Our favorite budget gaming laptop is the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16. Of the laptops with RTX 4050 graphics that we've tested, it's the fastest. It also supplies a big and bright 16-inch, 16:10 display and adds a bit of aluminum to what is typically an all-plastic design at its price.

When it comes to shopping for the best cheap laptops, you can do a lot with $1,000. (Heck, even $500 cuts some mustard nowadays.) But you'll probably have to make some compromises along the way to stay below that price point.

The Dell G15 Gaming Laptop is currently available for a sale price of $699.99, reflecting a savings of $200. This laptop is equipped with a 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13450HX processor, which features a 20