Here come the Memorial Day PC gaming deals(opens in new tab), as if there weren't enough reasons to splash out at this time of year already. Now we're being tempted with tech, too.
For anyone on the lookout for a sleek, business-look laptop that you can do a sneaky bit of gaming outside of work, this the one for you. It's a Gateway laptop, which are only available online through Walmart right now, and this one's an absolute steal at $699(opens in new tab).
That's down from $1,169, saving you a ridiculous $470 on a pretty versatile laptop. Here, you're not just getting an 11th Gen Intel chip, you'll be running games off that current-gen RTX 3050, too. Sure that comes in at the lower end for modern games, but some graphical tweaks will have you screaming through those frame rates.
Gateway | Nvidia RTX 3050 | Intel Core i5 11400H | 15.6in | 1080p | 120Hz | 16GB RAM | 512GB NVMe SSD | $1,169$699 at Walmart (save $470)(opens in new tab)Now Gateway is back in the game, you can bet you'll be finding deals like this pop up from time to time. This one's on the lower end of Intel's 11th Gen, but it's still a nifty mobile CPU. That, coupled with the RTX 3050 and not-so-sluggish 120Hz monitor, should deliver some great gaming sessions at entry-level. It even comes with a camera, and could easily pass as a work laptop on the weekdays… just sayin.
Thanks to the 1080p resolution, this little machine won't have to work as hard to make the most of its 120Hz refresh rate. And 16GB of memory will see you right for a bit of multitasking, if you need to get a few jobs underway at once.
The metallic chassis is much more conservative than a lot of gaming laptops out there. You even get a camera that's not in a stupid position, i.e. aiming
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