The annual Labor Day sales aren't always known for deals on gaming laptops, but I've been surprised by the quality of this year's discounts from Best Buy, Dell, and other leading retailers. In fact, today's sales have some of the lowest prices I've seen all year on not just older models, but also ones with new RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 graphics cards.
Before I get to those, I recommend those on a budget consider this super-cheap Asus TUF A15 for just $649.99 (was $899) at Staples. I've been recommending this one for a few weeks now, but it easily remains the best budget option with its RTX 4060. Sure, this graphics card is a little older now, but it pairs nicely with this A15's Ryzen 5 chipset and 16GB of RAM for a solid budget 1080p gaming machine.
Another one of my favorites is this MSI Katana 15 for $1,099 (was $1,499) at Walmart. It's the cheapest machine I've seen so far carrying an RTX 5070 graphics card – and you also get a really, really nice 14th-gen Intel Core i7 chipset. It's a shame that it's only got 16GB of RAM, but that's an easy DIY upgrade – plus, it's enough to get you started with decent performance right out the box.
You can read more about these deals below, plus five other excellent gaming laptops that are on sale.
Today's best Labor Day gaming laptop deals
Shop more of today's best Labor Day sales
- Amazon: 50% off TVs, AirPods & vacuums
- Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $89
- Appliances: 50% off at Best Buy
- Back-to-school: tech, supplies & clothing from $9
- Best Buy: $1,000 off TVs, laptops & headphones
- DreamCloud: up to 60% off mattresses + free accessories
- Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
- Lowe's: 40% off major appliances
- Nectar: mattress deals from $349, up to 50% off
- Samsung: up to $1,500 off major appliances
- Target: 30% off patio, clothing & accessories
- Walmart: furniture, cheap TVs & vacs from $69
- Wayfair: 70% off sitewide