This new RTX 4090, 240Hz beast could be the gaming laptop of my dreams — and you can buy it right now

Maingear ML-17 gaming laptop in black against a yellow background.
(Image credit: Maingear)

To quote a certain wrinkly Sith Lord: “POWER! UNLIMITED POWER!!!” That sure seems like what Maingear’s freshly announced ML-17 gaming laptop could bring to the table. Available to buy immediately, this beast of a portable PC starts at $3,899. Yes, that’s a whole lot of cheddar, but dang are you getting some seriously tasty components for all the wads of cash.

The headline tech to get you all hot and bothered under the collar when it comes to this laptop? The Maingear ML-17 features an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor and sports a 17.3-inch 16:9 QHD screen (2560 x 1440) with a 240Hz refresh rate. Said display also supports G-Sync, ensuring playing the best PC games on this machine should be stutter-free with nary a hint of screen-tearing. 

Maingear’s ultra powerful gaming laptop also goes all out on the memory and storage front. Not only can it be upgraded with up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM (clocked to 4,800MHz), you can also opt to install up to three 4TB M.2 Gen 4 NVMe SSDs in this bad boy. That’s frankly a ludicrous amount of storage, but hey, I’m into it. 

When it comes to ports, the Maingear ML-17 has 2x Thunderbolt 5, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connections, a single DisplayPort, an HDMI slot, LAN port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. So yeah, this baby ain’t lacking in the ports department. 

It’s also future-proofed up the wazoo, thanks to the inclusion of Wi-Fi 7 support. Circling back to display features, the ML-17 can also be hooked up to either a duo of 6K monitors or a single 8K screen. Although even with this laptop's RTX 4090 GPU, you’re not going to be playing the best Steam games at 240 fps in 8K.

Finally, Maingear are going big on customization options with the ML-17. Available in a variety of pre-selected designs with matching desktop wallpapers, users also have the option of providing Maingear with their own unique art designs to create a highly bespoke gaming laptop that can look as funky as you want.

So if you happen to have money to burn and are in the market for a gaming PC with an almost unreasonable level of potential power, the Maingear ML-17 could be the dream machine you and all that lotto money have been waiting for. 

More from Tom's Guide

Category
Arrow
Arrow
Back to Gaming Laptops
Brand
Arrow
Processor
Arrow
RAM
Arrow
Storage Size
Arrow
Screen Size
Arrow
Colour
Arrow
Condition
Arrow
Price
Arrow
Any Price
Showing 10 of 26 deals
Filters
Arrow
(15.6-inch 512GB)
Our Review
2
MSI Cyborg 15 15.6” 144Hz FHD...
Amazon
Low Stock
Our Review
4
Cyborg 15 AI A1VFK-060CA...
Walmart
(15.6-inch)
Our Review
5
MSI 15.6" Cyborg 15 Gaming...
BHPhoto
Low Stock
(1TB SSD)
Our Review
8
Cyborg 15 AI A1VFK-060CA...
Walmart
Low Stock
Our Review
10
MSI Cyborg 15 2023 | 15.6"...
Walmart
Show more
Dave Meikleham
UK Computing Editor

Dave is a computing editor at Tom’s Guide and covers everything from cutting edge laptops to ultrawide monitors. When he’s not worrying about dead pixels, Dave enjoys regularly rebuilding his PC for absolutely no reason at all. In a previous life, he worked as a video game journalist for 15 years, with bylines across GamesRadar+, PC Gamer and TechRadar. Despite owning a graphics card that costs roughly the same as your average used car, he still enjoys gaming on the go and is regularly glued to his Switch. Away from tech, most of Dave’s time is taken up by walking his husky, buying new TVs at an embarrassing rate and obsessing over his beloved Arsenal. 

Read more
Nvidia GeForce RTX Gaming Laptop
Nvidia RTX 50-series gaming laptops spotted at Best Buy — here's how much you'll be paying
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI
RTX 50-series gaming laptops — here's why I think they'll be worth the upgrade
Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop
Act fast! Best Buy is selling RTX 4070 gaming laptops for $500 off
Alienware m16
Act fast! Alienware m16 with RTX 4080 is $560 off in huge Best Buy clearance sale
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i
Hurry and score $700 off this killer RTX 4090 gaming laptop
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) on a table
RTX 5070 gaming laptops will be my new gold standard — here's why
Latest in Gaming Laptops
The Razer Blade 16 (2025) on a couch
Razer Blade 16 with RTX 5060 spotted in new leak — with a pretty shocking $1,999 price tag
HP Omen 16 Slim laptop models front and back angles on colored background
HP reveals new RTX 50-series gaming laptops — and the Omen 16 Slim is the first on my radar
RedMagic 3D Gaming Laptop on display stand with people in the background
I just saw RedMagic's 3D gaming laptop at MWC 2025 — and it's like I'm in the game
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 on table with game controller and Tom's Guide Price Drop badge
This is the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop I've seen — get over $500 off in massive Best Buy deal
Nvidia RTX 50-sereis gaming laptops side by side in promo image
RTX 5090 laptop GPU becomes best-performing mobile graphics card in new benchmark — despite a strange result
Stylized Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series laptop graphic
Where to buy RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti gaming laptops — live updates and stock checker
Latest in News
A phone with the Plex logo in front of an out-of-focus background of movie posters
Yikes! Plex is getting a price hike and this key feature is going behind a pay wall
back of Iris Pixel 9a
Google Pixel 9a pre-orders delayed due to 'component quality issue' — here's when you can get one
An open lock depicting a data breach
Half a million teachers hit in major data breach with SSNs, financial data and more exposed — what to do now
Sony A95K QD-OLED TV in front of windows in a living room
This new TV breakthrough looks like a game-changer for OLED TVs
Apple iPhone 16 & 16 Plus hands-on.
Forget USB-C — a truly portless iPhone just got the all-clear from the EU
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 features on outer cover display
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE may arrive 'months' after the Z Flip 7 — here's why