This HP Omen gaming laptop is $700 off on Amazon - and it's a serious powerhouse

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Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, the HP Omen Gaming Laptop is 30% off, having dropped down to a cool $1,599. It also comes bundled with a free Thunderobot 7-in-1 USB-C Hub.

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Gaming laptops are among the most expensive PCs that you can buy. Manufacturers are putting world-class hardware into a relatively small form factor. And it's for that reason that I really like this HP Omen deal, because it's a great way to get into PC gaming without needing to pay a few thousand dollars. This deal brings the barrier to entry to a more comfortable level.

For a budget laptop, this HP Omen model is quite solid. At its core, it is powered by an AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor with boost speeds of up to 5.3 GHz to power through everything you throw at it. It is paired with an Nvidia GeForce 5060 graphics card, ensuring realistic visuals and lighting in all your favorite games.

The system also houses 32GB of DDR5 RAM, which I think is perfect for a gaming machine. You need all that extra power for a PC like this to adequately support high-resolution gaming. Without it, there's a high chance you'll run into performance problems.