What's better than spending time off during the holiday playing new video games? Two things. Not having to wait until and not having to pay top prices for the best hardware out there!

I've reviewed dozens of laptops over the years, from super-cheap Chromebooks to powerhouse workstation systems that cost thousands, and this Black Friday, I'm whittling down the enormous list of Black Friday gaming laptop deals into something a little more palatable.

You see that RTX 4080 is a far better fit for a gaming laptop than an RTX 4090. Yes, it's less powerful, but it consumes less power and thus produces less heat. That in turn means the laptop doesn't need to blast your eyes with ultra-noisy fans all the time.