This Prime Day has been a boon to anyone looking to upgrade their laptop. The $1,400 AOC AX15 15.6-Inch Laptop is on sale for $343 for Prime Day, a savings of 76%. Shoppers love the build quality, calling it "lightweight and durable."

Here’s a giant saving on the excellent Asus Vivobook S14, which is superb value at £459.99. The powerful but slim 14in laptop runs on the latest Snapdragon X Plus processor, giving it improved energy efficiency and an impressive 20-hour battery life, while the 16GB of RAM can comfortably handle multitasking the most demanding software.

But one way you can lighten the load is to just start with a gaming laptop, which packs in everything you need to get started in PC gaming without all the extra pieces. Of course, gaming laptops can be expensive, too, but plenty of budget options also exist.