Walmart Deal Drops MSI's Cyborg RTX 5060 Laptop To A Low $1,049
Times are tough, but if you're looking to retire your aging gaming laptop without stretching deep into four-figure territory, Walmart's current deal on the MSI Cyborg 15 is worth taking a look at. The retailer has shaved $250 off the price, making this one of the least expensive new gaming laptops featuring an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060. While it's not the cheapest option on the market, it offers a compelling entry point into the latest generation of hardware for budget-conscious buyers.
The Base Model: A Budget-Friendly Entry
The discounted MSI Cyborg 15 now lists at $1,049, a significant drop from its original price. To put that into context, the cheapest new and in-stock laptop with the same GPU found at Best Buy is an Acer Nitro V priced at $1,149.99. Prices for similar configurations generally start around $1,249.99 and go up from there.
Under the hood, this system features a 15.6-inch "thin bezel" IPS display with a standard 1920x1080 resolution and a smooth 144Hz refresh rate. It is powered by an Intel Core 5 210H processor, which is an 8-core/12-thread Raptor Lake chip capable of boosting up to 4.8GHz with 12MB of L3 cache. The CPU and GPU are flanked by 16GB of DDR5 memory and a 512GB solid state drive (SSD).
While a 512GB SSD means you'll probably want to upgrade storage down the road as your game library grows, it's enough to get started and get you by until the market settles down. The hope, of course, is that memory and storage won't stay expensive forever.
Upgraded Variant: More Power for a Small Premium
If you want to step things up a notch, Walmart is also selling an upgraded version of the MSI Cyborg 15 at a discount—priced at $1,349 (saving another $250). The beefier variant is built around the same display and retains 16GB of DDR5 memory, but it doubles the storage to 1TB.
The key upgrades involve swapping out the CPU for a faster Intel Core 7 240H (10C/16T, up to 5.2GHz, 24MB L3 cache) and trading up the GPU for an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070. Those upgrades give you a bit more runway before feeling compelled to upgrade again, and this is also one of the cheapest gaming laptops around with an RTX 5070.
Competitive Landscape: Gigabyte's Aero 15
That said, it's not the cheapest. Gigabyte's Aero 15 is on sale for $1,339.99 at Best Buy (saving $160) and features a larger 16-inch display with a higher 2560x1600 resolution. It runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU (8C/16T, up to 5GHz), an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB SSD.
Ultimately, the choice depends on whether you prioritize the absolute lowest price point with the base MSI configuration or if you need the extra storage and CPU power found in the upgraded Cyborg model or the higher-resolution display offered by Gigabyte.
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