Wait, is this actually a good gaming laptop deal? This Gigabyte A16 features an RTX 5070 and 32GB of RAM for $1,249

It's no secret that it's hard to find a decent deal on a gaming laptop these days. The spiralling price of components has really hit all machines — not just laptops.

I think I've just spotted a rare listing at Walmart, however, that almost reminds me of a pre-RAM crisis deal. It's this Gigabyte A16 with an RTX 5070 for $1,249 (was $1,849).

While it's not exactly cheap, this Gigabyte's combination of an RTX 5070 graphics card and 32GB of RAM has caught my eye. Such a pairing is rare these days at $1,500, let alone for under $1,300. With such components, you should get a decent level of performance with most modern titles.

There are a few caveats, of course. The 13th-gen Core i7 chipset in this Gigabyte laptop isn't exactly the latest on the market. The A16 is also one of the more budget-oriented machines from the...

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