Quick! LOQ in a $450 discount on the Lenovo LOQ 15 gaming laptop before this Cyber Monday deal ends tonight

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Bad news: you missed Black Friday and the sales that came with it (and they were actually good this year). Good news: you still have time to take advantage of some equally good Cyber Monday deals, like this 41% discount on the Lenovo LOQ 15, slashing the price to $649.99 (~~was $1,099.99~~) at Best Buy.

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Today's best Lenovo LOQ 15 Black Friday deal

GPU: GeForce RTX 5050
Processor: Intel Core i5-13450HX
RAM: 16GB DDR5
Storage: 512GB

This is a pretty sweet deal from Best Buy on the entry-level Lenovo LOQ 15. Since you're getting a 50-series card here (Nvidia RTX 5050), you get all the power that comes with DLSS 4 for silky smooth gaming. Are you going to be able to set everything to "Ultra" and crank out 60 FPS? No. But you will be able to get into PC gaming at medium-high settings for under $700, which is basically unheard of in today's gaming laptop landscape.

With GPU and RAM prices skyrocketing once again, getting into PC gaming typically isn't cheap. Which is exactly why this Cyber Monday deal at Best Buy makes a whole lot of sense.

You're getting Nvidia 50-series graphics, an Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD for $649.99. That's an absolute steal in today's market.

Depending on the type of games you play, you may need to cycle a few out because of the relatively small storage space. But I fit plenty of games on my 512GB Steam Deck, so you should be able to keep a mix of triple-A and indie titles in your active library at any given time (even with Windows taking up more room than SteamOS).

If you're worried about performance, DLSS 4 will carry here. No, this Lenovo LOQ 15 configuration won't let you play Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K Ultra settings with ray tracing enabled. But for $649, you don't expect it to - this is a perfect fit for online games like Rocket League and Counter-Strike 2, and Nvidia's upscaling will let you hit solid framerates in visually impressive single-player games, too.

Plus, at 5.06 lbs (2.3kg) and a battery life of up to 7 hours, this laptop offers decent portability for gaming on the go.

Don't wait for this deal to disappear if you're thinking about getting into PC gaming or looking for a holiday gift. Best Buy attached a timer to this sale, which has already run the length of Black Friday, so I would be genuinely shocked if it were still here tomorrow.

Scroll down to see more Cyber Monday deals that are still live, and check out our guide to the best gaming laptops for even more choices.

More Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals

GPU: Nvidia RTX 5050
Processor: Intel Core 7-240H
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TB SSD

Amazon has knocked 23% off the usual $1,249.99 asking price, making this an excellent entry-level laptop with a stunning design and best-in-class build quality. For just over $900, you're getting a gorgeously-built gaming laptop that won't break the bank, yet offers enough power to be able to play modern games at medium to high settings. It's not often we can recommend an Alienware device as a great budget pick, but this is one of those times.