Most gaming laptops with RTX 4050 graphics tend to run between $800 and $1,000, which is why the Acer Nitro V really stands out. Right now, it’s on sale for $649.99 on Amazon. That’s $150 off ...

Even an entry-grade RTX 4050 laptop GPU will still offer decent performance, although the best gaming laptops will skew towards newer or more powerful alternatives such as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070.

With an Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 144Hz screen, this MSI Thin laptop offers a surprisingly capable spec for a very cheap price.

The RTX 4050 is no powerhouse, but it'll get you into mainstream gaming ... That $500 difference will buy a lot of PC games, and even a cheap external SSD to hold your game library, if you need more ...

But a six-core AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS paired with 16GB of DDR5 RAM is pretty darn solid in anyone’s book. Ditto for the Nvidia RTX 4050 laptop GPU with 6GB of VRAM.

An RTX 4070 gaming PC for under $1,000 is pretty much ideal for this late into the current GPU generation. That's because you're not spending so much that you can't upgrade down the line—perhaps ...