Best Laptop Deal of the Day: A $245 Price Cut on a Lenovo LOQ Budget Gaming Rig

You can’t have a deluxe gaming laptop deal without the other side of the coin: the humble budget gaming laptop. These often come with some sort of trade-off to cut costs, but only you can decide what you’re willing to compromise, whether that’s the resolution of the display, the keyboard not having customizable RGB lighting, or the chassis being primarily plastic. You don’t have to sacrifice performance to save a buck, and today’s laptop deal on the Lenovo LOQ is a prime example. This configuration features an RTX 5050 GPU and a 13th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU, enabling 1080p gaming and supporting productivity tasks such as web browsing and document processing. The best part is that it rings up at around $800 after taxes.

When our expert reviewed a 15.6-inch Lenovo LOQ configuration with an RTX 4050 GPU and a Ryzen 7 processor, he found that “Its performance was respectable, ensuring playable frame rates even with settings cranked for the laptop’s built-in 1080p display.” With an RTX 5050 at your disposal, you can play PC games like Ninja Gaiden 4, a stylish reboot that will challenge genre enthusiasts and, despite some drawbacks, “remains a strong action title for returning fans.”

If you’d like to add more RAM in the future, you can. There are dual SSD and RAM slots, giving you the flexibility to tailor this laptop to your individual needs, whether you’re gaming or creating content. You’re saving $245 with this deal, and it also includes a 3-month trial of Xbox PC Game Pass, $16.49/month value, which lets you hop into day one releases and a library of classic titles. Whether you’re gaming on a budget or want something you can use for general productivity and the occasional battle royale, you should take a look at the Lenovo LOQ.

(Credit: Lenovo)

Don’t forget to check out yesterday’s Best Laptop Deal of the Day for December 11.

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Jade Chung-Lee

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When she isn’t perusing online stores for deals, Jade enjoys playing video games (mostly JRPGs and roguelikes), sorting board game components neatly into containers, and building Gundam models. Her love of electronics has persisted through her youth and has resulted in a collection of gaming peripherals including keyboards and controllers, scale figures, and art work. Jade lives in blissful harmony with her wife, cat, and two chinchillas—as well as a host of houseplants.

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