Ready to upgrade your current rig with a new gaming laptop? New models are rolling out with Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics, and there are bigger discounts to be found on older but still powerful gaming laptops. And if you're working from home, a gaming laptop can double as an overqualified office machine.
Check out the picks here, all of which are currently discounted at Amazon, Dell, Best Buy or Newegg. Well, there's one that's not currently on sale, but it's the lowest-cost laptop I've found with RTX 3060 graphics.
Be sure to check back; I'll update this story regularly to include new deals as they emerge.
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This entry-level Dell G3 15 gaming laptop is based on the GeForce GTX 1650 TI GPU and features a 10th-gen Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The 15.6-inch display features a full HD resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. You won't be able to run the latest AAA titles, but it can play slightly older games such as Fortnite and CS:GO at full HD resolution.
This Dell G5 15 gaming laptop model is deeply discounted and features a 15.6-inch, full HD, 120Hz display powered by a 10th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics. It'll let you play less demanding games at 1080p and 60 frames per second.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus is the company's thinnest, most compact gaming laptop. Despite its trim dimensions, the ROG Zephyrus does not sacrifice performance. It offers the latest silicon from AMD and Intel as well as GPUs from Nvidia's GeForce RTX line. This model features an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a roomy 1TB SSD and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q graphics. The RTX 2060 is the budget card in Nvidia's RTX 2000-series lineup and offers excellent bang for the buck along with ray tracing, which reproduces how light behaves in the real world to give games a more photorealistic look. The 15-inch display features a 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution and a speedy 120Hz refresh rate.
This MSI laptop isn't on sale but I'm including it here because it's the lowest-cost laptop I've seen with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics. It features the RTX 3060 GPU along with a 10th-gen Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The 15.6-inch display features a full HD resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate.
You can get this new Alienware m15 R4 model direct from Dell at a discount. It's based on GeForce RTX 3060 graphics and a 10th-gen Core i7 CPU. It also serves up an ample 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The 15.6-inch display features a full HD resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate.
IMHO, this is the best-looking gaming laptop on the market. Impossibly thin for a high-powered gaming laptop with a sleek, slab look, this 15.6-inch Razer Blade laptop also boasts a powerful, smart component lineup. This renewed/refurbished model pairs a ninth-gen Intel Core i7 CPU with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics and supplies an ample 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The 15.6-inch display features a full HD resolution and a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate.
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