Amazon doesn't have any good early Prime Day deals on gaming laptops. Here's where to shop instead.

You can save up to $1,200 elsewhere.
By Haley Henschel  on 
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A couple configurations of last year's Razer Blade 17 have hefty discounts at Best Buy. Credit: Razer

SAVE UP TO $1,200: We've compiled a running list of the best gaming laptop deals around the web ahead of Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, the retail giant's fall Prime event from Oct. 10 to 11.

A quick look at the best early Prime Day gaming laptop deals:

Best gaming laptop deal under $1,000
the MSI Thin GF63

Best gaming laptop deal under $1,500
MSI Stealth 14 Studio (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,299.99 at Best Buy + free 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription (save $200)
the MSI Stealth 14 Studio

Best gaming laptop deal under $2,000
the Razer Blade 17

It's tough to recommend buying a gaming laptop from Amazon. Too many of its listings come from sketchy third-party sellers, have misleading inflated MSRPs, or feature no-longer-worth-it models that have been discontinued by their manufacturers. (Sometimes all three.) And competing retailers tend to offer much better deals — even when Amazon hosts its spotlight-hogging Prime sales.

As such, we're looking beyond Amazon for gaming laptop deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, the retail giant's fall Prime Day-style savings event (scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11). Best Buy is the obvious winner so far, having dropped a bunch of discounts on Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer models as part of its monthlong holiday sneak peek sale. But Target came through with one gem for its weeklong Circle Week sale, which runs in stores, online, and in the Target app through Saturday, Oct. 7.

Below, we're keeping a curated list of all of the best gaming laptop deals you can score at different retailers in the week leading up to Prime Big Deal Days. All models have been cross-checked with their brands' websites to make sure their specs, pricing, and discounts are legit so you can buy with confidence:

Early Prime Day gaming laptop deals under $1,000

Why we like it

The 15.6-inch MSI Thin GF63 measures just 0.85 inches thick and weighs in at 4.1 pounds, which is about as sleek and light as you'll get with a budget gaming laptop. This specific configuration comes with a mid-range, 12th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, a newer NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, and you can snag it on sale at Target for $999.99 through Oct. 7 if you're a member of its free Target Circle loyalty program. (That price will appear once you add it to your cart.) It typically retails for $1,199.99.

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Why we like it

Mediocre battery life aside, the latest iteration of MSI's 14-inch Stealth 14 Studio "is a well-executed content creation laptop," writes PCMag (which is owned by Mashable's publisher, ZiffDavis): "It crams lots of power and a brilliant screen into a light package." Best Buy currently has a 1TB model with a peppy 13th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and Geforce RTX 4060 graphics on sale for $1,299.99, or $200 off its MSRP. It also comes with a free 1-month trial of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate worth $16.99.

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Early Prime Day gaming laptop deals under $2,000

Why we like it

Last year's Razer Blade 17 is a beefy gaming workhorse with a beautiful 17.3-inch QHD 240Hz display and vapor chamber technology that keeps it cool and quiet. The configuration with a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage usually retails for a whopping $3,199.99, but Best Buy currently has it on sale for $1,999.99 — a 38% savings. (That puts it at the same price as another Razer Blade 17 configuration with a slightly downgraded GeForce RTX 3060 GPU.)

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Haley Henschel
Senior Shopping Reporter

Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.

Haley received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and honed her sifting and winnowing skills at The Daily Cardinal. She previously covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, investigated exotic pet ownership for Wisconsin Watch, and blogged for some of your favorite reality stars.

In her free time, Haley enjoys playing video games, drawing, taking walks on Lake Michigan, and spending time with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). She really, really wants to get back into horseback riding. You can follow her on X at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].


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