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日本[October 2022] Top 3 Best Gaming Laptop Deals
Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) in-depth review
The choice of budget gaming laptops nowadays is pretty much limitless. But before you search for any device you have to pick between Intel and AMD. And since we've already covered the Intel version of the Nitro 5, it is time to show you how the AMD model fairs against the competition in this class.Even though it is an affordable offering, the Nitro 5 (AN515-45) can go as high as the Ryzen 9 5900HX, and the RTX 3080 with 100W of TGP. Obviously, this option will cost you an arm and a leg, but it will be significantly less expensive than something like the Predator Helios 300.In addition[...]
Pros
- Great price/performance ratio
- Decent keyboard with an optional RGB backlight
- Fast-paced display options
- Two M.2 slots + 2.5-inch SATA (connector and screws included inside the box)
- The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
- Cool internals and externals
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
- Covers only half of sRGB (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
- Slow pixel response times (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 57.5Wh, 4-cell, 57.5Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm (14.31" x 10.04" x 0.94")
- Weight
- 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Far-Field Microphones
- Speakers
- 2 Speakers, Acer TrueHarmony Technology
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock Slot
All Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) configurations
MSI GF65 Thin 10Sx in-depth review
Okay, everybody, today we have the return of the dragon. Or... the thin and light dragon... or the fashion dragon. Who cares. We are talking about the MSI GF65 Thin 10Sx, that is now outfitted with the 10th Generation Intel processors, and can be purchased with an RTX GPU!But wait a second. When we tested the GF63 last year, it was barely able to handle a GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. How is it going to ever cool down an RTX 2060? Well, it happens that MSI has worked a lot over their new laptop and its cooling solution. And naturally, we are eager to test how good (or bad) of a job did they do!A[...]
Pros
- Thin and light chassis
- Two M.2 NVMe slots and up to 64GB of dual-channel memory
- Lack of PWM-adjusted brightness (AUO B156HAN13.0)
- Good price
Cons
- Lacks an SD card slot and Thunderbolt 3 support
- Uncomfortable input devices
- Underdesigned cooling solution
- Covers only 50% of sRGB (AUO B156HAN13.0)
- Slow pixel response times, despite the 120Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN13.0)
MSI GF65 Thin 10Sx - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot + 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe/SATA slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 48GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 51Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359 x 254 x 21.7 mm (14.13" x 10.00" x 0.85")
- Weight
- 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 4K@30Hz
- Ethernet LAN
- GB Lan
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5 mm combo
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD (720p@30FPS)
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI GF65 Thin 10Sx configurations
GIGABYTE A5 - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 1000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 48.96Wh
- Dimensions
- 361 x 258 x 29 mm (14.21" x 10.16" x 1.14")
- Weight
- 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Displayport mini
- Card reader
- SD
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 1x Headset port + 1x Microphone port
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3
- Optical drive
All GIGABYTE A5 configurations
Top 3 Best Laptop gaming Deals by their price per performance ratio!
We’ve taken into account ONLY the gaming performance. Of course, these notebooks have many more qualities but we’ll mostly focus on their gaming capabilities.
#3 Acer Nitro 5
Sooner or later, the Nitro 5 will always find its way into these rankings, as despite not looking its best, the 2021 model brings modern hardware and a high refresh rate display. The configuration that we’re talking about now comes with a Ryzen 5 5600H and a 95W RTX 3060. While the wattage isn’t the highest, the GPU is still nigh-unstoppable in 1080p. The display comes with a 144Hz refresh rate.
[Ryzen 5 5600H, 512GB SSD, 144Hz IPS screen]
[3DMark Fire Strike Score (Graphics): 19923]
#2 MSI GF65 Thin
MSI comes in with a portable gaming device called the GF65 Thin. It has a decent price of $864.99 [865] for a configuration with the Core i5-10500H and a 75W RTX 3060. While the wattage is lower, it’s so the GPU can survive in a smaller form factor. Yes, the 10500H is now more than two years old, but it’s still got the single-core performance that’s essential for gaming.
[Core i5-10500H, 512GB SSD, 144Hz IPS screen]
[3DMark Fire Strike Score (Graphics): 19126]
#1 GIGABYTE A5
While GIGABYTE has its dedicated AORUS brand for gaming products, they also release cheaper laptops under their own monicker. The GIGABYTE A5 is an AMD-powered laptop that right now is listed at $849.99.
For that price, you get a Ryzen 5 5600H, a 6-core 12-thread CPU with a boatload of gaming performance, and a 130W RTX 3060, a GPU that dominates 1080p gaming, which you can enjoy plenty of thanks to the 240Hz FHD screen.
[Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM, 240Hz IPS screen]
[3DMark Fire Strike Score (Graphics): 22657]
Keep in mind that the prices are fluctuating so we’ll leave a link to our ranking page where you can always see the current prices. See ya next month!
