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Black Friday gaming laptop deals live — Save up to $1,100 on RTX 50 laptops right now

Alienware 16 Area-51
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Gaming laptops equipped with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs can deliver exceptional performance, making them highly desirable in 2025. While these notebooks certainly pack plenty of power, even lower-end models can be pricey. However, with Black Friday approaching, we’re now seeing huge discounts on these machines.

Whether it’s a laptop packing the modest RTX 5050 or the beefy RTX 5080, there are some great deals that can save you a lot of money. This includes the RTX 5050-driven Alienware 16 Aurora for $300 off at Dell and the RTX 5060-powered Lenovo Legion 5 for $998 at Walmart. If you want serious power, the Alienware 16 Area-51 with an RTX 5080 GPU is currently $750 off at Dell.

I review the best gaming laptops, so I can confirm that these are some of the best deals on RTX 50 laptops available right now. If you’re looking to upgrade your gaming experience, these machines will deliver the goods.

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Best RTX 50-series laptop deals

Alienware 16 Aurora (RTX 5050)
Save $300
Alienware 16 Aurora (RTX 5050): was $1,199 now $899 at Dell
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An RTX 50-series gaming laptop for under $1,000? That's right, as the Alienware 16 Aurora is bringing strong entry-level gaming to an all-new low. Along with its RTX 5050 GPU (Nvidia's DLSS 4 excels at delivering sky-high frame rates), expect an Intel Core 7 240H CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) LED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Its 512GB storage is a tad lacking, but you can customize to add more if needed.

Lenovo Legion 5 (RTX 5060)
Lenovo Legion 5 (RTX 5060): was $1,549 now $998 at Walmart
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This model of Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop is a steal at $999 thanks to its 15.6-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 512GB SSD. It also comes with three free months of Xbox Game Pass for PC, making this a great gift for the PC game fan in your life.

Gigabyte  Aero X16
Gigabyte Aero X16: was $1,649 now $1,349 at Best Buy
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With the power it packs, this Gigabyte Aero 16X offers incredible value now that it's $300 off. It's the sweet spot for mighty mid-range power, sporting an AMD Ryzen Al 7 350 CPU, RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD. Along with its 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display with a 165Hz refresh rate, expect to play the latest PC games with super smooth frame rates. This is a steal, but for an even more affordable configuration, the RTX 5060 model also has a steep discount.

Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5060)
Save $100
Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5060): was $1,549 now $1,449 at Dell
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Easily one of my favorite gaming laptops for value, the Alienware 16X Aurora is now $100 off. Now for under $1,500, you get an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX CPU, an RTX 5060 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD. This is a gaming laptop that impresses across the board, even if I found it to be a little on the larger size. But that makes room for its glorious 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display with a 240Hz refresh rate.

Razer Blade 14 2025 (RTX 5070)
Razer Blade 14 2025 (RTX 5070): was $2,699 now $1,799 at Razer
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This Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop model sports the line's trademark 14-inch OLED 3K 120Hz display along with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU, 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. This is the lowest I've ever seen this laptop, and while you can get it for the same price at other retailers, you get a free copy of the game Arc Raiders if you buy through Razer.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 5070 Ti)
Save $950
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 5070 Ti): was $2,849 now $1,899 at BHPhoto
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This model of Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is a slick gaming laptop powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. It also has a 16-inch (2560 x 1600) OLED 240Hz display with HDR support that ensures all your games and movies will look amazing.

Lenovo  Legion Pro 7i (RTX 5080)
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 5080): was $3,499 now $2,349 at BHPhoto
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This Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is an elegant gaming laptop powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU and 32GB of RAM. That's good enough to run even the best PC games well on the 16-inch (2560 x 1600) OLED 240Hz display, and you can fit a lot of your favorites on the 2TB of SSD storage you get.

Alienware 18 Area-51 (RTX 5080)
Alienware 18 Area-51 (RTX 5080): was $3,299 now $2,749 at Dell
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Looking for a bigger screen? Well, expect an even bigger discount on the Alienware 18 Area-51 with an RTX 5080, sporting an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD. It's still one pricey beast, but for the ultimate, high-end performance, along with its 18-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display with a 300Hz refresh rate, this laptop won't disappoint. What's more, the RTX 5090 model also has the same big price cut.

MSI Raider 18 HX AI (RTX 5090)
Save $1,160
MSI Raider 18 HX AI (RTX 5090): was $4,899 now $3,739 at Best Buy
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For the pinnacle of gaming power, this MSI Raider 18 HX AI will do just the trick, as it's now over $1,100 off! It's still a very pricey machine, but this desktop replacement will be able to play anything you throw at it at the highest settings. Expect an Intel Core Ultra 9 285HHX CPU, an RTX 5090 GPU, 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD. And its 18-inch 4K (3840 x 2400) display with a 120Hz refresh rate will show off some mighty fine visuals.

Tony Polanco
Senior Computing Writer

Tony is a computing writer at Tom’s Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending too much time on X/Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC bars with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming sites.

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