RTX 5080 laptops too pricey? I’d recommend this RTX 4080 gaming laptop for $1,799

We’re in a great spot for gaming laptop deals right now. Not only are Presidents’ Day sales cropping up at leading retailers, but the imminent release of the next generation of RTX 5000 series machines has yielded great clearance deals on slightly older models.

Right now, for example, you can get this MSI Vector 16 HX with an RTX 4080 graphics card for just $1,799 (was $2,099) courtesy of B&H Photo’s Presidents’ Day sale.

I’m a big fan of this particular deal for two reasons. Firstly, it’s almost the cheapest RTX 4080 gaming laptop you’ll find on the market right now. And, secondly, it also happens to feature an Intel Core i9-14900HX and 32GB of RAM. These aren’t some mid-range specs that MSI has thrown in to make this machine’s price tag more manageable but great high-end components in their own right.

If you consider that upcoming RTX 5080 gaming laptops are already being listed for the small sum of $2,199 then this could be a good option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash. While you miss out on Nvidia’s latest tech – namely Multi-Frame Generation – the RTX 4080 is still a card that will remain relevant for a good few years down the line.

RTX 4080 gaming laptop deal

While the above is the best RTX 4080 gaming laptop I’ve found, there are a few other really great deals knocking around on slightly cheaper machines in today’s Presidents’ Day sales. I’ve included a few of my favorites for you to check out below.

More gaming laptop deals to check out today

Alex is TechRadar’s deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the best 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.