Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More
Luke LarsenGearAug 8, 2026 7:01 AMThe Best Gaming LaptopsYou don’t want any old gaming laptop. Here’s my take on which to get, based on hundreds of hours of testing.Courtesy of RazerCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI've been testing gaming laptops for more than a decade, and I've observed an evolution of sorts during those years. Gaming laptops were once expensive, thick, and altogether impractical—not to mention pathetic in performance compared to a desktop PC.
- ▪Luke LarsenGearAug 8, 2026 7:01 AMThe Best Gaming LaptopsYou don’t want any old gaming laptop.
- ▪Here’s my take on which to get, based on hundreds of hours of testing.Courtesy of RazerCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI've been testing gaming laptops for more than a decade, and I've observed an
- ▪Gaming laptops were once expensive, thick, and altogether impractical—not to mention pathetic in performance compared to a desktop PC.
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Luke LarsenGearAug 8, 2026 7:01 AMThe Best Gaming LaptopsYou don’t want any old gaming laptop. Here’s my take on which to get, based on hundreds of hours of testing.Courtesy of RazerCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI've been testing gaming laptops for more than a decade, and I've observed an evolution of sorts during those years. Gaming laptops were once expensive, thick, and altogether impractical—not to mention pathetic in performance compared to a desktop PC. In almost all cases, it just made more sense to buy or build a desktop.Now, not only is a gaming laptop a solid alternative to a gaming tower, but it isn’t much larger than its non-gaming laptop cousins.
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