You'll be hard-pressed to find a better bang-for-the-buck gaming laptop deal than this Lenovo IdeaPad 3 for $599 at Best Buy.
So far, it is the cheapest machine I've seen to feature an RTX 3050 Ti graphics card, which will get you some great 1080p gaming chops considering the price. At Just $600, this one is a great starter machine for someone just starting with PC gaming - or simply needs a cheap backup machine for when they're away from home.
Today's best cheap gaming laptop deal
Why I think this is a good choice right now
- Dirt-cheap (like, really cheap)
- 120Hz display
- A good candidate for upgrades
Going into this deal in a bit more detail, and specifically the reason why I've picked it out as the best cheap gaming laptop deal right now for those on a budget. First up, I've already mentioned the fact it's the cheapest machine to feature an RTX 3050 Ti graphics card, but it's also worth noting that it's got a 120Hz refresh rate display, which is one area where manufacturers tend to cheap out at this price. The Ryzen 5-5600H is also pretty serviceable, even though it's not the latest processor on the market by any means, it's a good pairing with the RTX 3050 Ti.
The two weakest areas in the specification with this Lenovo are the 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD - the latter being particularly tiny for a storage drive of 256GB. This won't give you much space to install many games at once, but the plus side is that both these components are fairly easy (and cheap) to upgrade yourself.
Want to see what else is out there right now? Here are a few other top choices from my main cheap gaming laptop deals roundup:
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