Grab PCWorld’s top-rated budget gaming laptop for $270 off right now

If you’ve been waiting around for a genuinely great deal on an RTX 5050 gaming laptop, this is it. The Acer Nitro V 16 AI, which is PCWorld’s top-rated budget gaming laptop pick, is down to just $629 at Walmart—that’s waaaaaaay below its $899 MSRP, a savings of $270. When it comes to budget gaming laptops, most have to cut some serious corners to hit those low price points, but that’s not the case with the Nitro V 16 AI. Heck, it’s even got a surprise or two in store. Let’s get into it.

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Inside, the Acer Nitro V 16 AI is running an RTX 5050 GPU, which is a nice step up from older RTX 4050 hardware. Other components include an AMD Ryzen 5 240 CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The CPU isn’t the fastest we’ve ever seen, but the 5050 GPU makes up for it. In PCWorld’s review and testing, the Nitro V 16 AI delivered smooth 1080p performance and respectable frame rates in Cyberpunk 2077, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Metro Exodus.

But the real star of the show is something you wouldn’t normally expect in a gaming laptop: battery life! PCWorld clocked it at over 12 hours in its video playback test, which is insanely good for a gaming laptop. The taller 16-inch 1920×1200 180Hz IPS display is also a nice surprise as well, as you’re getting a bit more space. Sure, the speakers are kind of meh and the storage could be bigger, but at $629, it’s really hard to complain.

Don’t sleep on this one! Get it now before it vanishes forever. Black Friday will be gone before you know it.

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