Not all gaming laptop deals are built the same - and you can easily cheapen your way out of a playable system by shopping in the budget category and not paying attention to your spec sheet. While this most frequently happens with older RTX 3050 systems these days, it's more often the RAM that you need to watch out for.

We've pulled out offers from entry-level portables on the cheap to high-end machines that are great for content creation as well as gaming, for hundreds of dollars off. Here are the top gaming laptop deals for October.

The HP Victus 15 may be an entry-level gaming laptop, but it still has great features like a 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium VRR support. And right now, you can save $350 on one at Best Buy.

As a Senior Shopping Reporter here at Mashable, I've been scouting and vetting the best laptop deals across major retailers and OEMs for nearly two years. Read on for my top picks

Frugal gamers know Black Friday is one of the best times of the year to buy a gaming laptop (especially the pricier ones) for less. Black Friday 2024 falls on Nov. 29, a shopping tradition held on the day after Thanksgiving.