 5 Slim is a great price for a real quality piece of notebook engineering. The RTX 4060 is a good GPU for a sub-$1,000 machine, and a great fit for a 1200p 16-inch display. While it's not really slim when compared to something like an ultrabook, the Lenovo is still pretty svelte by gaming laptop standards, and the Legions have some of the best keyboards you'll find on any mobile machine.

Lenovo Legion 5 | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 7 7735H | 15.6-inch | 2160 x 1350 | 165 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/1943169/565706/9383?subId1=hawk-custom-tracking&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLenovo-Legion-5-15-6-WQHD-165Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-7-7735H-16GB-RAM-512GB-SSD-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4060-8GB-Storm-Grey%2F5033748027" data-link-merchant="walmart.com"" target="_blank">$999.99 $969.99 at Walmart (save $30)
We've become big fans of Lenovo laptops here at PC Gamer this generation, and this particular budget machine is ticking a lot of boxes. For an RTX 4060 laptop it has to be under $1,000, and you also get a better than average screen, though I'm a little confused over Walmart's listing of it as 2160 x 1350 when Lenovo itself claims a 1440p panel. That 512GB SSD, however, is disappointing, even in a budget laptop, but is a cheap and easy issue to fix if it becomes annoying down the line.

Price check: <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2F2WC-000J-02J66" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" data-link-merchant="walmart.com"" target="_blank">Newegg $969.99 | <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FLenovo-350nits-Octa-Core-GeForce-Backlit%2Fdp%2FB0CX8KGH2K%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" data-link-merchant="walmart.com"" target="_blank">Amazon $1,035.99

Asus TUF F15 | RTX 4070 | Intel Core i7 12700H | 16GB DDR4 | 1TB SSD | 15-inch | 1920 x 1080 | 144Hz | <a href="https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6535503&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fasus-tuf-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-1tb-ssd-mecha-grey%2F6535503.p%3FskuId%3D6535503&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" target="_blank">$1,399.99 $1,329.99 at Best Buy (save $70)
While not exactly a massive discount, this is still a good price for an RTX 4070-powered gaming laptop. The TUF F15 is one of Asus' more affordable machines, and as such it's certainly a little chunkier than something like the Zephyrus range, but you're still getting a 14-core processor and 16GB of DDR4 memory to support that Nvidia GPU. There's also a full 1TB of storage in there, so you're good to go out of the box without there being anything needing an upgrade.

MSI Crosshair | RTX 4070 | Intel Core I7 13620H | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | 16-inch | 1920 x 1200 | 144Hz | <a href="https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6537000&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fmsi-crosshair-16-144hz-gaming-laptop-intel-13th-gen-core-i7-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-1tb-ssd-black%2F6537000.p%3FskuId%3D6537000&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" target="_blank">$1,399.99 at Best Buy
This MSI Crosshair model may only have a 1200p screen, but at least it's pretty fast with a 144Hz refresh rate. The real selling point here is that RTX 4070 (albeit the 105W version, not the full fat 140W), along with a decent Intel processor and a 1TB SSD that makes this a solid gaming platform. It's got a nice clean aesthetic too, which means it wouldn't look too out of place if you took it to your next meeting.

Price check: <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2F2WC-000C-0G3U9" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" target="_blank">Newegg $1,425

Acer Nitro 16 | RTX 4070 | AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS | 16-inch | 1600p | 165 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FOcta-Core-GeForce-Display-Backlit-AN16-41-R5KC%2Fdp%2FB0BY3KDYPT%2F%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank">$1,799.99 $1,489.99 at Amazon (save $310)
This isn't the cheapest of RTX 4070 deals around at the moment but there's plenty to like here. The Ryzen CPU has a full 8 cores, 16 threads, and that GPU is a high power version, with a 140W limit. The screen is fast and boasts a nice 16:10 ratio. Why choose this instead of the cheaper Predator Helios? That Ryzen uses way less power than the i7 13700HX under full load, so the fans will be a lot quieter.

