My favorite gaming laptop deals right now cost less than a Steam Machine — get an RTX 5070, RTX 5060, and more for under $1,000

The Steam Machine is making headlines today, mostly for the sticker shock. While undoubtedly interesting, the Machine’s high price has sent many prospective buyers reeling. Such is the price of a new gaming PC today.

Not all is lost, however, as there are still some good deals out there for gamers. If you’re willing to go for a laptop, for example, then you can score some relatively good options in the Prime Day adjacent sales events this week. Best Buy’s ‘Tech Fest’ sale is particularly good right now.

Just below, you can see four gaming laptop deals that come in at around the same price as a Steam Machine, give or take.

My top pick, so far, has to be this Acer Nitro V Slim 16 with an RTX 5070 for $999.99 (was $1,299) at Best Buy. This one is the cheapest RTX 5070 gaming laptop I’ve seen in months, though I think Best Buy has mistakenly labeled the chipset on this machine (you can read more about that here).

Another very good option, in my opinion, is the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S for $1,199 (was $1,724) at Best Buy. This one will cost a bit more than a Steam Machine, but you do get a premium OLED display. If you’re not planning to hook up your machine to an external monitor, that can go a long way. Read more about this laptop and others, just down below.