[USA] Don’t miss these Top 3 Gaming Laptop Deals for October – ASUS on top again
While schools and universities have just begun, it doesn’t mean that gamers need to quit their hobby or get a sweet deal on a new laptop. In fact, gaming laptops are some of the most popular among students all around, as they bring performance and good cooling. Today we’re taking a good look at the Top 3 Laptops from our Top 100 Best Gaming Laptop Deals as all of them have been through our lab and rigorous testing process, so we can give you a valuable assessment on whether you should purchase them or not.
As always, you can check out the Ranking right here, as it is updated daily and can always give you the best deal at the moment.
With that said, let’s see the laptops that we’ve picked for this month.
🥉ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513 Advantage Edition (2021) – #3
The Strix G15 might come with a higher price point, but you are getting a lot of value for the money you’re paying. Advantage Edition laptops offer both a full AMD combo of CPU and GPU, with the configuration that’s offered now sporting a Ryzen 9 5980HX, an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a boost clock speed of nearly 5.00GHz. While the Ryzen 5000-series came out in 2021, the performance and efficiency that it has is still something to write home about.
Paired with the RX 6800M mobile graphics card, you’ll bring pretty much any game to its knees, as it’s the most powerful AMD laptop graphics that was offered at the time. The QHD display is also superb for gaming, with a swift 165Hz refresh rate. It’s not only for gaming though, as the high color coverage (100% DCI-P3) provides punchy and sharp colors that any designer will love to work with. The only caveat is the lack of a webcam, as 2020 and 2021 were weird years for the ROG brand, as ASUS wanted to pivot towards their gaming devices being gaming first, laptop second.
Anyways, you can check out the deal right over here: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B09XD791VS?tag=lapto06-20&linkCode=assoc-rails-rate-card-link-code-tw3&th=1
🥈 HP Victus 15 (15-fb0000) – #2
The HP Victus laptops are HP’s most affordable gaming options. The early models were quite good, despite the boundy plastic lid, as you still received a pretty screen that was even able to be used for color work. However, the combo that we have here is the 2022 version, with a Core i5-12500H and an RTX 3050, which is a good budget combo for gamers and those who need performance. The display seems to be the IPS model, which is better, as we’ve tested the TN version, and you really ought to skip it.
Still, it’s not confirmed, however, the description does say a 178°-viewing angle, which is usually a sign that we’re working with an IPS panel. The design is also very sleek, so if just in need of a powerful machine that doesn’t scream “GAMER”, the Victus 15 presents a very good value proposition.
The link to the HP Victus 15 can be found right here: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B09X8KFRB4?tag=lapto06-20&linkCode=assoc-rails-rate-card-link-code-tw3&th=1
HP Victus 15 (15-fa0000, fb0000, fa1000, fb1000) in-depth review
Even though Victus is not HP's most affordable gaming brand, it actually presents you with the best offers. And a little something tells us that it won't be only seasonal.In fact, the Victus 15 (15-fb0000) can be your best way to enter the gaming world. In particular, the 15-fb0000 comes with AMD CPUs from the last generation - Ryzen 5 5600H, and Ryzen 7 5800H. This is great, because these processors are still very powerful, and are pretty easy to cool.Graphics-wise, your choices are a bit limited. You won't be able to get anything more powerful than an RTX 3050 Ti. However, even the [...]
Pros
- Fantastic price
- Good keyboard
- 2x SODIMM DDR4 + 1x M.2 slots (one supports Gen 4 drives)
- Good cooling
- Decent battery life
- Quick pixel response times (AUO AUO3B9C)
- No PWM (AUO AUO3B9C)
Cons
- Narrow viewing angles (AUO AUO3B9C)
- Only 52% sRGB coverage (AUO AUO3B9C)
- Flimsy hinges, resulting in a bouncy lid
🥇 ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517 – #1
We really love the TUF Dash series from ASUS and honestly, it’s quite sad that ASUS decided to discontinue it for 2023. What we got instead is the TUF A16, a thinner, all-AMD Gaming laptop. Now, to go back to the Dash F15, it weighs just 2.00 kg, while packing a 10-core Core i7-12650H and an RTX 3070. While the 3070 isn’t the most powerful one, running at 105W at peak TDP, it will still crush any game on the 15.6-inch 144Hz FHD display.
The whole package is also quite slim, at just 19.9 mm. With all of that and the stealthy chassis, which features an aluminum lid, you get a great gaming laptop that can also handle plenty of other heavy calculations and workloads. In case you want to stand out, go after the White and Black variant, which we’ve dubbed “The Stormtrooper”. Overall, it’s a great device if you can find it at a good price, as the CPU and GPU combo here can even be used for higher-res gaming on a discrete monitor, while the laptop is light enough to carry around and not be e burden on your back.
You can purchase the ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517 on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0B14KJ98S?tag=lapto06-20&linkCode=assoc-rails-rate-card-link-code-tw3&th=1
ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517 in-depth review
The TUF - F15 was ... wait, the TUF Dash F15 was a very solid laptop last year. However, it was hindered by its 35W CPU. In fact, we are pretty sure that a lot of manufacturers were really deceived by Intel's promises. While Tiger Lake proved to be successful in general, the 35W solutions were just not good enough, due to their low core count.Looking at the specs sheet of the TUF Dash F15 FX517 (or 2022), we see that the CPU choice is once again unorthodox. Instead of going for the absolute beast Core i7-12700H, ASUS has "settled" for a Core i7-12650H. Once again limited by a low core cou[...]
Pros
- MUX switch
- 2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 (one supports Gen 4 SSDs)
- Fast display options
- No PWM (Innolux N156HME-GAK (CMN153C))
- HDMI 2.0b (G-Sync)
- Adaptive Sync support (Innolux N156HME-GAK (CMN153C))
- Up to 9 hours of battery life
- The Armoury Crate offers a lot of customization
- Thunderbolt 4 connector
Cons
- No SD card reader
- Covers only 53% of sRGB (Innolux N156HME-GAK (CMN153C))
- CPU has some unextracted potential