Black Friday gaming laptop deals 2024: the best discounts available this week

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is one of our favorite laptops here at TechRadar, thanks to its powerful hardware, sleek design, and fantastic display. This model is even better than the one we reviewed earlier this year, and it's selling for nearly half its initial launch price for Black Friday. You definitely don't want to pass this one up.

MSI is known for its powerful gaming laptops, but usually come at a pretty hefty price point. The MSI Thin 15, however, is an absolute steal right now for under $600. This model has better specs than the one we reviewed a little while back (and which we gave 4.5 out of 5 stars), so for this price, you won't find better 1080p gaming on the go.

The MSI Katana 15 is one of our favorite laptops year after year, as it delivers phenomenal performance for the price. We gave it 4 out of 5 stars in our review, and the configuration on sale at Amazon right now offers even better specs capable of 1440p gaming at high framerates. This is definitely the midrange Black Friday gaming laptop deal to beat this year.

Another excellent MSI Katana deal, for a slightly different configuration. While the discount isn't the biggest, you're paying a fair price here for the specs on offer - and you're also getting recent specs here, unlike some listings. It's not cheap, but I'd say this is a wise investment if you're looking to play games smoothly for a good few years on this machine's 144Hz 1080p display.

We loved the Legion Slim 5 when we reviewed it last year, and seeing it marked down nearly 25% makes it an even better deal. As one of the cheapest OLED gaming laptops you're going to find, this Legion model is portable, powerful, and will get you fantastic 1080p gaming for a ridiculously low price.

If I had to buy a gaming laptop in the Dell Black Friday sale with my own money, it would be this Dell G16. At $1,299 what's not to like here? It's one of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop deals on the market right now and it has an incredibly powerful 13th gen Core i9 chipset, mechanical keyboard, and a 240Hz 1600p display. These are superb all-around specs and should last a few good years down the line in terms of performance.

Moving on to gaming laptops, my favorite cheaper option is this outstandingly good value Dell G15 with an RTX 4060 and Ryzen 7. These are outstanding specs to get at this price point and should be more than enough to get you started if you're aiming to play games at 1080p resolution. With 16GB out the box, this one doesn't need any glaring upgrades - although a 512GB SSD doesn't go far these days unless you're installing games with less storage requirement.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is one of the best gaming laptops that any PC gamer could buy - it features Nvidia's RTX 4060 gaming laptop with DLSS 3 and the Frame Generation software leading as significant performance boosters. Intel's i7-13650HX does some heavy lifting too, especially for those intent on content creation and multithreaded tasks.

A powerful RTX 4090 gaming laptop with an immersive mini-LED display, the Razer Blade 16 is simply one of the best gaming laptops on the market, and any discount on this system should be seen as generous - but this whopping $1300 price cut makes this Blade 16 the cheapest it's ever been.

The Lenovo Legion Go is among the best handheld gaming PCs available on the market, utilizing AMD's Z1 Extreme processor, also used in Asus' ROG Ally. Players will have an 8.8-inch 1600p 144Hz screen at their disposal, ready to provide immersive visuals in competitive games.

The Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme is a powerful handheld gaming PC, utilizing a 1080p 120Hz display. With features like VRR (variable refresh rate) and AMD's Fluid Motion Frames with FSR 3, you'll have one of the best portable gaming devices at your disposal.

The MSI Claw 155H is a powerful handheld gaming PC that is capable of providing great performance at its 1080p native resolution. It competes with the likes of Asus' ROG Ally using Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H processor, and offers a rich feature set including Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, and a nippy 120Hz display.

The HP Omen Transcend 14 is a fantastic laptop for 1080p gaming on the go with a gorgeous OLED display, great portability, and excellent design. We gave it 4 out of 5 stars in our review (it's battery life is terrible), and for the price, it's easily one of the best gaming laptops you can get in the UK right now this Black Friday.

With a solid £320 reduction for Black Friday, the Lenovo LOQ 15 is an excellent choice of midrange gaming laptop. Featuring an RTX 4060 graphics card, AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS processor, and a terabyte of high-speed SSD storage all crammed into a sleek, minimalist chassis, the LOQ 15 is one of the better UK gaming laptop deals we've seen this holiday season.

The Lenovo Legion 7i was a powerhouse gaming laptop when we reviewed it last year, and the latest model on sale right now at Lenovo has slightly better specs, making it an absolute steal right now at 10% off for Black Friday.

The MSI Thin 15 is a fantastic device for 1080p gaming on the go that doesn't break the bank, as we noted in our MSI Thin 15 review from a while back. This laptop offers a fast 144Hz refresh FHD display, 13th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, RTX 4050 GPU, and 16GB RAM. If we had a complaint, it'd be the rather small 512GB storage, but you can always upgrade it with a bigger SSD if necessary. And for the price, you really can't go wrong here.

We raved about the Gigabyte Aorus 16X earlier this year, with our own Lindsay Handmer calling it "one of the best performing gaming laptops I have tested" in his Aorus 16X review. Paired with a great 165Hz QHD+ display, 14th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU, and other great specs, this laptop will get you fantastic 1440p gaming on the road or at home for £550 off right now at Currys.

Thanks to its ridiculously powerful internal components (and RTX 4090 and Intel Core i9-14900HX plus 32GB of RAM), this iteration of Razer's iconic Blade 16 laptop can take full advantage of its gorgeous QHD+ OLED screen when playing the latest PC games. At almost 20% off, it's a solid deal for gamers seeking the best of the best this Black Friday.

Asus' ROG Ally Z1 Extreme provides a great balance within all regions of a handheld gaming PC, with incredible speakers, a 1080p 120Hz VRR screen (unlike the Lenovo Legion Go), and great performance thanks to AMD's processor.

The MSI Claw 135H might not be quite as powerful as its 155H big brother, but it's still a solid gaming device that can play the vast majority of games at its 1080p native resolution - just bear in mind that you might need to dial down the settings in some triple-A titles. Performance aside, it also offers a range of connectivity options and an excellent 7-inch 120Hz screen.