There are a handful of options around that price, but I’d recommend Dell’s new G15 above any other. If you’re shopping for a new gaming laptop, the absolute floor of prices is around $800. The budget champ: Dell G15 Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The screen comes with a 165Hz refresh rate, though, so it’s still solid for gaming. The display isn’t the best, either, with decent color and accuracy, but poor brightness. For as impressive as the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 is, it’s a little heavy at over 5 pounds, and it’s a bit thick at 0.86 inches. You don’t save over $1,000 without cutting a few corners, though. At its native resolution of 2,560 x 1,600, it delivers above 60 frames per second (fps) in games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Returnal when configured with an RTX 4070. Consistently, Lenovo’s laptops punch above the hardware inside of them, and the Legion Pro 5 is no different. What really stands out is the performance, though. The keyboard is also excellent, which is a surprising plus for a laptop that’s focused on providing a good value. The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 delivers over eight hours of battery life away from the charger, and it supports USB-C charging so you don’t need to carry the 230W AC adapter around. Starting at around $1,100, it’s a crazy deal assuming you don’t mind a larger laptop that’s a little heavier in your backpack. You can get all of the performance of the Razer Blade 14 for half the price with the Lenovo Legion Pro 5. The all-arounder: Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Most college students won’t be able to afford a machine like the Razer Blade 14, but if you can, it’s worth the price. You should use the 230-watt AC adapter for the fastest charge and best performance, but the Blade 14 supports up to 100W of charging over the USB-C port, allowing you to quickly top off with a small wall adapter between classes.Īll of the previous perks of the Razer Blade 14 still apply here, too - the keyboard is one of the best you can find on a laptop, performance is competitive across the board, and the 240Hz display is gorgeous. After tuning the machine in Razer Synapse, you can easily get over eight hours of battery life out of the Ryzen 9 7940HS and RTX 4070 inside the laptop.Īnd on battery life, another huge plus for the Razer Blade 14 is USB-C charging. The CPU itself is also a decent performer, though it really shines due to its efficiency. First, the machine debuts AMD’s Ryzen AI in the CPU, which enables webcam effects like background blur and and eye contact during video calls with much higher quality than we typically see. It’s almost the perfect gaming laptop for college, and if it wasn’t for the $2,400 list price (yikes), it would be perfect. I’m building a new PC - here’s how I chose the components for it Why I couldn’t live without an ultrawide gaming monitor This new gaming laptop might have water cooling and an RTX 4090
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