This RTX 4070 gaming laptop is the perfect solution for me. It costs $1,150.

$1,599.99 Best Buy: $1,149.99 (Save $450) This thin, light, and powerful laptop is a great deal. You get a 120W RTX 4070 with a 10-core Intel chip (six Performance and four Efficient). 16 GB DDR4 is also included. The 512 GB SSD may be small, but it has two M2 slots, so you can easily add more storage. And even though the screen is only 1080p it is still vibrant and fast.

Price check: Newegg $1,599

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I recently had the (dubious pleasure) of lugging an 18-inch monster gaming laptop around, and this made me realize how important portability is. This is why I love the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 & G16 gaming laptops.

The 2024 models are often on sale, but they still cost a lot of money. This Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 model 2023 is currently available at Best Buy for $1,150.

It doesn't have an OLED screen like the 2024 but it still has a 16-inch panel with 165 Hz. It's only in 1080p but at 16-inch size, it will still look sharp enough to play games and put less strain on the GPU.

This has a mobile RTX4070. It can easily deliver 165 frames per second at 1080p in most games.

Core i7-13620H isn't the latest and greatest but it's still a 10-core chip (six Performance and four Efficient). It has a 4.9 GHz boost speed that's fast enough for demanding gaming tasks, while also being able to handle productivity tasks. Plus, a high-spec CPU would quickly cause the laptop's fans to spin up to jet-engine speeds.

This machine is lean, mean and ready to go anywhere you may take it. It's a refined machine for very reasonable money, and it exists in the sweet spot between being truly portable and powerful.

My only concern is the 512 GB of SSD space, which will quickly fill up once you install a few games. The G16 has an extra M2 slot. This means that it is easy to unscrew and install a drive of the right size next to the existing one.

You can add our favorite budget SSD for just $75 more. You'll still have the 512 GB pre-installed as a system drive and a 1 TB model to install plenty of games and apps.

Job done. You can get a super-portable, fast gaming laptop for $1,225. Your friends (or colleagues, of course) will be green with envy. It's all in a day’s work for you, folks. All in a single day's effort.

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