Price check: <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fobsidian-black-acer-nitro-16-an16-41-r1we-gaming%2Fp%2FN82E16834360270" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank">Newegg $1,489.99

Asus TUF A17 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 9 7940HS | 17.3-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD |<a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fmecha-gray-asus-tuf-gaming-f17-fa707xi-ns94%2Fp%2FN82E16834236430" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" target="_blank"> $1,799.99 $1,499.99 at Newegg (save $300)
If you're after a large-screen laptop for school with a little Triple-A gaming on the side, the TUF A17 will certainly deliver. It's only a 1080p panel, which is a bit of a shame, but its RTX 4070 will run pretty much everything at that resolution with the settings cranked up. It also has an 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen CPU that sports the 780M integrated graphics. That's the same as in all the latest handhelds so it can give decent gaming performance on the go and should offer more gaming battery life than running on the RTX 4070 when away from a plug socket.

Gigabyte Aorus 17H | RTX 4080 | Core i7 13700H | 17.3-inch | 1080p | 360 Hz | 16GB DDR5-4800 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fp%2FN82E16834233554" data-link-merchant="newegg.com"" target="_blank">$2,199.99 $1,849.99 at Amazon (save $350 with $50 rebate card)
$1,850 for a laptop with a 1080p screen? Ignore that for the moment and note that you're getting a decent CPU, a 150W RTX 4080, and a nice amount of storage. Then focus on the fact that the screen is enormous (for a laptop) and super-fast, and what you're looking at is something that's idle for e-sports and competitive shooter fans. Gigabyte's control app isn't the best, though.

Acer Predator Helios 16 | RTX 4080 | Core i9 13900HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 32GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/1943169/565706/9383?subId1=hawk-custom-tracking&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FAcer-Predator-Helios-16-PH16-71-948L-Intel-Core-i9-13th-Gen-13900HX-2-20GHz-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4080-Laptop-GPU-32-GB-DDR5-1-TB-PCIe-4-SSD-16-WQXGA-24%2F3462901695%3Fathbdg%3DL1700" data-link-merchant="walmart.com"" target="_blank">$2,399 $1,999.99 at Walmart (save $399.01)
Acer's Helios 16 has proved one of our favorite 16-inch gaming laptops of the last generation, and this RTX 4080-powered device is a great price at under $1,900. Sadly, this isn't the <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/acer-predator-helios-16-review-benchmarks/" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="walmart.com"" target="_blank">mini-LED version we loved so well in our review, but it's still got a great IPS panel that is able to hit pretty high brightness levels and at a great refresh rate, too.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i | RTX 4080 | Core i9 13900HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745683-REG/lenovo_82wq002rus_16_legion_pro_7.html?BI=20811&KBID=16572&SID=hawk-custom-tracking" data-link-merchant="bhphotovideo.com"">$2,749 $2,049 at B&H Photo (save $700)
This is a great discount on the best RTX 4080 laptop I've tested. It's a fantastic notebook, offering performance that can often match and sometimes beat an RTX 4090-based system (<a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/lenovo-legion-pro-7i-gaming-laptop-review/" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="bhphotovideo.com"" target="_blank">see our review). There's a high-performance CPU to back it up, a decent, bright 1600p screen, and a fair amount of storage. All with a discount.

Price check: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FLenovo-Legion-Gaming-Laptop-Model%2Fdp%2FB0C15JCCY2%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="bhphotovideo.com"" target="_blank">Amazon $2,480

Medion Erazer P25 | RTX 3060 | Ryzen 5 5600H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=138489&wgprogramid=272145&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&wgtarget=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laptopsdirect.co.uk%2Fmedion-deputy-p25-ryzen-5-5600h-16gb-512gb-ssd-geforce-rtx-3060-15.6-inch-30033307%2Fversion.asp" data-link-merchant="laptopsdirect.co.uk"" target="_blank">£949.97 £749.97 at Laptops Direct (save £200)
It might seem a little odd that we're recommending a basic last-gen gaming laptop, when RTX 4050 machines aren't very expensive. But this is a super-affordable RTX 3060 laptop that will a decent level of 1080p gaming performance, thanks to the six core, 12 thread CPU and 16GB of RAM. More storage would be nice, but it's a pretty standard amount for this price segment.

