Best Gaming Laptop 2021 Deals: ASUS, Legion, Alienware & More | Gaming Laptop 2021 Buying Guide

Best Gaming Laptop 2021 Buying Guide. Everything you need to know: GPU, CPU, Memory, MUX Switch & more. Best gaming laptop 2021 recommendations from High Performance to Midrange to Budget gaming laptops. 🔽Click “SHOW MORE” for product links🔽

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NOTE: Best Gaming Laptop 2021 List below Updated WEEKLY. Out stock items removed, new deals added. Prices do change.

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▶️ Lenovo Legion (OUT OF STOCK)

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Buying the best Gaming laptop 2021 is very challenging. In this best gaming laptop 2021 buying guide, we cover what you need to know including the GPU and total graphics power (TGP), CPU selection, memory issues, what a MUX switch is and why you need it, and what to know about the laptop screen selection.

We cover the best gaming laptops 2021 from ASUS, Lenovo Legion, Dell Alienware, HP Omen, Acer, MSI, Gigabyte, and more. We start at the ultra high performance gaming laptops and work down to the mid tier best gaming laptop, and best budget gaming laptop 2021. We’ll help you figure out what graphics card you are looking for, what the TGP needs to be for your gaming needs, and get you the best gaming laptop for your budget and performance needs.

In 2021 gaming laptops offer a wide variety of choices using GPUs from both NVIDIA (RTX 3000 series) and AMD (Radeon 6000m series). We rank the best GPUs by performance using established gaming benchmarks to help you determine the best gaming laptop in your budget. #GamingLaptop #PCGaming

0:00 Gaming Laptop Overview
0:46 Performance vs Portability
1:29 GPU Differences to Desktop
2:00 🛑DO NOT SKIP - Total Graphics Power (TGP)
3:10 What About AMD GPU Laptops?
3:26 All Laptop GPUs Ranked
3:55 High Performance GPUs
4:17 Midrange GPUs
4:46 Budget GPUs
5:28 What About Older RTX 2000 Laptops?
5:51 CPUs - Intel vs AMD - Which One is Best?
6:28 Why You need a MUX Switch - Optimus Explained
7:23 External Monitor Usage & Optimus
7:51 Memory - 2021 Shortages Make It Hard
8:55 How Much Memory Do You Need?
9:18 1080p vs 1440p vs 4K Laptop Screens
10:47 Product Recommendations - How They Work
11:10 Ultra Performance - Best Gaming Laptop 2021
14:23 High Performance - Best Gaming Laptop 2021
15:56 Upper Midrange - Best Gaming Laptop 2021
17:49 Midrange - Best Gaming Laptop 2021
20:20 Top of Best Budget Gaming Laptop 2021
22:11 Entry Level - Best Budget Gaming Laptop 2021
23:11 What does the Cat Think?

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*NOTE: MSI GE76 Raider 11th gen Intel version is 155W TGP, 10th Gen Version is 165W.*
*I've added thin and light listings in the video description towards the bottom*
What performance level of gaming laptop are you looking for? Tell your story in the comments below!

[anddo]

Excellent video. Buying a gaming laptop in 2021 can be confusing for a beginner with no gaming laptop experience. The GPU TGP numbers vary so widely I would hate to be a noob at this. I purchased the Asus Scar 15 myself: 5800H+3070-130w, 32gb ram (Kingston dual rank) QHD display.. The RAM is another confusing aspect with SI's and even RAM manufacturers skimping on quality parts. It's thanks to channels like yours that people aren't being blindsided out there. It's more important than ever to be armed with the proper information before making a purchase decision.

[Ryan-fsvp]

Just wanted to mention that potential buyers shouldn't sleep on outlet deals. I just scored a Dell G15 with 165hz panel (5800/3060/16gb/512gb) for $1100. Same warranty. Thanks for your videos, really enjoy them.

[phillipambrose]

I must say your videos are so well put together its amazing to me that you dont have a million subs.

For me Ive been researching for my gaming laptop purchase for weeks and now know most of the stuff you detailed here.

You have just put all my research into a succinct 25 min video. Wish this video was sooner. I went with the ideapad gaming 3 with ryzen 5 5600 and gtx1650. It performs really well however in highsight I would have gone with the legion 5 with 3050ti based on your advice and recommendations.

So this video was too late for me I'm afraid but hopefully it will help many souls out there. Excellent work!

[CryptoGamingStudios]

This video was seriously well made, man. Really underrated channel, hope to see more stuff like this in the future!

[ermalmorina]

This was crazy in depth video. Super impressed, immediately subscribed

[JaySwag]

Excellent video, thank you so much! Great description of the GPU * power supply deal, I was looking towards a Razer 15 or HP Omen, but after watching this I think I'll go for a Legion 5.

[oOoZilverwarrioroOo]

Thank you, i been waiting for this video.

[andrwufe]

I just got the MSI GF65, with RTX 3060 low TGP (75W) and i5 10500H for 850 dollars before tax in Best Buy black friday offers. After watching the price ranges of other laptops here, I realize that it was such a great deal the buy I made.

[ChaunceyKRobinson]

One of the best videos I've seen about this topic. Thank you!

[NutnFancy]

one of my favorite YouTubers. thanks so much for the hard work making these videos to the point, very informative, and enjoyable to watch. your videos are top tier.

[TheRealTomSelleck]

I’m so happy you did another one of these. Please do 2 of these a year!

[nathanjohnson]

I don't have 3 grand to just carry around with me. If I'm dropping that much money on a laptop, that thing wouldn't leave my house! My desktop BARELY clears 3k (with a 3090 FE), but I didn't buy it all at once either... Laptops are cool... I use one for karaoke every week, but I've never really been a "mobile/portable gamer". I didn't even care much for the Gameboy or the PSP, even though I own all of their home consoles. But, I agree with your want to post this video since it's so hard to get desktop parts right now, going with a laptop is definitely the next best thing for those that want to look into PC gaming. Good vid Jason!

[sarahyoung]

Ohhh those are some sweet looking laptops….thank you for another great video!!

[unquiet]

Thanks this helps me so much since I am in the market for a gaming laptop

[bennickclayton]

Underrated Keep posting, ive seen jtr when it was very small and now it appreciated, 2022-2023 will be your blow up year

[luiskrcortez]

One of the best videos that I’ve been seen so far… a looot of info, thanks for that and congratulations

[shch]

really appreciate you taking the time to pick out these laptops and maintaining the list. I've been meaning to upgrade my laptop of many years in the coming months. Stumbled upon your channel and your videos are so helpful. learnt a lot and now I can finally say that I am somewhat of an entry level educated buyer. Thanks again and merry Christmas and happy new year.

[MrKsan]

This was another great video and it taught me a lot about Laptops that I didn't know. A few Years ago, I bought a Overpowered Laptop from Walmart for $450 when it was on clearance, it was a gaming Laptop. It had the RGB Key's a I5 8th Gen and a 1650 GPU. I expected it to be better than my very old desk top but it wasn't the games shuddered and framerates would drop to 6 or 7 on game my much older desktop would get 35 or so fps in. I sold that laptop a couple months later for what I had paid for it. I didn't know laptops lost 30% of their power from being smaller and having more heat. Thank you for this video they never fail to teach me something new, Best Channel on Youtube for computers.

[stickman]

Best video I’ve seen explaining this. I really appreciate it.