If you’re a student who’s serious about gaming, listen up! Origin’s powerful gaming laptops might cost a pretty penny on a normal day, but the manufacturer has slashed prices by 20 percent right now so these laptops are way more affordable for students like you.

I’ve rounded up Origin’s best gaming laptop deals on offer right now. You can’t go wrong with any of these, but there’s one in particular that I recommend. Keep reading to see which one and why:

Origin EON15-SL, Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU/15.3-inch 2560×1600 240Hz display, $1,918 ($480 off)Origin EON16-SX, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU/16-inch 2560×1600 240Hz display, $1,838 ($459 off) Origin EON16-X, Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPU/16-inch 2560×1600 240Hz display, $2,337 ($585 off) Origin EON17-X v2, Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPU/17.3-inch 2560×1440 240Hz display, $2,490 ($623 off)

If you’re after the ultimate gaming experience, the Origin EON17-X v2 is the one to get because it’s armed to the teeth with top-tier hardware. Thanks to its Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPU, this laptop will run anything you throw at it.

The 17.3-inch 1440p display is ginormous, which really helps to up the immersion factor. And the 240Hz refresh rate is wildly fast, too, which is ideal for fast, action-intensive games like first-person shooters.

Even on sale, these gaming laptops might be out of your range — in that case, you might want to check out these other back-to-school deals on Samsung laptops, Lenovo laptops, HP laptops, and Dell laptops. Or you can hop over to our roundup of the best laptops for college students for inexpensive laptops that pack a real punch.

Author: Ashley Biancuzzo, Associate Editor, PCWorld

Ashley Biancuzzo manages all laptop and Chromebook coverage for PCWorld. She’s been covering consumer tech since 2016, and her work has appeared on USA Today, Reviewed, Polygon, Kotaku, StarWars.com, and Nerdist. In her spare time, she enjoys playing video games, reading science fiction, and hanging out with her rescue greyhound.

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