Best Gaming Laptop Under $1000
Best Gaming Laptop Under $1000. Overall pick: the Acer Nitro V 15 with an RTX 5050 at $989.99.
Best Gaming Laptop Under $1000. Overall pick: the Acer Nitro V 15 with an RTX 5050 at $989.99.
Best Gaming Laptop Under $800. Overall pick: the HP Victus 15 with a Core i5-13420H and an RTX 3050 at $784.99.
Fifteen hundred dollars still buys a 105W RTX 4070 from MSI. My top pick, the MSI Katana 15 B13VGK-484US, puts that 105W GPU, 16GB, and a 1TB SSD at $1,459.
Twelve hundred dollars still buys a 115W RTX 5060 from MSI when one Amazon cart holds. My top pick, the MSI Katana 15 HX B14WFK-810US, puts that 115W GPU, a QHD 165Hz panel, and a 75Wh pack at $1,133.67.
Fifteen hundred dollars now buys a 115W RTX 5060 with 32GB and a 1TB SSD. My top pick, the ASUS TUF Gaming F16 FX608JMR-F16.I75060, puts that 115W GPU and a 90Wh pack at $1,159.99.
Fifteen hundred dollars still buys a 140W RTX 4060 on 1600p. My top pick, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16 (82Y9000PUS), puts that 140W GPU, a 100% sRGB 165Hz screen, and an 80Wh pack at $1,223.99.
One thousand dollars still buys a published 140W RTX 4050. My top pick, the ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX507VU-ES53, puts that 140W GPU, a 90Wh pack, and a 100% sRGB 144Hz panel at $968.99.
Twelve hundred dollars still buys two published 140W RTX 4050 laptops. My top pick, the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507NUR-AS73, puts 140W TGP, DDR5, and a 90Wh pack at $1,098.99.
Fifteen hundred dollars now buys a 115W RTX 5060 or a 140W RTX 4060 on 1600p. My top pick, the Lenovo Legion 5 15AHP10 RTX 5060 IPS, puts that 115W GPU and an 80Wh pack at $1,399.99.