Several early Black Friday deals are live, and if you’re looking to upgrade to a gaming laptop, Amazon is offering steep discounts on models from top brands like Asus, MSI, and Acer. While there are dozens of great models listed, we’ve gone ahead and selected five of the best gaming laptop deals in Amazon’s sale in case you’re looking for recommendations on where to start.
Some of the standout deals include the Asus ROG Strix G16 laptops. Amazon has two different configurations on sale, starting at $1,200 (was $1,500). The second model is on sale for and $1,424 (was $1,900). It has a Nebula Display with a 240Hz refresh rate. Both laptops are designed to make potential RAM and SSD upgrades simple with their easy-access shells.
The MSI Katana can handle a wide variety of games using its Intel Core i9 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, and 32GB of RAM. On sale for $1,370 (was $1,680), this is one of the powerhouse laptops on sale, and it features a rebuilt thermal system to help keep the hardware cooled during intense gaming sessions.
If you’re on a budget, you can check out two well-priced gaming laptops below. The Acer Nitro V has been discounted from $750 to $580, and it’s a capable 15.6-inch laptop equipped with an Intel Core i5-13420H processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 laptop GPU. Users have reported that it can handle live-service games like Fortnite and Genshin Impact easily, but consider upgrading its RAM, since the 8GB it comes with is a bit low for gaming purposes.
