This RTX 3070 laptop is cheaper than some RTX 3060 machines
MSI Pulse GL66 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 | Intel Core i7 11800H | 15.6-inch 1080p | 16GB RAM | 512GB NVMe SSD | $1,619.99$1,299.99 at Newegg (save $320)(opens in new tab) RTX 3070 gaming laptops tend to cost closer to $1,500, making this worth considering for its price alone. The CPU is a last-gen model, but it's still a capable 8-core, 16-thread chip that can turbo up to 4.6GHz, so definitely no slouch. You get a healthy 16GB of RAM for your money along with a useable 512GB NVMe SSD. You can always upgrade the SSD later down the line as well.
Good gaming laptops can be pricey. You want a powerful GPU, a quality CPU, a decent screen, and an overall spec that won't hold the machine back. You want all of this in a chassis that keeps those components cool and that won't do your back in lugging around on your daily commute. And if it looks good, then even better.
The good news is that this MSI Pulse GL66 laptop manages to tick plenty of these boxes including the all-important value one. It's rare to see a laptop packing an RTX 3070 for as little as this in fact. Those machines tend to come in closer to $1,500, and that's often when they're reduced. So this machine rocking up at a penny under $1,300(opens in new tab) is notable on its own. Newegg isn't trying to pull a fast one either, as the rest of the spec holds up well.
As ever it's the GPU that matters most to gamers, and the mobile take on the RTX 3070 is a potent pixel pusher. It'll drive this 1080p screen with everything maxed out without issue, and if you're one to hook your laptop to a desktop monitor, then you'll find it'll handle 1440p gaming easily enough too. Even 4K gaming isn't out of the question with some tinkering with the settings. You do of course get
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