Everything from entry level budget picks to high-end beefy gaming machines are all deeply discounted for Black Friday.
Shelling out a ton of money for a gaming laptop is always going to be a tricky decision, especially when there are other so-called essentials on the shopping list like "food" and "a refrigerator that actually works." Luckily, Black Friday sales help make those hefty price tags a bit more palatable.
If you’re just dipping your toes into the gaming PC world and you don’t have a lot of money to shell out, you can get a perfectly good gaming laptop for under $500. Sure, they won’t have fancy high-refresh rate screens and the top specs, but they’ll get the job done.
HP Victus 15.6-inch (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 - 512GB SSD): $449.99, down from $799.99.
MSI GF63 15" Gaming Laptop (144Hz FHD, Intel i5-11400H, NVIDIA RTX 3050, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD): $585 at Walmart, down from $699.
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6 (FHD 120Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS 8GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 4GB): $489.99 at Walmart, down from $569.99.
During a sale like Black Friday, the $800 to $1,000 range is the sweet spot for Windows gaming machines in this price range, you’ll find gaming laptops that work for almost everyone. You’ll generally get high-refresh rate screens, RTX-4000 series graphics, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD standard, with many models going way beyond that.
Acer Predator Helios 16-inch (WUXGA 165Hz IPS Gaming Laptop - Intel i5-13500HX – GeForce RTX 4050 with 16GB DDR5– 512GB SSD): $799.99 at Best Buy, down from $1,199.99
HP Victus Gaming Laptop (15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIE SSD): $603 on Amazon, down from $699.99.
Acer Nitro 5 15.6” (144 Hz IPS - Intel Core i5 12th Gen 12500H (2.50GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU - 16 GB DDR5 - 512 GB PCIe SSD): $749 at Walmart, down from $999.99.
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS / 3.2 GHz - Win 11 Home - GeForce RTX 4050 - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe - 15.6" IPS 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) @ 120 Hz): $749.99 at Walmart, down from $1049.99.
GIGABYTE - 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop FHD (Intel i7-12650H with 16GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 - 512GB SSD): $799.99 on Best Buy, down from $1099.99.
Acer Nitro 17 (AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Octa-Core CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 17.3" FHD 165Hz IPS Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB Gen 4 SSD): $899.99 on Amazon, down from $1199.99.
If you want to splurge on the best gaming laptop money can buy, this is the right time to nab some hefty discounts.
HP OMEN - 16.1" (144Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 - 1TB SSD): $999.99 at Best Buy, down from $1399.99.
MSI GE Series Raider (17.3" 144 Hz IPS - Intel Core i7 12th Gen 12700H (2.30GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 16 GB DDR5 - 1 TB NVMe SSD): $999.99 at Walmart, down from $1,599.
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2023) Gaming Laptop (17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD): $1,049.99 on Amazon, down from $1249.99.
Dell G15 5530 Gaming Laptop (5.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6): $1159.99 on Amazon, down from $1449.99.
MSI GP Series - 16.0" (144 Hz IPS - Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900H (2.50GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU - 16 GB DDR5 - 1 TB PCIe SSD): $1,599 at Walmart, down from $1,899.
ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2023) Gaming Laptop (17.3” QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD): $1,599.99 on Amazon, down from $2,199.99.
Razer Blade 14 (14" Gaming Laptop- QHD 165Hz- AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti- 16GB RAM- 1TB SSD): $1799 on Best Buy, down from $3,499.99.
Razer Blade 15: (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i9 CPU - 15.6” QHD OLED 240Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD): $1,799.99 on Amazon, down from $3,299.99.
Razer Blade 17 (17.3" Gaming Laptop - QHD 240Hz - Intel Core i7 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 16GB RAM - 1TB SSD): $1999.99 at Best Buy, down from $3,199.99.
