The best Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals

Alienware m15 R2 | RTX 2080 | $2,799.99 $1,699.99 at Dell
For the same price as the Razer Blade 15 below, this Alienware machine comes along with an RTX 2080, one of the fastest mobile GPUs around, and delivers a saving of over $1,100. That's a hell of a discount in anyone's books. Get it while it's hot... it won't be around long. LOW STOCK

Razer Blade Stealth 13 | GTX 1650 Ti | $1,799.99 $1,499.99 at Amazon

The Stealth 13 is a true gaming ultrabook, packing in an Ice Lake mobile CPU and a discrete GTX 1650 TI GPU, into a svelte 13.3-inch package. You also get 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. The 120Hz display model is actually $100 cheaper than the 60Hz config right now. 

Razer Blade 15 | RTX 2070 | $2,599.99 $1,699.99 at Microsoft.com
This is a great price for one of the best gaming laptops around. The chassis is slim, the RTX 2070 GPU is powerful, and the 15.6-inch display runs at 240Hz.

Razer Blade 15 Base | GTX 1660 Ti | $1,599.99 $1,299.99 at Amazon
If you can't quite stretch to the higher spec beasts, then the Base Model still delivers quite a punch. The 1080p screen runs at 144Hz, you get 16GB DDR4 RAM, and a 256GB PCIe SSD in the mix too.

Alienware m15 R2 gaming laptop | RTX 2070 Max-Q | $2,529.99 $1,549.99 at Dell
Packing an Nvidia RTX 2070 and six-core Intel Core i7 9750H CPU, the Alienware m15 R2 delivers a helluva lot in a sleek package. It also comes sporting 16GB of DDR4 memory and a 240Hz screen, so you needn't worry about your PC turning sluggish any time soon. Dell points out that availability is limited, so act fast.

PowerSpec 1530 15 | RTX 2070 Super | $1,999 $1599 at Microcenter
Microcenter has got a crazy good deal on a beefy RTX 2070 Super-powered gaming laptop with 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and 240Hz display. You also get a free copy of Marvel's Avengers if you needed a little more incentive.

Asus ROG Strix G | GTX 1660 Ti | $1,299 $899 at Newegg
A great chassis combined with the top-end GTX 16-series GPU makes for quite the happy gamer. You also get a 512GB SSD, an Intel Core i5 9300H CPU, and 8GB of DDR4—with space for another stick of RAM down the line.

Dell G7 15 | GTX 1660 Ti | $1,199.99 $999.99
Dell's more affordable laptop range still packs a punch,  and with $200 off this quad-core machine comes with a 144Hz screen, PCIe SSD and a pretty sweet chassis. It's a short term deal, and stock is limited, so it's worth moving fast on this.

Lenovo Legion Y740 |  GTX 1660 Ti | $1,719.99 $1,169.99 at Newegg
Now back in stock, this more powerful Lenovo laptop has 32% off, and with 16GB RAM and a 1TB HDD to complement the Core i7 and GTX 1660 Ti combo that's been packed in here, no wonder it's going so fast.

Lenovo IdeaPad L340 | GTX 1650 | $899 $799 at Microsoft.com
The quad-core/eight-thread Intel CPU is backed by a discrete Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD, for 1080p gaming on the go.

Lenovo Legion 5 | GTX 1650 Ti | $1,149 $899 at Microsoft.com
For a little more than the IdeaPad you can pick up the GTX 1650 Ti, which has faster GDDR6 memory. The Legion5 also comes with a 6-core/12-thread CPU and a 512GB SSD.

Asus TUF Gaming A15 | RTX 2060 | $999.99 $799.99 at Best Buy
This is a more affordable version of the model we reviewed earlier this year. It is a fast laptop out of the box with a potent CPU and GPU combo, and should you decide to double up the RAM by adding another 8GB stick, you'd still have spent well below the normal selling price. BACK IN STOCK SOON

Asus TUF Gaming A15 | GTX 1650 Ti | $799.99 $599.99 at Best Buy
If you're after a cheap gaming laptop you could do a lot worse than this affordable Asus. The chassis is smart, and you get a decent Core i5 CPU, a PCIe SSD, an 8GB DDR4 RAM too. BACK IN STOCK SOON

Gigabyte Aero 15 | $1,528.98 at Amazon
We're not sure how many 4K games you'll actually play on this laptop's 4K screen, honestly, but it'll be great for watching movies. It's also extremely light, and thus portable, at just 5 pounds.

Acer Nitro 5 | $708 at Amazon
This one just keeps changing in price (sometimes up, sometimes down). For now just over $700 you get a 1080p IPS display, a quad-core/eight-thread Intel CPU, and a discrete GPU that will give you decent HD gaming chops on the go. LOW STOCK

Evoo Ultra Thin | $239 $199 at Microsoft.com
Okay, so it's not strictly a gaming laptop, but this chuck-in-the-bag machine will mean you don't have to lug your 15-inch RTX-powered beast into school or the office.

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 | Ice Lake Iris Plus | $1,949.99 $1,499.99
This is simply one of the most beautiful laptops in the world. The screen is gorgeous, the Intel processor impressively powerful for such a slimline device, and there's 512GB storage and 16GB RAM. It's super-portable, delightful, and $450 cheaper right now.

Acer Aspire 1 | $499 $399 at Amazon
There's a lot to like about this cheap college laptop; there's the 10-hour battery life, Microsoft 365 Personal, and that price. It's not going to be playing Baldur's Gate 3, but hey, shouldn't you be working?

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 | $999 $778.99 at Amazon
Thin and light, and with a Core i5 CPU, 128GB SSD, and 8GB RAM, this skinny Surface Laptop 2 config will slip in a bag and makes for a quality on-the-go machine. LOW STOCK

Apple MacBook Air | $999 $899.99 at Amazon
Sure, you ain't going to be gaming on it, and it ain't no PC, but Apple sure does make a nice shiny device to do boring word-y things on.

Apple MacBook Pro | $2,399 $2,079 at Amazon
Yes, this is still PC Gamer, and yes, I'm recommending a Mac. One that cannot really game. But if you want to do some of that there creative stuff, with $300 off, the six-core MacBook Pro's CPU and AMD 5300M GPU will see you right.