I finished reviewing an RTX 4050 version of the HP Victus 16 a few weeks ago, but it's the RTX 4070 configuration that's been occupying my thoughts ever since. I spotted its $1,399.99 MSRP shifting a little at the start of October,

There are incredibly powerful and premium gaming laptops with RTX 40-series GPUs that may see severe discounts when the RTX 50-series launches. That’s when you should pounce. For context, RTX 30-series gaming laptops are dirt cheap right now.

The beating heart of any gaming laptop is its GPU, and in this case, you get yourself an RTX 3050, which admittedly is an entry-level graphics card, but for the $550 price tag, it’s actually really impressive to see.

High-end gaming laptops don’t have to cost an arm and a leg, and this HP Victus 16 is clear proof of that. Right now it’s on sale for just $900 at Best Buy, which is a solid $500 discount off its $1,400 MSRP.