Small but mighty machines make up some of the best gaming laptop deals this Memorial Day

Gaming laptops, proper ones I mean, used to be big, cantankerous beasts. And I'll be honest, some of the super high powered ones still are. But thankfully for those of us that don't fancy throwing a lead weight in our backpack to take on the move, it's now possible to buy a very powerful gaming machine in a small and light chassis.

We've been hunting for the best Memorial Day PC gaming deals, and I've pulled out some of the best bargains on compact gaming laptops, to help put portable power in your hands for less.

You might think you'd end up skimping out on specs in a compact machine, but the truth is you can get the all important combination of a fast CPU, RAM and GPU combo, decent storage space and a great-looking screen for very reasonable money. 

All in a form factor that's just as comfortable to use knocking out an email in a coffee shop, or playing a movie on a flight, as it is playing demanding games.

So, let's get cracking with some options, shall we? Mini but mighty this lot, with something of a wild card at the end for good measure...

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 7 7840HS | 14.5-inch | 2880 x 1800 | 120 Hz | OLED | 16GB LPDDR5X | 1TB SSD | $1,479.99$999.99 at Best Buy (save $480)
How's this for starters? We're big fans of Lenovo's gaming laptops in general, but this one's a real corker for $1,000. It's slim, compact and downright subtle, but alongside all that gaming hardware you're also getting a 1800p OLED screen, which will make everything from games to movies to a boring old spreadsheet look fantastic.

Kicking things off with a bang, this Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has a screen and hardware combination that makes other laptops jealous, all for $1,000 at Best Buy. Bearing in mind that we often see RTX 4060-equipped desktop machines for around the $1,000 mark, here you're getting the mobile version with a decent CPU, 16 GB of LPDDR5X, a 1 TB SSD and an OLED screen, all in one tidy, portable package.

It's a handsome little machine this, and one that