I've scanned the early Labor Day sales — these are the 5 gaming laptops actually worth buying from Acer, Alienware, Gigabyte, and others

If you're currently on the hunt for your next gaming laptop, then you'll definitely want to check out this week's early Labor Day sales.

Even though we're less than a week away from the big day, major retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, HP, and others have already started their annual events.

I've been scanning through all the big sales today, and I've found some excellent price cuts.

While the Labor Day sales are traditionally known for grills or the sort, there are a couple of highlights today that really stand out as good value picks.

You can check out the full list below, but I'd particularly recommend these Gigabyte A16 laptops for $1,159 (was $1,299 ) and $1,499 (was $1,849) at Best Buy and Walmart, respectively.

If you're looking for outright bang for the buck, these are both listings that really buck the trend we've been seeing recently of inflated prices.

Another great, albeit high-end option, is this Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S for $1,899 (was $2,199) at Best Buy.

While a little pricey, this is one of the better sub-$2,000 listings I've seen recently with its RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, Intel Ultra 9 chipset, and 240Hz OLED display.

If I were on the lookout for a machine that can play all the latest games smoothly, this is the one I'd go for this week at this budget.

Labor Day gaming laptops - quick links Best Buy : gaming laptops starting at $699 B&H Photo : up to $1,000 off Lenovo, Acer, Asus Dell : up to $600 off premium Alienware laptops HP : 34% off HP and HyperX Omen laptops Lenovo : 10% extra off with code GAMERDAYS10 Walmart : up to $600 off MSI, Gigabyte, Acer This week's best Labor Day gaming laptop deals Cyborg 15.6: was $1299 now $899 Graphics card : RTX 5050 Processor : Intel Core i5-13420H RAM : 16GB Storage : 512GB It's tough to find a good cheap gaming laptop these days, really tough , in fact.

This MSI Cyborg at Walmart is a rare example of a sub-$1,000 machine that doesn't suck, however.

With a Core i5 and RTX 5050, it's good enough to tackle a wide range of games, granted you're modest with your expectations.

The RTX 5050 is capable of playing the latest games, but you'll likely have to tweak your graphical settings down a little on the most intensive titles.

View Deal Graphics card : RTX 5060 Processor : Intel Core i7-13620H RAM : 32GB Storage : 1TB This Gigabyte Gaming A16 is one of the cheapest machines I've seen in recent months to feature 32GB of RAM - something that used to be commonplace on most mid-range gaming laptops.