Kotaku Gift Guide: Gaming Laptops

Yes, yes, yes — I know. Might as well buy a desktop. But some people like to play on the move. Some people live in a cramped apartment and don’t have room for a desktop. Hell, some people just like laptops! Regardless, there’s a market for powerful gaming laptops out there. People are buying them.

Once again, this isn’t a definitive guide by any stretch — think of it as a conversation starter! What do you all recommend?


Baller range: you have dat apple money…


Origin EON15-S
Price: $4,422.00
I didn’t need those kidneys anyway.

Boy oh boy this thing is expensive, but when it comes to your all-round mega powerful gaming laptops, this is about as boutique and boss as it gets. Yes, I used the word ‘boss’. Get over it. I am high flying rich-as-hell businessman and I have almost $5000 to spend on a laptop. AW YEAH.

[Makes it rain]


Mid-range: it will still leave you homeless and on the streets


Alienware 18
Price: $3498.99

Bugger it. It’s a gaming laptop. You’re going to get ripped off. You are going to be broke. Might as well just go the whole hog, sell your car and get a laptop like the Alienware 18. Three and a half big ones. Jesus. It is powerful though. But you’d expect it to be for that price.


LOL This is the cheap option and I’m still broke…


Razer Blade
Price: From $2499.95

This is by no means cheap, but it isn’t Alienware expensive either. What you are really paying for here is the form and design itself. It somehow manages to pack some impressive tech into a super streamlined device. This bad boy has reviewed pretty well and as someone who doesn’t have room for a desktop anymore, I’m considering this.


Any advice beyond ‘just buy a desktop lol’? Let us know in the comments below!


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