Gaming Laptops reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 171 Reddit reviews across 22 subreddits and 73 posts to rank the best Gaming Laptops brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/GamingLaptops, r/NoStupidQuestions, r/SuggestALaptop, r/runescape, r/LaptopDealsIndia. Top-rated brands include Lenovo (4.1/5), Asus (4.2/5), Acer (4.1/5).
Stats
Reviews171
Subreddits22
Posts73
Brands35
Products77
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#1
Lenovo
4.1
(46)
"Intel Core i7-14650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 with 8GB GDDR6, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD."
"Legions are very solid laptops, I don't regret buying mine one bit."
"Currently own a Legion 5 (i7-13650HX with a 4060) and its a great machine."
"Legion 7i Pro should still be on sale now.. 4080 for value, 4090 if you just wanna ball out."
"I ended up with a legion 7i pro 4090 and I couldn’t be happier."
"Still using 2021 Legion 5 with RTX 3070 and have no issues with performance."
"It’s a beast. It ticks all your boxes"
"It will be able to play anything you want on very high settings"
"Costs $850, comes with an RTX 4060 and a Ryzen 5 7640HS."
"Guys bought Lenovo legion slim 5 And ryzen 7 7840hs Rtx 4060 8gb 16 gb ddr5 5600 144hz 512gb ssd For 97k after student I'd discount and credit card"
#2
Asus
4.2
(24)
"Bought Dec last year. 5mos palang. No issue."
"I personally love the asus rog strix g16."
"Get the Asus Zephyrus G16 4070 variant."
"Is a standout gaming laptop that combines powerful performance with a sleek design, making it an excellent choice for gamers and profe"
"I bought an Asus gaming laptop simply because the fans run better. I’ve been very happy"
"Relatively light, powerful hardware, good battery life, could be silent if I want and no rgb. Happy as a clam."
"Zephyrus / TUF A15 I suppose"
"Or you can search for ROG they make good ones too"
"Legions and asus Rog strix g16/scars have good cooling."
"The Strix specifically comes with an RTX 4060 at this price, but it has a larger screen than the others and better build qualities."
#3
Acer
4.1
(16)
"Can't suggest it enough."
"I love my helios neo 16"
"I would recommend Acer Swift X because it comes with everything you need."
"A full RTX 4050 is"
"One of the best in your budget and great for your usage"
"It's the best gaming laptop according to me, absolute beast."
"Go for the nitro"
"The acer nitro, 4060 is a nice bump over 4050"
"Acer Predator Helios Neo 14.5 inch QHD+ 120Hz Gaming Laptop Intel Core Ultra 7-155H AI PC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 16GB DDR5 RAM 1TB SSD Obsidian Black (2024) - Walmart.com"
"$1100: Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop."
#4
ASUS
4.4
(14)
"Asus strix scar 18 rtx 5080, good cooling, and excellent miniled screen."
"I’m student as well but I own a gaming laptop (ASUS ROG G14 2024) and a MacBook Pro (2022)."
"I'm a student and I use it mainly for CAD uses (Computer Aided Drawing, basically 3d modeling of components) and to study."
"Is being my best decision ever. Portable and powerful machine."
"Which will net you a nice 4070 that can do all that."
"Something like the tuf/2023 zephyrus/victus/predator should be available for that price."
"I'd probably say it's either the Asus scar 18 or the Lenovo legion 9i currently."
"Maybe ROG Strix Scar 18 for Mini-LED + G-sync."
"Something like an Asus tuf with a 4050 and balanced windows power plan."
"ASUS TUF for $1,300 and it’s military grade quality."
#5
HP
3.9
(14)
"Look into HP Victus. Using it since almost a year now, no regrets :)"
"Omen 7840HS + 4060 is the best option"
"If you do want good battery life then get the omen 7840hs + 4060"
"HP Victus liya he mene to and kaafi sahi laga mujhe, RTX 3050.16gb RAM."
"Bhai same specs ke saath victus series ka le, mein bhi wohi check kr raha hu roj, uski build quality wagera zaada achhi hai."
"Aankh band karke Omen lele bhot achhi build hai."
"You can get this for around 1.15 with bank offers"
"Hp victus"
"It will still run most anything this generation, just in case you decide you see a more demanding game you like in the next ~4 years."
"I’d suggest a hp victus 15 (if you are buying new) the sub 500$ variants are shipped with a r5 5500 & rx6500m."
#6
MSI
4.5
(10)
"Ryzen 9-8945HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 with 8GB GDDR6, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD."
"I've had great luck with my Zephyrus and my higher-end MSI."
"I bought a msi crosshair right before Christmas and I love it."
"It’s been a beast so far, handling any task with ease."
