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This Week's Deals Are In!
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Hello deal hunters!
The deals are a bit quieter this week after Prime Day sales - here’s what we’ve found!
This Week’s Best Deals
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800 Display: 15.6” 1920 × 1080 165Hz SSD: 512GB $764.99 at Dell Comments: We’ve shared Dell’s G15 a couple of times recently, but this deal is a whole new level with the coupon code. This is just a great price for an RTX 4060 gaming laptop with a decent screen and processor. Normally at this price you’re limited to 4050 laptops, but the 4060 gets you an extra 2GB VRAM and 21% more FPS in games. If the coupon code expires, you can still get 10% off by signing up to Dell’s mailing list - unfortunately that does not stack with SAVE10. |
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4080 RAM: 32GB DDR5-5200 Display: 16” 2560 × 1600 240Hz SSD: 1TB $1899.99 at Best Buy Comments: We originally shared this deal a few weeks ago, but now it’s back and is the cheapest RTX 4080 we’ve got listed at the moment. But as far as Alienware laptops go, which are usually overpriced, it’s a great price. |
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8645HS GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4050 RAM: 8GB DDR5 Display: 15.6” 1920 × 1080 144Hz SSD: 512GB $599 at Walmart Comments: Yeah, we had this deal last week too, but like I said in the intro, there aren’t a whole lot of killer deals after Prime Day sales yet. And I thought this cheaper option would be useful to include after the Alienware! Anyway it’s the cheapest RTX 4050 gaming laptop we’ve seen in a decent chassis. There are definitely compromises like only 8GB of RAM (though you can upgrade that in future if needed) and I suspect the screen has a low color gamut (it’s not specified). But in terms of price to performance ratio, this is tough to beat for just $600, which normally gets you an RTX 3050 laptop at best. |
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 🤑
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Tip of the Week
How much should you spend on a gaming laptop?
I hate it when I spend money on things I don’t need, and this is easy to do with gaming laptops as they can get expensive fast.
Entry level gaming laptops start from about $500, while top of the line models can easily exceed $5000 - 10x the cost!
How much can you comfortably afford to spend on a new gaming laptop? Only you can decide this - but here are my thoughts on some different price ranges.
Entry Level to Low-End
Honestly the entry level stuff at $500-600 for RTX 2050/3050 is worth avoiding if you can. You get so much more in terms of build quality and better performance by increasing the budget to around $700-800. We’ve had some great RTX 4060 deals for this price on models like Lenovo’s LOQ (my favorite budget gaming laptop).
Mid-Range
At $1000 or so you can either stick to a budget model like an ASUS TUF but boost the GPU up to an RTX 4070 with the right sale, or look at more premium laptops with better screens and design with the 4060. The 4060 is capable of running modern games at 1440p high settings, but the 4070 is around 20% faster in games, so this comes down to personal preference.
Upper Mid to High-End
Higher end 4070 laptops like the ASUS Zephyrus M16 or Lenovo Legion Pro 5 push things up to $1300-1500, while higher end models like the Legion 7i are often in the $1600-2000 range.
But good RTX 4080 laptop deals have been seen for $1750, so you’ve got to pick between better performance or better build quality and features. Well, best case we’ve had $1500-1600 4080 deals, but that was MSI’s GP68HX which has a low quality screen.
Anyway, the 4080 is around 55% faster than the 4070 in games and can absolutely be worth stepping up to if you can afford the extra performance. Plus it boosts the VRAM from 8GB to 12GB, which will give it more longevity.
High-End
By the time we get up to the RTX 4090, which seems to start from around $2100-2500 on sale depending on the laptop it’s in, diminishing returns are well at play. The 4090 is around 20% faster than the 4080 in games, but usually costs a fair bit more.
The 4090 boosts the VRAM up to 16GB and actually does a good job of running modern games at 4K high settings, even without upscaling like FSR or DLSS - an impressive feat for a gaming laptop.
Find The Sweet Spot
Sometimes it’s worth spending more for the next tier up if you can afford it, but other times it’s not. The sweet spots seem to be RTX 4060 for $800-900, RTX 4070 for $1000-1300, and RTX 4080 for $1750-1900.
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!