Deal | Black Friday laptop deals – The Lenovo LOQ 15 featuring RTX 5050, once said to not be “budget-friendly,” drops in price by 40%, its lowest since launch

Last year, we reported that, according to an official Lenovo representative, the brand’s upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 gaming laptops wouldn’t be budget-friendly. A year later, the Lenovo LOQ with a 15.6-inch Full HD display, Intel Core i5-13450HX, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 is now selling at a 40% discount from its original price of $1,099.99 — down to $649.99.

This means the laptop is discounted by $450 from its original price, which even beats the previous discount that brought its price down to $788. The heavily discounted Lenovo LOQ is available at Best Buy as part of a Black Friday deal, likely for a limited time.

Other notable specifications of the laptop include 16GB DDR5 memory and 512GB storage. In terms of performance, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 particularly stands out against its predecessor, the RTX 4050, due to the amount of VRAM on offer. The RTX 5050 comes with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM, which is significantly better than the 6GB GDDR6 VRAM on the RTX 4050.

We have previously seen how much better the RTX 5050 performs compared to the RTX 4050 in gaming benchmarks. For reference, we recently reviewed the $1,200 HP Victus 15 with the RTX 5050 and rated it as "good," even though it uses the less powerful Intel Core i5-13420H compared to the i5-13450HX in the Lenovo LOQ 15.

Needless to say, if you're looking for a do-it-all budget gaming laptop, the Lenovo LOQ 15 at $649.99 on Best Buy could be a great choice. It holds a 4.9 out of 5 user rating, with customers praising its solid build quality and thermal management. However, some users have complained about the gaming laptop's short battery life.

Buy the Lenovo LOQ 15 (2025) with RTX 5050 for $649.99 at Best Buy