You asked for a Laptop costing under £900.

You told me that you needed a performance gaming laptop for playing the latest demanding AAA games. You also added the following additional information: I’m looking for a gaming laptop, I don’t have a lot to spend on it, I know they can be very expensive but I want the best gaming laptop I can buy for £900 or less. I think you’ll also need a minimum of 500 GB storage for games.

I searched a range of different shops for something that would suit your needs. I have chosen the three options below as the best ones to suit your requirements. However, we all have our own tastes (and of course, prices can change), so I have also included search links for each shop at the bottom of this page in case you’d like to browse further.

I always choose three options – the best performing option within your budget (i.e. best suited to meet your needs for the longest possible time), the cheapest option that still meets your needs effectively and a mid-range option which is a compromise between the two. If you are able to, I would usually recommend the first option as it is likely to be powerful enough to meet your needs for the longest before it needs replacing. However, I specify three choices so that you can pick the one that best suits your circumstances.

Prices correct as of 17th Jan 2022


1. Best overall performance: Medion Erazer Deputy P25 NH55 Ryzen 5 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3060 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop
£879.99

Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 3.3GHz
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
This choice represents the best overall performance I could get from your budget. I chose it primarily based on its GPU, RAM and CPU, all of which are very good.


2. Cheapest option: Medion Erazer Crawler E10 Core i5 8GB 512GB SSD GTX 1650 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop
£579.99

Key features:
CPU: Intel Core i5-10300H Processor
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB
This choice represents the cheapest device I could find that still meets your needs. I chose it primarily based on its value for money, which is good.


3. Best of both worlds option: Asus TUF Gaming F15 Core i5 8GB 512GB SSD RTX 3050 15.6" FHD Win10 Home Gaming Laptop
£699.99

Key features:
CPU: Intel Core i5-11400H 2.7 GHz
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
This choice represents the best of both worlds – cheaper than choice 1 but more powerful than choice 2. I chose it primarily based on its CPU and GPU both of which are good.


Why did I choose these for you?

It is important that you understand what the components of a laptop do so that you can make an informed choice. Here is my very basic explanation for each:

  • CPU: The brain of your laptop. A better one makes your laptop faster.
  • RAM: Your laptop’s short term memory – more of this means it can cope well with doing more things at once.
  • Storage: How much space your laptop has to store files, photos, apps etc. More storage means you can store more stuff.
  • Graphics: Your laptop has a graphics processor (GPU) responsible for how things appear on the screen. A better GPU will mean your device will cope better with more complicated graphics, such as in 3D games.

If you would like to browse the shops I searched for yourself, here are some links that will take you directly to the search results you require:

Some of the links on this page are affiliate links – that means if you go on to buy after clicking one of them, I may receive a small payment. This is how I am able to provide this service for free. It does not affect the price you pay, nor does it affect the recommendations I make – I will always recommend the best I can find to fit your usage, regardless of what shop it is from or any affiliation.

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