We all know that
gaming laptops are ridiculously expensive and can cause a big hole in our
pockets. You may find some fancier models costing around $3,000. Here you will
find affordable gaming laptops that offer impressive graphics that handle the latest
games, smooth frame rates, and excellent audio.
And the best part of
that is you can get all those cool features without worrying about lag and
heating problems. So if you're currently on the lookout for a competitive yet
affordable gaming laptop, then you better check out this list.
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Acer Aspire VX5-591G
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This laptop has
everything you need to look for in a gaming laptop. It has fast memory, sharp
graphics, and a quality design. Wrapped in an aggressive design of red lines,
large fan exhausts and a sturdy silver plastic hinge, you'll know that it's a
machine that's built for gaming. The speakers have a decent sound, and the
1080 HD screen is high quality providing clear images with accurate color.
It has 16 GB DDR4
RAM from the latest generation running at 2133 Mhz, as well as the recently
released (7th gen) Intel Core i7-7700 HQ processor. It also has a 256 GB
solid state drive for that super fast boot and load.
You may need to get
an external storage for this because there's no HDD, which means all the
included memory is the 256 GB from the SSD.
The Acer delivers
what is most important in a gamin laptop -- the graphics card. Backed by the
Nvidia GTX 1050Ti, the computer can run all the latest games with solid fps
on medium-high settings.
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Lenovo Y700 14-inch
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Carbon fiber,
powerful audio, and an Intel Core i7 processor make the 14-inch Lenovo Y700 a
formidable multimedia/gaming laptop. Its underperformance compared to its
Nvidia-powered competitors, its AMD graphics is compensated with the loud JBL
speakers, which punch well above their weight class.
If you're looking
for something portable and affordable, the Y700 is worth a look.
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Dell Inspiron i5577
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The Dell Inspiron
i5577 offers a deal you just cannot resist -- included SSD, a potent graphics
card, powerful processor and a saving of $200.
This laptop is
lightweight for a gaming laptop but with a modest and professional look. It
has a sturdy matte black plastic housing, diamond curved edges, and red
details. The palm rest has a slide-resistant coating that feels great. The
screen provides crisp, vibrant graphics. The speakers sound good although
it's not this laptop's strongest point. With a RAM of 8 GB, you don't to
worry about a thing if you're just looking for a gaming laptop; 8 GB of RAM
is sufficient enough for gaming.
The i5577 comes with
a 256 GB SSD, which will make booting up, transferring, adding or loading
files fast.
If you can afford
having a smaller hard drive and less RAM, you will love the Dell Inspiron
i5577.
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Acer V17 Vn7-792G
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A big round of
applause to Acer for doing a great job with their 17-inch Nitro Black
Edition. It gets the same looks and slender body as the smaller versions, but
performs smoother under load, runs cooler and can be paired with excellent
screen options. Most models are also competitively priced, and even the
top-tier models offer a lot for the money, but they are just not for
everyone.
Looks aside, this
laptop is also well built. Lifting the lid reveals the 17.3-inch, 1080p
display with its significant bezel, an aluminum deck, the Tobii eye-tracking
IR camera, and a red, backlit keyboard. (The latter is the only giveaway that
it's a gaming notebook, but you can turn it off.) There’s little flex in the
screen and the keyboard frame, and in fact this 17-inch model actually feels
a bit sturdier built than the 15-inch variant. That’s good. The hinges are
smartly designed as well and allow users to easily lift the screen with a
single hand, but also keep the screen firmly in place when needed.
On to more practical
aspects, the laptop’s interior is roomy, with a large palm-rest, as expected
from a 17-inch laptop. The screen is great for watching videos, reading text
, browsing or performing tasks that require a color accurate panel and it’s
also bright and with decent blacks.
Hardware wise, the
Nvidia 960M graphics chip with 4 GB of video memory is paired with a
quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (up to 32 GB of
RAM supported in the two available slots) and dual storage, with a 2.5-inch
hard drive and an M.2 SATA SSD.
Overall, the Acer
Aspire V17 Nitro VN7-792G checks many of the right boxes. It’s built well and
looks really good, sleeker than most of its rivals. It also gets a splendid
display, it offers the performance expected from such a device and runs
fairly cool, even under load.
Price: starts from $999
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Asus K501UW
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Is having a larger
solid state drive one of your requirements for a gaming laptop? Do you prefer
a solid but not too flashy design? Do you also want it to have a power-packed
hardware? Then, the ASUS K501UW can answer all of these questions with a
"Yes."
This laptop has a
rather discrete design. With an elegant yet sturdy gray metal cover, you'd be
surprised what's hidden underneath.
Inside, you find
just like most of the laptops in the list the Nvidia Gtx 960m graphics
card. The CPU is the Intel Core i7-6500U, about equally
powerful as the top rated processor, the i7-6700HQ. The 8GB
RAM is of the modern type DDR4.
One of
the weaker parts of the laptop is the screen. It’s a decent
display, but there are far better screens on other laptops in this price
range.
The main thing that
makes this laptop stand out is the 512GB SSD. With this much memory, you
can store a lot of files and program and always have quick access to them
with the help of the solid state drive. Unfortunately, there is no included
HDD so for some people that like to install a lot of programs and store
a lot of files, the rather small amount of memory could be an issue.
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