If you want to buy a gaming laptop, you may find an exciting offer for yourself in a current Amazon promotion. Many manufacturers are on board, including HP, Lenovo and MSI. Not all “folding computers” come in the form of a gaming laptop, but a surprising number are equipped with a Geforce RTX 3050, 3060, 3070 and 3080. The background to the campaign is certainly the launch of the new RTX 4000 Mobile series. Laptops that have been on the market for a long time have to go – the prices are correspondingly low. At the same time, manufacturers initially insist on the high recommended prices for their new products. This will probably only change when laptops are widely available and available for a certain period of time. Against this background, the older generation naturally remains attractive. While we were writing the article, some discounts had already disappeared and we had to delete the products from the listing immediately. So there seems to be some demand.
What should I look out for in a gaming laptop?
Retailers and manufacturers like to call their notebooks gaming laptops, even if they are actually not suitable for games. They usually make themselves suspicious by focusing on the CPU and not the graphics card. Caution is always required with integrated graphics units, since they are not suitable for modern games – it’s a different story with free-2-play titles and classics. The CPU is of course also important, but in the end the performance stands and falls with the built-in graphics card. And it doesn’t matter whether you use a laptop from HP, Acer, Lenovo or Asus. No manufacturer can pull performance out of a hat apart from the facts. The built-in display is just as important as the graphics card. A TN panel should not be used in a laptop due to the lack of viewing angle stability – VA and IPS panels are recommended. The refresh rate is also becoming increasingly important. This may not apply to leisurely strategy games, but shooters benefit enormously from high Hz numbers. And that’s where the graphics card comes into play again, which should deliver sufficient fps. Whether you go for a gaming laptop with a large or small battery depends on where you play and how heavy and big you want the device to be. On the terrace or on the train, there may not be a socket at all. You should generally refrain from the idea of getting a lot of performance and high endurance in a gaming laptop. There are certainly differences, but the battery runtimes known from smartphones are more a wish than reality under gaming load.
Buy a gaming laptop up to 1,400 euros: With Geforce RTX 3050 (Ti) & 3060
Which gaming laptop you should buy depends on the size of your wallet. The Geforce RTX 3050 is often used for devices around 1,000 euros. This is not to be confused with the full-fledged desktop model of the same name, which offers more performance. But it’s not entirely unsuitable either. Even in modern titles, it is usually sufficient for Full HD and high details, but ray tracing only manages it with major drawbacks. The Geforce RTX 3050 just marks the entry into Nvidia’s RTX universe. But DLSS, an AI-powered upscaling technique, also supports them. Games that can handle it can still conjure up some performance. The Geforce RTX 3050 Ti and 3060 promise more performance. However, general performance statements are difficult to make for laptops, since notebook manufacturers have a lot of leeway when it comes to energy allocation.
Buy a gaming laptop from Dell, MSI and Lenovo: from 859 to 1,399 euros
- MSI Katana GF76 17.3 inch, 144Hz, i7-12700H, RTX 3060 €1,249 (RRP:
1,699) - Dell Inspiron 15 (7510), 15.6″, i7-11800H, RTX 3050 €1,099 (RRP:
1,299) - Dell Inspiron 15 (5515), 15.6 inch, 120Hz, Ryzen 7 5800H, RTX 3060 €1,099 (RRP:
1,399) - Dell Inspiron 15 (5511), 15.6 inch, 120Hz, Core i5-11400H, RTX 3050 €859 (RRP:
999) - MSI Creator M16 Creator, 16 inch, IPS in 16:10 format, i7-12700H, RTX 3050 Ti €1,399 (RRP:
1,849)
Buy a gaming laptop up to 2,600 euros: Up to Geforce RTX 3080 Ti & 360 Hz
Beyond 1,500 euros, gamers naturally have the option of using a more powerful gaming laptop. Not all models rely on top graphics cards here. Here and there the focus is also on the display brightness, size or CPU. In this respect, the graphics cards in this price segment are very diverse. GPUs such as the Geforce RTX 3050, Geforce RTX 3070 Ti or Geforce RTX 3080 are part of the Amazon sales. In terms of manufacturers, MSI, HP, Dell and Lenovo are also involved. The fastest display on a discounted gaming laptop from MSI delivers an incredible 360 Hz – this is probably not the case with a Geforce RTX 3070 Ti without sacrificing detail. However, e-athletes turn down details anyway if they want to improve the frame rate and opponent visibility.
