Gaming laptop deals at Best Buy feature huge $300 price cuts on RTX machines right now

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Things sure have been quiet on the gaming laptop deals front in the new year, but that looks to change this week with Best Buy's first big sales event of 2021.

Starting with this $300 discount on the 15.6-inch MSI GF65 for just $899.99, Best Buy's gaming laptop deals are looking to save you big bucks if your sights are set on a machine with an RTX graphics card specifically.

This particular spec also features a 512GB SSD, 8GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i7-9750H - an older processor, but one that's still capable of putting out great framerates on modern games at 1080p. Subsequently, this one's a good choice if you're looking for a fast machine but don't quite want to fork out the $1,000+ that most machines with this kind of spec fetch.

Update: Even though this article was originally published over the weekend, this fantastic gaming laptop deal is still available as of writing. If the above is also out of your price range, it's also been joined by this slightly more mid-range 15.6-inch MSI GF65 for $799 - also at Best Buy currently.

A $200 price cut on this second gaming laptop deal isn't quite as good as the more premium spec above, but considering this machine still has an Intel Core i7, 512GB SSD, 8GB of RAM, and GTX 1660 Ti, it's still a great option. The graphics card on this spec is definitely a downgrade, though if you're more of a casual gamer it might be worth it for you to pocket the extra $100 you'll save with this particular machine over the other MSI.

Gaming laptop deals at Best Buy

MSI GF65 Thin 15.6-inch gaming laptop: ~~$999~~ $799.99 at Best Buy
Save $200 - If the above is a little out of your price range, consider this slightly down-graded spec, also on sale at Best Buy. A combination of a 512GB SSD, 8GB of RAM, GTX 1660 Ti, and Intel Core i7-9750H makes this MSI GF65 Thin a great choice if you're shopping in those upper-midrange price brackets. Even though that processor is a little older now, it's still plenty fast, and that 1660 Ti will get you all set for great 1080p performance.

Best Buy - see all of today's gaming laptop deals
Amazon - also features gaming laptop deals this weekend
Walmart - gaming laptops starting at just $589 right now

For more excellent choices, including lower-priced alternatives, head on over to our main cheap gaming laptop deals page, where you'll find options for all budgets this week.

Alex is deals editor at Future PLC and an all-around expert at one thing - saving readers as much cash as possible while scoring them the best products for their needs. With content that's always packed full of helpful information, no-nonsense expertise, and of course deals, Alex has also written for other leading sites such as T3 and GamesRadar. At work, you'll find him mostly covering computing, gaming, and advising people on how to save on their cell phone plans. Outside of work, you'll find him playing guitar, indulging his love for music, or down at the local climbing gym mostly hanging off boulders far too difficult for his abilities.

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