There’s a little bit of portable gaming for everyone.
There’s a little bit of portable gaming for everyone.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the absolute best moments of the year to buy a laptop. While several thin, lightweight productivity machines have dropped to their lowest prices, so have a batch of exciting, powerful gaming laptops.
We handpicked several gaming laptops at a variety of price points and performance levels that are currently offering the biggest discounts. It’s easy to be tempted by super low prices on years-old hardware, but these are all options running the latest (or just last-gen) chips — ensuring your purchase goes years before feeling outdated.
Below, you’ll find a little something for everyone, from the entry-level 1080p laptops that excel with games like Fortnite and Roblox to pricier options made to power through the latest AAA games at 2.5K resolution and high frame rates.
Our favorite gaming laptop that pulls double duty for everyday use and travel (and with actually solid battery life).
The bigger sibling to the G14, offering the same usability with better all-around specs.
The Strix G line offers great performance for 1200p gaming in all kinds of games, easy upgrading, and loads of RGB lighting.
HP’s Omen Max 16 with high-end Intel CPU and RTX 5080 GPU plays just about anything at high or even ultra settings, and it’s slightly cheaper than its closest competitors.
The Victus 15 is a popular, budget-friendly gaming laptop that now comes with RTX 4050 graphics, more RAM, and an improved 144Hz screen.
A thin, travel-friendly chassis and excellent OLED display — it’s kind of like buying a MacBook Pro but for gaming. Read our review.
Impressive specs with a step-up RTX 5060 GPU for a low-$1,000 price.
A very low price for a very capable RTX 5070 GPU, though that’s what your money is going most toward.
Not the best build quality around but it makes up for it with a lovely OLED and mid-to-top-end Nvidia GPU options. Read our review.
An entry-level price to get into Nvidia’s entry-level 50-series GPU.
An affordable mid-ranger from Acer running RTX 5070 or 5070 Ti graphics.
A gargantuan desktop-replacement laptop with a midrange GPU for not a ton of money.