Gaming laptop at an offer price: Many manufacturers, different graphics cards & refresh rates
- MSI Pulse GL76 12UGS, 17.3 inch, 360Hz, i9-12900H, RTX 3070 Ti €1,999 (RRP:
2,449) - Dell XPS 17 (9710), 17-inch, 500 nits, i7-11800H, RTX 3050 €2,099 (RRP:
2,499) - Dell XPS 15 (9520) 15.6 inch UHD+ Touch 500 nits i7-12700H RTX 3050 Ti €2,239 (RRP:
2,799) - MSI Vector GP76 17.3 inch, 360 Hz display, i7-12700H, RTX 3080 €2,349 (instead of:
2,444) - Dell XPS 15 (9510) 15.6″ OLED Touch 400 nits i7-11800H RTX 3050 Ti €2,099 (RRP:
2.219) - HP Envy Laptop, | 16 inch, UHD+, OLED touchscreen, i9-12900H, RTX 3060 €2,599 (RRP:
2,799) - Dell XPS 15 (9510), 15.6 inches, 500nits, i7-11800H, RTX 3050Ti €1,799 (RRP:
2.199) - HP Envy Laptop 16 inch WQXGA IPS display i7-12700H RTX 3060 €1,799 (RRP:
1,999) - Dell XPS 17 (9710) Laptop, 17 inch, UHD+,Touch, 500nits, i7-12700H, RTX 3050 2,449 (MSRP:
2,799) - MSI Creator Z16 A12UET-033, 16 inch, 16:10, multi-touch, i7-12700H, RTX3060 €2,399 (instead of:
2,599) - Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gaming, 16 inch, QHD, Ryzen 7-6800H, RTX 3070 €1,711 (RRP:
1,999)
Not only gaming laptop in the Amazon offer
The focus of this article is on the topic of gaming laptops, but many other products are also part of the current Amazon promotion. Normal notebooks are among them, but also 2+1 devices and a different kind of desktop PC. We are talking about the Lenovo Idea Center AIO 5, which is basically based on laptop hardware, but comes along as a workstation computer. The package includes a 27-inch monitor with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, a mouse and keyboard, and a mini case that also serves as a base for the display. Under the hood is an Intel Core i5-11400T, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and a mobile Geforce RTX 3050. In the course of the current campaign, you save 400 euros compared to the manufacturer’s price.
- Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5 All-in-One Desktop PC: 27-inch monitor, i5-11400T, RTX 3050 €999 (RRP:
1,399) - Samsung Galaxy Book 2 13.3 inch Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD €899 (RRP:
1.149) - HP Specter x360 2-in-1 13.5″ WUXGA+ Touchscreen i7-1255u €1,499 (RRP:
1,799) - HP Specter x360 2-in-1.16″ 3K+ IPS Touchscreen | i7-12700H 1,699 (MSRP:
1,999)
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Gaming at Logitech: “Brand Week” with mouse, keyboard & more
There are hammer discounts on gaming mice, keyboards, headsets, webcams and more in Amazon’s “Logitech Brand Week”.
Source: Logitech, Amazon, PC Games
Gaming is not only in the context of laptop and notebook at Amazon discount theme. The “Logitech Brand Week” is currently running with top prices on products from the peripheral manufacturer. The areas of gaming mouse, gaming keyboard, gaming headset and webcam are also part of the game. The Logitech G PRO Wireless gaming mouse costs EUR 79.90, keyboards such as the Logitech G910 EUR 109 and the G533 wireless gaming headset for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X EUR 77.77. Amazon grants discounts of up to 50% across all areas.
Instead of a gaming laptop: buy an SSD for the PS5
Buying an SSD for PC & PS5: This week Amazon is once again offering big discounts, including on the popular SSD 980 Pro.
Source: PCG, Crucial, Samsung, WD
Gamers who not only play on gaming laptops or PCs, but also on consoles, are of course also interested in other products. Anyone who recently bought a new PS5 and is now thinking about upgrading the memory can look forward to the price development of SSDs. The popular SSD 980 Pro from Samsung in particular has become significantly cheaper in recent weeks. Whether with or without heatsink or in 1TB or 2TB, Amazon is now selling the SSD much cheaper than it was in mid-January.
Save on technology: Top offers beyond gaming laptops in our Daily Deals
In addition to hardware from areas such as gaming laptops, you will find other top offers in our editorially prepared Daily Deals: graphics card, motherboard, gaming monitor, gaming mouse, gaming chair, TV, SSD, gaming highlights and many other products for PC -, PS5, Xbox and Nintendo players from Amazon, Media Markt and Co., often at greatly reduced prices. But we also present selected hardware store bargains every day in the Daily Deals.
