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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.

The Intel Core 3-100U chip in the Dell 15 laptop isn't the most powerful you can get, but it's more than enough for basic computing work, and for less than $250, you're going to be hard pressed to find a 15-inch, full Windows 11 Home laptop with these kinds of specs.