PC gaming on a budget is always tricky. You can double those issues if you’re looking for a gaming laptop. But today you can grab an Asus TUF laptop with an AMD Ryzen processor and RTX 4060 graphics card for just $649.99 from Staples, a solid discount on a reliable budget pick.
The TUF A15 is already fairly affordable at its $900 retail price, considering the much-loved AMD/Nvidia combo. That’s a six-core Ryzen 5 7535HS processor and a GeForce RTX 4060 discrete card with 8GB of memory. That’s on top of 16GB of DDR5 RAM in the laptop itself, plus 512GB of storage, both of which can be upgraded easily with just a screwdriver.
This is a fairly typical budget gaming design, which means it’s a chunky boy at 0.88 inches (22.4mm) thick and almost five pounds maximum (2.22kg). But that means it also gets a 15.6-inch 1080p screen with a 144Hz refresh rate, which should be easy to hit on most games at medium settings with its specs, plus a beefy 90-watt-hour battery. That won’t win any marathons if you’re gaming on it, but the 100-watt charger should get it back up to full quickly.
Double USB-C (one USB 4) and USB-A ports, full-sized HDMI, and full-sized Ethernet should have you covered for all your port needs. You can get all the info you need on this particular model (the 2023 version) from PCWorld’s full review.
Gaming laptops with a solid graphics card at this price tend to sell out quickly, so hop on the sale fast if you’re in the market. If not, be sure to check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best laptops.
Get an RTX 4060 gaming laptop for $650