But one way you can lighten the load is to just start with a gaming laptop, which packs in everything you need to get started in PC gaming without all the extra pieces. Of course, gaming laptops can be expensive, too, but plenty of budget options also exist.

The Intel Core 3-100U chip in the Dell 15 laptop isn't the most powerful you can get, but it's more than enough for basic computing work, and for less than $250, you're going to be hard pressed to find a 15-inch, full Windows 11 Home laptop with these kinds of specs.

If you figured Amazon Prime Day would be a good time of year to upgrade your gaming laptop, then you guessed correctly. Surprisingly however, Amazon isn't necessarily the best retailer with the best Prime Day gaming laptop deals.

Alienware is a master at creating powerful gaming laptops, and none says that better than its massive 18-inch Alienware m18 model. The good news is that it's now $400 off for Prime Day, and it comes with a commendable RTX 4070.

Here’s a giant saving on the excellent Asus Vivobook S14, which is superb value at £459.99. The powerful but slim 14in laptop runs on the latest Snapdragon X Plus processor, giving it improved energy efficiency and an impressive 20-hour battery life, while the 16GB of RAM can comfortably handle multitasking the most demanding software.

If you don't fancy a MacBook, then HP offers some great alternatives, often cheaper than its arch rival in the Windows laptop space, Dell, and with the four-day 'Prime Day' event drawing to a close, this could be your last chance to score a real bargain before Black Friday.

To get the most out of the RTX 5070 Ti, this Asus ROG Strix G16 offers even more premium specs, and it's now $300 off. It comes equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, a 1TB SSD and a 16-inch 2.5K resolution display with a 240Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. Now that's ready for next-level gameplay.

The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 (Windows 11 Pro, 1TB SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM, AMD Ryzen 7 processor) laptop is now just $899, down from its typical price of $2,999. This is an all-time low and a rare chance if you’re looking for a powerful machine for work.