Black Friday may be officially over, but the gaming deals aren’t completely over just yet. (Many of the best tech deals are still available, too.) This year’s discounts were particularly strong across the board, with big price cuts on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch hardware, games and accessories — and PC gamers weren’t left out either. We’re still seeing some standout deals on post-Black-Friday gaming laptops, with savings as high as 28% on popular lines from Asus ROG, Acer Nitro and Alienware.
A quick dose of realism, however: If your upgrade plans involve adding more RAM, a recent jump in the price of memory can complicate things. That’s exactly why the rest of the deals feel even more urgent: You’re locking in solid specs now, before component prices rise. Bottom line: Grab what’s still in stock while you can. Once we get past Cyber Monday, the best gaming discounts are usually the first to disappear.
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Just because you’re into gaming doesn’t mean you need to drop thousands on a laptop. Acer’s Nitro V line includes several models with different screen sizes and computing power starting at under $600, so you can find one that fits both your needs and your budget. It has an upgraded i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM and is currently at its lowest price ever.
Save $150 | Cheapest price ever
$800 on Amazon
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This laptop is absolutely overkill if all you’re doing is checking email — but if you want a machine that can crush modern games, this is it. It’s not the lightest out there at almost 6 pounds and the design isn’t exactly what I’d call understated, but under the hood, it’s all power: i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. The 1920×1200 165Hz display is the icing on the cake – sharp, smooth and outstanding for this price.
Save $300 | Cheapest price ever
$1,200 on Amazon
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Yes, this older Nitro V model rounds up the specs a bit – but combines them with a dip in the pricetag, too. It’s still a formidable gaming competitor, with a dedicated NVIDIA graphics card, half a terabyte of SSD storage and a nearly 16-inch screen.
Save $170 | Cheapest price ever
$580 on Amazon
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Now we’re talking: With an Intel Core i7, a new RTX 5060 GPU and 16GB of RAM plus a full terabyte of SSD storage, this Alienware Aurora has room to grow with your future gaming needs — and at just under $1,100, it’s well-priced, too.
Save $300 | Cheapest price ever
$1,100 on Amazon
Black Friday is bringing deals on gaming laptops.
Note that some (but not all!) of these deals are available on Amazon. If you have Amazon Prime, you’ll get free shipping, of course. Not a member yet? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.)