"Handles work and games equally well, and I actually feel more productive on it than on the Mac."
"Turned out to be a great idea. It's 4 years old now and still runs all new games at basically the highest settings."
"Msi vector for 1600 on microcenter.com"
"If im going for performance im going msi titan, second is alienware/asus (crap support), and Lenovo."
"Currently using an MSI Aorus as a full-time UI/UX designer."
"HP Omen, MSI Titan/Vector/Raider is decent."
#7
Alienware
4.2
(9)
"Alienware 18" Area 51 is going to be hard to beat."
"I have an Alienware m18, and absolutely love it."
"I talked my non gamer husband into getting one and he was thrilled with its performance and was grateful for the recommendation 😎"
"An 18-inch Alienware laptop is probably the biggest flex of a gaming laptop you could get."
"Alienware (oh yeah that's dell, nevermind. But FYI they're really good)."
"Alienware"
"Alienware."
"My work got me an Alienware. The laptop is awesome for CAD/FEA/simulation tasks."
"I mean it’s not the best gaming laptop, and I wouldn’t have paid full price for it. But it’s been pretty great so far."
#8
Gaming Laptop
4.5
(4)
"I have always used top tier gaming laptops for work."
"Thats what I have is a gaming laptop for work. Its awesome!"
"They are powerful. The only complaint was that these laptops were really loud."
"I’d choose the gaming laptop over a high end work laptop cause you can get."
#9
Lenovo Legion
4.3
(3)
"Lenovo Legion is my favorite"
"Legions and zephyrus with a 4070."
"Get a lenovo legion.... I checked, it was 1500 pounds or lesser."
#10
XMG
4.3
(3)
"The most powerful one"
"XMG Neo 16 A25 or E25 or equivalent with external water cooling capabilities could be a option."
"Xmg... They also have watercooling"
#11
Lenovo Legion 5
5.0
(2)
"Select the 16 GB ram (2X 8 GB stick of ram) option, the 1440P screen and the 8645HS or 8845HS are fine CPU options with the RTX 4060."
"For best battery life,"
#12
Dream Machines
4.5
(2)
"It's very good quality and costs less than $1500."
"I got one from Dream Machines."
#13
Steam Deck
4.0
(2)
"A refurbished LCD Steam Deck is probably as good of one as you could ever hope to find."
"A steamdeck, its on sale rn."
#14
Asus Zephyrus G14
5.0
(1)
"Asus Zephyrus G14 and G16."
#15
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
5.0
(1)
"ROG Zephyrus G14 (Ik its a gaming laptop but still a fantastic option, best performance)."
#16
Zeph
5.0
(1)
"Packs a punch, slim and good productivity laptop."
#17
Razer
5.0
(1)
"I have been super happy with it so far. Never had any issues with it."
#18
Lenovo Legion Slim 5
5.0
(1)
"Working perfectly playing with all packs installed and on highest graphics settings"
#19
Lenovo LOQ 15
4.0
(1)
"The Lenovo LOQ 15 is a budget friendly gaming laptop."
#20
Dell XPS
4.0
(1)
"You can find used Dell XPS' online with alright graphics cards in them for around that price"
#21
Dell
4.0
(1)
"I was able to justify a Dell XPS 17 to my work and for it's screen size it's not too large and not too heavy."
#22
GIGABYTE
4.0
(1)
"If your willing to increase the budget slightly great option."
#23
HP Omen Transcend 14
4.0
(1)
"The HP Omen Transcend 14 comes with a 140w USB c charger and can come configured with a Core Ultra 9 and 4070."
#24
Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro Gen 9
4.0
(1)
"I can comfortably game for a few hours on battery life alone with my lenovo ideapad 5 pro gen 9."
#25
Lenovo Legion 7
4.0
(1)
"Lenovo legion 7, the white one is very nice."
#26
HP Victus
4.0
(1)
"Go for a HP Victus."
#27
XMG NEO E24
4.0
(1)
"XMG NEO E24"
#28
AMD
4.0
(1)
"Definitely something amd based. They have the better igpu."
#29
Lenovo IdeaPad
4.0
(1)
"IdeaPad has better specs and battery life"
#30
Rog
4.0
(1)
"Rog ally x with 4060/4070 egpu."
#31
Nvidia
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest the 5070ti instead of the 4080."
#32
Loq
4.0
(1)
"Go with loq 4060"
#33
ThinkPad
4.0
(1)
"Thinkpad X1 Extreme 1st/2nd gen"
#34
ASUS ROG
3.0
(1)
"A combination of compact, touchscreen and gaming laptop is difficult to find other than the ROG Flow."
#35
Dell Precision
3.0
(1)
"Older entreprise hardware like dell precision or thinkpad p series will give you dedicated GPU."
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