Best Presidents Day gaming laptop deals: Alienware, Lenovo, HP, and more

Why buy a new fridge when you can grab a gaming laptop?

Finally thinking of retiring ye ol’ current gaming laptop? Struggling to play the latest titles at non-blurry graphics settings? This Presidents Day we’re spotting some decent and great gaming laptop deals from major manufacturers, from more-reasonably-priced Alienware laptops to HP and Dell budget rigs.

In the best value-vs.-performance department we have two sub-$800 gaming laptop picks: Dell has an Inspiron 15 7000 series gaming laptop at $782.49 after a $50 coupon (SAVE50). It comes with a Quad Core i5-7300HQ Kaby Lake 7th-gen processor, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, and a 256GB SSD. Over at HP, they are discounting the Omen 15t with Quad Core i7-7700HQ and GeForce GTX 1050 to only $799.99 (no coupon required). Both of these machines will run modern games without a sweat at medium or high settings.

The straight-up value champion from the list of 15 laptops below? HP’s Pavilion 15t which sports a Quad Core i5-7300HQ 3.5Ghz Kaby Lake 7th-gen processor along with a GTX 1050 for only $689.99 (use code LIBERTY17 for $10 off). It’s very similar spec-wise to the Dell 15 mentioned above, but you’re looking at a non-Ti GPU (slightly lower clock), plus a regular hard disk drive compared to the SSD found in the Dell. 

In the pricier and today-only department, all the Alienware machines are at a steeper-than-usual discount, but the deals are fairly limited in terms of time frame. The new Alienware 15 R3 with Core i7-7700HQ and a GTX 1060 is “only” $1,299.99. While pricey, this model comes with a sexy 300-nits IPS panel with G-SYNC enable — a rare feature in a laptop. The deal is today-only, won’t stack with coupons, and is currently 84% claimed as of writing.

*Note: Deals with an asterisk are today-only and will expire after tonight.

Alienware

Use code: SAVE50

• Alienware 15 Core i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060, 8GB, 300-nits IPS G-SYNC 1080p — $1,299.99  (list price $1,550)*
• Alienware 13 Core i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060, 8GB, 256GB SSD, 300-nits IPS 1080p — $1,322.99  (list price $1,669)
• Alienware 17 Core i7-7700HQ, RX 470, 8GB, 300-nits IPS 1080p — $1,322.99  (list price $1,500)
• Alienware 15 Core i5-7300HQ, GTX 1060, 8GB, 300-nits IPS G-SYNC 1080p — $1,175.99  (list price $1,350)

Dell

Use code: SAVE50

• Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Core i5-7300HQ, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1050 Ti — $782.49  (list price $900)
• Dell XPS 15 Core i7-7700HQ, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1050, 1080p InfinityEdge — $1,259.99  (list price $1,400)

HP

Use code: LIBERTY17

• HP Envy 17t Touch Core i7-7500U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, 940MX, 1080p Touch — $939.99  (list price $1,500)
• HP Omen 15t Core i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050, 1080p IPS, 8GB — $799.99  (list price $900)
• HP Pavilion 15t Core i5-7300HQ, GTX 1050, 1080p IPS, 8GB — $689.99  (list price $850)

Lenovo

• Lenovo Y900 Core i7-6820HK, 16GB, 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD, GTX 980M — $1,549  (list price $2,500)
• Lenovo Y700-15 Touch Core i7-6700HQ, 4K Touch, 16GB, 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD, GTX 960M — $1,249  (list $1,780) <- Code: PRESWKDEAL14
• Lenovo Y700-15 Touch Core i7-6700HQ, 16GB, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD, GTX 960M, 4K UHD — $1,059  (list $1,500) <- Code: PRESWKDEAL3
• Lenovo Y700-14 Core i5-6300HQ, 8GB, 1TB HDD, R9 M375, 1080p — $649  (list $1,050) <- Code: PRESWKDEAL4

Asus/MSI

• Asus ROG Core i7-6700HQ, GTX 970M, 12GB,1TB HDD — $829.99  (list price $1,200)*
• MSI GL62 Core i5-6300HQ, 32GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GTX 960M — $749  (list price $999)