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Save money with this week's deals
Hello deal hunters!
The best gaming laptop deals of the week are here:
This Week’s Best Deals
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 RAM: 16GB LPDDR5X-6400 Display: 16” 2560 × 1600 240Hz OLED SSD: 1TB $1499.99 at Best Buy Comments: This is a new record low price for this gaming laptop by $100! It’s the smallest and lightest 16” gaming laptop we’ve ever tested. But a downside of the epic portability is the soldered memory, so take that into account. Our full review here has all the details, but overall we still think this is a great gaming laptop. |
CPU: Intel Core i5-13450HX GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800 Display: 15.6” 1920 × 1080 144Hz SSD: 512GB $849 at B&H Comments: We’ve had this laptop listed for weeks, but at $949 - now it’s a further $100 less. The newer 2024 LOQ is actually on sale at Best Buy for $50 less, but it has the Ryzen 7 7435HS CPU. That processor does not have integrated graphics so has worse battery life, as we covered here. But if you mostly use your laptop plugged in and this isn’t an issue for you, then that’s a better price for RTX 4060 performance. |
CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800 Display: 15.6” 1920 × 1080 144Hz SSD: 1TB $1049.99 at Best Buy Comments: This deal isn’t new, but it’s the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop we’ve got right now, and $450 less compared to the more expensive G16 above. Of course the look and feel of the TUF series can’t compare with the Zephyrus range, but that’s why it’s cheaper. At the end of the day, it’ll perform similarly to the G16 in most games, and you’ll save a few hundred dollars. It just depends if you prefer a plastic laptop or metal, fewer features or more. Personally, I’d pay extra for the G16, but if I couldn’t afford that this is the most gaming performance you can get for around $1000 right now. |
These are some nice deals - but sales change over time. Our https://gaminglaptop.deals website is updated multiple times a day, so check it out regularly to save money 🤑
Video of the Week
This is the most powerful gaming laptop in the world.
Yeah, it has optional liquid cooling, but even on air cooling this 16” beast can beat thicker and heavier 18” models - Check it out 👇
Tip of the Week - Screen Resolution
What screen resolution should you get for your gaming laptop?
More pixels means a crisper image, so just get the highest resolution you can, right?
That’s not the case, as more pixels also requires more GPU power to run games, and a higher tier GPU costs more money.
1080p
Personally, I find the 1080p resolution to look fine on 14” and 15” screens, but at 17”+ I can start seeing the individual pixels while using the laptop (maybe I sit too close!) and it doesn’t look as nice.
1080p is perfectly acceptable and expected for a lower to mid-range gaming laptop with RX 7600S graphics on the AMD side or RTX 4050 graphics on the NVIDIA side.
1080p screens generally cost less than higher resolution options, so they can be a good way to save some money with higher tier graphics like the 4060 or even 4070.
The lowest price 4080 laptops also have 1080p screens, but given how much power 4080 laptops have, it’s kind of wasted pairing it with a cheaper 1080p screen - unless you plan on hooking up a better external display. In that case buying the cheaper RTX 4080/1080p laptop is a smart move.
1440p
RTX 4060 and 4070 graphics can run games well at 1440p. Of course it depends on the game and setting level, but if things get rough you can always make use of upscaling features like DLSS or FSR.
This resolution definitely looks better at larger screen sizes like 17” compared to 1080p, but I think there’s less benefit of running 1440p at 15” and below.
4K
Meanwhile 4K is only really possible with RTX 4080 and 4090 laptops (assuming full wattage GPUs, not the lower powered 80W variants found in thin laptop designs). Looks great on larger 18” screens, if you’ve got the power to run it.
Ultimately it’s personal preference, but 1440p/QHD+ is a nice sweet spot for a mid to even high end gaming laptop. 1080p is still fine at 14, 15 and 16 inches or if you’re trying to save some money, while 4K will require much more GPU power, but you could always run games at 1080p on a 4K screen which scales well.
Alright, these are our favorite gaming laptop deals of the week! Did we miss something you have your eyes on 👀? Reply and let us know!