Some of the best Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals have sneakily carried over from Black Friday, but I'm not complaining: I still marvel at gaming laptops with actual dedicated GPUs being available for as cheap as $500. We've collected an ample selection of laptops at the link above, ranging from those bargain bin models up to high-end Razer Blades on sale for more than $2000. But considering how many gaming laptops there are out there—and how hard it can be to find the exact one you want—I figured I'd highlight the five cheapest deals we've found for Cyber Monday.
These obviously aren't going to be the fanciest laptops you can get: they're cheap for a number of reasons. Build quality will be more plastic, less premium metal than higher-end systems. You'll probably be compromising a bit on weight, SSD storage space, RAM, and screen quality. And you'll definitely be looking at a weaker GPU than a snazzier laptop with an RTX 3070 or above.
All that said, it's amazing what you can get for less than $1000 these days. Any of these gaming laptops can easily play esports-oriented games like League of Legends and CS:GO at high framerates. Their CPUs are powerful enough for everyday work while still being far more power efficient than the laptop chips of a few years ago.
- We're curating all the best Cyber Monday PC gaming deals right here.
Most laptops are somewhat upgradeable these days, too: you can likely unscrew the back panel of whatever you buy and pop in another RAM stick or NVMe SSD to expand your storage. Those kinds of upgrades can make a budget laptop feel much snappier and give them a couple extra years of longevity. If you're shopping on a budget for yourself or picking up an affordable system for a student, any of these willl serve you well.