Gigabyte G5 | RTX 4060 | Core i5 12500H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16GB DDR4-3200 | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=22479&awinaffid=103504&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currys.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Fgigabyte-g5-kf-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-4060-512-gb-ssd-10258060.html" data-link-merchant="currys.co.uk"" target="_blank">£1,099 £849 at Currys (save £250)
We're big fans of this little budget gaming laptop, and our Jacob loved its great gaming performance (<a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/gigabyte-g5-2023-rtx-4060-review-benchmarks/" data-link-merchant="pcgamer.com"" data-link-merchant="currys.co.uk"" target="_blank">check out our review). With over £250 off the original price and some genuine 1080p gaming chops on offer, we reckon this makes quite a tidy deal. It's a bit more expensive than the above Medion P25 but the RTX 4060 is much better for gaming.

Acer Nitro 16 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 7940HS | 16-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB SSD | <a href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=22479&awinaffid=103504&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currys.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Fasus-tuf-gaming-a15-15.6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-rtx-4070-512-gb-ssd-10246724.html" data-link-merchant="currys.co.uk"" target="_blank">£1,299.99 £1,199.99 at Currys (save £100)
An eight core, 16 thread CPU paired with a 140W RTX 4070 is ideal for gaming on the go. The screen is decent enough, though nothing special, and the amount of storage is a bit rubbish. But for the price, there's not much to really complain about, as other RTX 4070 laptops only offer bigger screens or larger SSDs for more money.

MSI Katana 15 | RTX 4070 | Core i9 13900H | 17.3-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=138489&wgprogramid=267255&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&wgtarget=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebuyer.com%2F1905028-msi-katana-15-inch-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i9-13900h-rtx-4070-9s7-158571-1095" data-link-merchant="ebuyer.com"" target="_blank">£1,533.84 £1,399 at Ebuyer (save £134.84)
Phew, those are some pretty impressive specs at a similarly impressive discount, from a trusted brand no less. Yes, it's only got a 1080p screen, and yes, 32GB of RAM instead of the included 16GB would be nice, but for just under £1,200 you get a super-fast Core i9, an RTX 4070 and a 1TB SSD. That's a bit of a magic combo if you ask me, and at a bit of a magic price too.

Asus ROG Strix G16 | RTX 4080 | Core i7 13650H | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=138489&wgprogramid=267255&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&wgtarget=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebuyer.com%2F1633963-asus-rog-strix-g16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-13650hx-rtx-4080-g614jz-n3007w" data-link-merchant="ebuyer.com"" target="_blank">£1999.96 £1,734.99 at Ebuyer (save £264.97)
The G16 is a more value-focused gaming laptop from the ROG stable, and as such doesn't have the sparkly Nebula display of something like the Zephyrus M16. But the Strix G16 still has an impressively punchy 1920 x 1200 panel, and the RTX 4080 at its heart will power any game at peak settings on that display beautifully.

MSI Vector GP68HX  | RTX 4080 | Core i9-13950HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 144 Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | <a href="https://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=138489&wgprogramid=267255&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&wgtarget=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebuyer.com%2F1905158-msi-vector-16-inch-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i9-rtx-9s7-15m122-085" data-link-merchant="ebuyer.com"" target="_blank">£1,879.97 at Ebuyer
When it comes to the hardware running under the bonnet, this 16-inch MSI Vector certainly has the goods, what with that Intel Core i9 processor and an RTX 4080 making a very tempting package indeed. Bit of a shame about the 1200p display and 16GB of RAM, but at least the screens a good 'un with a 144Hz refresh rate and nice and bright panel. There's a huge amount of performance here in quite a slim and svelte package, making this machine a lot of power for under the magic £2,000 marker.