Now, about that headline. If I was looking for the best value RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop this Black Friday, it'd be this MSI Vector 16 HX for $1,299, as it's a stonking machine for the cash. Trouble is, it's a bit of a chonker, with a plastic-y frame. Plus, while its 240 Hz IPS display is nice enough, I fancy me a bit of OLED action. Some more RAM would be nice out of the box, too.
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Let's start off with the big ticket item, the 240 Hz OLED display. It's difficult to explain just how much better an OLED panel is over an IPS one unless you've seen them in person, but as someone who's had the privilege of getting hands on with hundreds of laptop screens at this point, I'll confirm that it's pretty revelatory. OLEDs make your games, your movies, hell, even your PowerPoint presentations look pretty darn fantastic.
I've messed around with this laptop a few times at trade events, and can confirm it has an excellent screen. The chassis is rather lovely, too, being both slim and well-built in a way that the MSI simply isn't. Don't take this the wrong way, mind. The Vector's chassis is fine. But if you want a bit more of a premium feel in your laptop design, this is the far better of the two.
And then we get to the rest of the hardware. The disappointing news is that the RTX 5070 Ti mobile here has been limited to 115 W, thanks to the fact that it's contained in a slim, relatively portable 16-inch chassis design. That being said, even with a power limit the RTX 5070 Ti should be significantly faster than most RTX 5070 mobile machines.
The processor's also rather beastly, being a 24-core (eight Performance, 16 Efficient) Intel Core Ultra Series 2 chip with a max Turbo frequency of 5.4 GHz. Pair that with 32 GB of RAM (the proper amount in a well-specced gaming laptop, if you ask me), and you've got quite the powerhouse.
All of which has been wrapped up in a sleek design that should make your co-workers jealous, should you decide to take it into the office. Which is totally doable, given that—despite the substantial rear lip—everything's been squished down to a relatively slim form factor.
Yep, this is the machine I'd go for, although my bank manager would much prefer I pick the MSI. Still, while the Acer might not be the fastest, or cheapest, RTX 5070 Ti machine on our Black Friday gaming laptop deal page right now, it's the one I want the most. And that's really what counts, right?
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1. Best overall:
Razer Blade 16 (2025)
2. Best budget:
Lenovo LOQ 15 Gen 10
3. Best 14-inch:
Razer Blade 14 (2025)
4. Best mid-range:
MSI Vector 16 HX AI
5. Best high-performance:
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10
6. Best 18-inch:
Alienware 18 Area-51
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