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The Best Gaming Laptop Deals Under £900 in the UK

Find and compare the best gaming laptops in the UK, with deals from Asus, Acer, Dell, and more.

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Gaming laptops don't have to be big, heavy and ridiculously expensive.

Nowadays there are plenty of great, and affordable options when it comes to gaming on your laptop. Thanks to some shifts in the market, prices are down and specs are up.

You can now pick up a powerful notebook that can run the majority of titles at a solid 1080p 60 FPS. To help you find the right machine for your gaming needs, we've lined up some of the best affordable gaming laptops in the UK.

There are no bad options in this list, as each device can cater to a different mindset or budget. Explore your options, and get the best deal you can.

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HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop

Packed with a GTX 1650, i5-9300H, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD, the HP Pavilion Power 15 looks and plays the part of a gaming laptop. Its backlit keyboard, and sharp, aggressive angles make it a sight to behold.

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Asus TUF FX505

Now less than £650, the Asus TUF is another great choice for a budget gaming laptop. Instead of Intel, it runs AMD's Ryzen 5 3550H, with 8GB of memory, and a 256GB PCI-e SSD. It features a GTX 1650, and has a 15.6-inch 1080p display and a proficient military-grade keyboard.

Acer Nitro 5

Striking a good balance between affordability and performance can be a tough ask. For less than £550, you can now pick up the Acer Nitro 5. This is a quality gaming laptop, with an i5-9300H, GTX 1650, 8GB of memory, 128GB SSD, and a 1TB HDD in housing that fits a 15.6-inch display.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G

It's one of the more expensive laptops on this list, but you're getting a lot for your money, and it is still under £1000. This laptop is packed with a high-end AMD Ryzen 7 3750H CPU, Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.

Dell G3 15 Gaming

There are a number of strong affordable laptops available at Dell. The latest G3 15 is thin, light, and comes packed with some great specs.

HP Pavilion Gaming

If you want to pay even less and don't want your laptop to stand out too much, this is a great option to consider. Featuring a 1TB HDD and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics, the HP Pavilion is a great starting point for PC gamers.

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I’ve been freelancing as a tech journalist for several years now, after long wanting to write about my passion for video games. I have bylines on Kotaku and other sites, but PCMag is where you can find most of my musings on gaming, its culture, and where the industry is going next. I also test online services for both businesses and individuals. If you’re interested in hearing me talk about entertainment, film, and TV, you can check out my Patreon and Substack, both under the name “Robby Knows.”

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Most of the tech I use every day is within the Apple ecosystem. Currently, I rely on a 2025 MacBook Air for computing and dabble in art projects on my 6th-generation iPad Mini. I don't go anywhere without my AirPods Pro 2 in my pocket. 

As an avid gamer, you better believe that I always have a controller in my hands if I’m not watching movies or TV. I use my PS5 and Switch 2 equally, depending on what’s the hot new release, and am always trying to find interesting ways to tinker with my Steam Deck.  

Given the current state of social media and technology, I find myself going more analog to escape the noise. I have a modest collection of watches, both automatic and digital, to free myself from the pings and notifications of the modern world. I also put my phone in a ySky lockbox for 12 hours every night to reduce my screen time. I spent a lot of the past year trying to read good books rather than scroll through feeds.

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