First time ever: RTX 4050 gaming laptop gets a $200 discount at Best Buy
The first good RTX 4050 gaming laptop deal we’ve seen
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We’ve just spotted the first significant discount on an RTX 4050 gaming laptop today with this 15.6-inchMSICyborgfor $799.99 (was $999) at Best Buy.
Gaming laptops with this brand-new graphics card have doggedly been holding onto their introductory prices of at least $999 - until now, that is. This deal is part of today’s earlyMemorial Day salesat Best Buy and is well worth checking out if you’re on the hunt for a budget machine with up-to-date specs.
Today’s best gaming laptop deal
MSI Cyborg 15.6-inch gaming laptop:was $999now $799.99 at Best BuyProcessor:Intel Core i5-12450HGraphics card:RTX 4050RAM:8GBSSD:512GB
This MSI Cyborg is the first significantly discounted RTX 4050 gaming laptop deal we’ve seen since these new graphics cards hit the market earlier this year. It’s definitely not a high-end machine by any stretch of the imagination but for $799 we think this one is a great buy. Not only do you get one of the latest GPUs in this machine (which is comparable to the older RTX 3060), but you also get a relatively recent 12th gen Intel Core i5 chip, which should back up your graphics card nicely for 1080p gaming.
A great mid-range buy with up-to-date specs
We’ve yet to review the MSI Cyborg here at TechRadar, so we’re basing our impression on similar models from MSI, such as the slightly olderMSI GF63 Thin, which we reviewed last year. We were impressed by that one at the time, and this Cyborg looks to offer a similarly competitive package for the price.
By far and away, the biggest selling point with this one is the combination of an RTX 4050 graphics card and 12th genIntelchipset - the former being particularly impressive for $799. While it’s early days for gaming laptops with this brand new GPU (it’s only been around for a few months), up until now, we haven’t really seen any notable price cuts crop up, with machines doggedly holding on to a price tag of $999 or above.
Because of this, we’ve generally been keener to recommend older machines with RTX 3060 since not only is the performance similar to the RTX 4050, but you often find RTX 3060gaming laptop dealsfor as low as $749. Generally speaking, though, this MSI Cyborg is really decent in comparison, considering you’re not only getting the latest GPU but a relatively recent chipset too. Put together, you’re going to get great performance at 1080p setting with this machine - enough to max out plenty of titles and even run Ray Tracing.
See ourMemorial Day laptop salespage for more great options to shop today and over the next week or so.
Check out our guide to this year’sMemorial Day salesif you’re on the hunt for more tech
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Alex is TechRadar’s deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the bang bang for the buck on the tech that we know and love. He’s a dab hand at covering retailer events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day having over seven years of e-commerce experience at Future PLC; including bylines at our sister sites T3 and GamesRadar. Alex’s expertise touches on most areas of TechRadar but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer. Outside of work, you’ll find him indulging his love for street and travel photography, at home working on music, or down at the local climbing gym.
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