You asked for a Laptop costing under £300.
Although you asked for a gaming laptop under £300, I was unable to find one that I could recommend to you for your needs at that price. Put simply, gaming laptops tend to cost a lot more than £300. You are looking for a laptop with a discrete GPU – that means, a graphics processor that is separate from the main processor, which will handle the games.
I do really want to help you out if I can. Try this Ebay search for used laptops that contain a GTX 1650, an entry level graphics procesor. If you are lucky, you might find one for around £300, but take care when buying second hand laptops – why not read my blog post on buying second hand laptops for more advice. Good luck!
You told me that you needed a performance gaming laptop for playing the latest demanding AAA games. I have chosen three of the cheapest brand new gaming laptops I could find, but they are all well over your budget.
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. These are usually (1) the best performing option within your budget (i.e. best suited to meet your needs for the longest possible time), (2) the cheapest option that still meets your needs effectively and (3) usually a wildcard option or 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.
I do not work for or on behalf of any of the retailers listed below.
Prices correct as of 4th Apr 2022
1. Best overall performance: Acer Nitro 5 Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Nvidia RTX 3…
£679.97
Key features:
CPU: Intel Core i5-11300H Quad Core Processor
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Graphics
This choice represents the best overall performance I could get from your budget. I chose it primarily based on its all round performance.
2. Cheapest option: Dell G15 Gaming (AMD)
£649.00
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Mobile
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 4 GB GDDR6
This choice represents the cheapest device I could find that still meets your needs. I chose it primarily based on its all round performance.
3. Third option: Medion Crawler E25 Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5-5600H 3.3GH…
£679.98
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5-5600H 3.3GHz
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
This choice represents the third option – cheaper than choice 1 but more powerful than choice 2. I chose it primarily based on its all round performance.
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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