Early Black Friday gaming laptop deals — 5 epic sales I'd recommend today

MSI THIN GF63: was $899 now $699 @ Target
As thin as the name suggests, this compact MSI model also packs an RTX 4050 to make it a capable gaming machine, particularly with more than 20% off — making this an ideal budget gaming laptop.

Acer Nitro V: was $949 now $699 @ Best Buy
All ready to go for Black Ops 6's imminent arrival, this compact 15-inch laptop has an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 and a 144Hz refresh rate, which pair nicely for Call of Duty's fast, fluid gameplay.

HP Victus: was $1,209 now $909 @ Amazon (use coupon)
Apply a coupon on the store page to save $300 on this HP Victus with 64GB of RAM and a terabyte of SSD to make it a powerful creative machine, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 makes it a great gaming machine too.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024): was $1,599 now $1,249 at Best Buy.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is one of the best gaming laptops you can buy, and this is a great deal that knocks $350 off a 2024 model with an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD. Plus, you get that lovely 14-inch 3K 120Hz OLED display!

Alienware m18 R2: was $3,299 now $2,799 @ Dell
This powerful Alienware machine has a slick cut-out hinge design and a big 18-inch screen for maximum immersion or multitasking potential. Add to that a 2TB M.2 drive, 64GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce 4080 and there's a lot to like.