Best gaming laptop deals ahead of Black Friday

While high-end gaming laptops were once only attainable by impossibly rich oligarchs, they’re now surprisingly affordable, practical, and comparable to their tall, stout desktop counterparts. You can get gaming laptops capable of cranking out hundreds of frames per second in competitive shooters like CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege, and some are even up to the task of ray tracing for the latest open-world games. The best part is that you don’t even need to wait for Black Friday to get your hands on one cheaper than usual.

These being relatively whopping purchases, there are quite a few different features to consider when browsing for the right gaming laptop. With the GPU being one of the biggest factors in what your laptop will be able to run, and very few options for upgrading it later down the road, this is probably the main factor.

Do you want entry-level, mid-range, or a high-end laptop capable of VR gaming? Of course, you also need to think about size, CPU, RAM, and storage size, as these are all tough – or impossible – to upgrade.

Here’s everything you need to know, including Black Friday’s date, where to find the best deals, and what current gaming laptops are on sale:

When is Black Friday 2021?

The big event usually falls on the day after Thanksgiving, which means this year Black Friday starts on November 26. You can find even more deals just three days later when Cyber Monday starts up on November 29. Most retailers begin dropping their prices at the start of the month, though, so stay alert as you can find great discounts early.

How to find the best Black Friday deals

We have a Black Friday page which highlights all of the best deals on a single page. Whether you’re after gaming hardware like keyboards, monitors, or mice, we’ve picked out the best deals for all of this and more. For discounted items that are simply too good to ignore, you can find individual deal posts to get straight to the important information.

Looking for deals on mobile gaming? Pocket Tactics, our sister site, has gathered all of the biggest bargains on gaming phones, headphones, and even micro SD cards.

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The best gaming laptop deals

The Gigabyte G5 gaming laptop brings the power of Nvidia’s RTX 30 series to mobile computers, allowing you to use DLSS to boost fps in supported titles – perfect for getting the most out of the 1080p resolution 144Hz refresh rate display on this laptop. There are two varieties to choose between: the G5 KC and the G5 GD.

In the US, the Gigabyte G5 GD is loaded with an Intel Core i5-11400H processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and a Gen4 512GB SSD. It’s also equipped with the RTX 3050 laptop GPU, capable of delivering respectable performance in modern games. You can purchase this laptop on Amazon US for $1,049, giving you a saving of 9% ($100).

Things are slightly different in the UK – the Gigabyte G5 KC comes with an Intel Core i5-10500H and an RTX 3060 laptop GPU. Aside from those two components, the rest of the laptop is the same. This version of the laptop is available at Amazon UK for £999.99, saving 7% (£74.99) off the regular price.

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Best gaming laptop deals ahead of Black Friday
Source: Maharot News