This Asus TUF gaming laptop with an RTX 4070 is down to its lowest-ever price

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Jan 16: This gaming laptop deal must've been hugely popular as it's now sold out at Best Buy, but this excellent alternative is available at Walmart. I'll monitor stock for the next couple of days to see if it comes back, but it's likely this was a clearance deal with the new 50 series Nvidia GPUs on the way. Nicely done if you managed to score one yourself or stick with us for even more great gaming laptop deals as and when we see them.

The latest Nvidia GeForce 50-series of graphics cards were unveiled earlier this month and that’s led to some great laptop deals featuring the now older 40 series cards. One particular highlight is this Asus TUF 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop at Best Buy for $949.99 (was $1.399.99) – aka a sizeable discount of over 30%.

The laptop offers a lot of good hardware for the price but the highlight here is its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070. While it might soon be ‘old’ tech, it’s far from it in terms of what it’s actually able to handle. You’ll still be able to play plenty of great games on the move without having to pay the premium price of the 50 series GPUs.

At this price, the Asus TUF easily slips into being one of the best cheap gaming laptops but it doesn’t scrimp on quality. If I were looking for a new gaming laptop, I’d be tempted by this one.

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Asus TUF 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop
Asus TUF 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop: was $1,399.99 now $949.99 at Best Buy

The Asus TUF gaming laptop is a reliable option. It has a 13th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. There’s also its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU which works well alongside the 15.6-inch FHD 144Hz display. In short, this is a good all-rounder. It isn’t exceptional but you’ll be able to play all your favorite games without a hitch. It looks stylish too without being over the top in its gamer aesthetic.

While you won’t spot this Asus TUF in our look at the best gaming laptops, it still offers a lot of the same functionality. Its Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU means you can play games at 1440p in most cases.

I’ve owned a gaming laptop with a full HD screen with a high refresh rate and it’s a crucial feature to ensure that everything looks silky smooth while you play. Having used a monitor with a lower refresh rate, it’s almost surprising how quickly you get used to these more classy features.

For a gaming laptop, the Asus TUF is also reasonably easy to carry around, weighing in at just under five pounds and being 0.89-inch thin.

If you’re looking for something a little different, we’ve also spotted some good MacBook Pro deals for all your content creation aims. There are some good Dell laptop deals too with some including dedicated graphics cards.

Jennifer Allen
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Jennifer is a roving tech freelancer with over 10 years experience. Having graduated from Swansea University with a degree in Media and Communication Studies, and later with a diploma from Staffordshire University with a post graduate diploma in Computer Games Design, she's written for a huge number of publications, including T3, FitandWell, Top Ten Reviews, Eurogamer, NME and many more. 

Her main areas of interest are all things B2B, smart technology, wearables, speakers, headphones, and anything gaming related, and you'll find her writing everything from product reviews to buying guides and hunting down the latest coupon codes to save you money. In her spare time, she enjoys the cinema, walking, and attempting to train her pet guinea pigs. She is yet to succeed.

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