HP’s budget Victus range is a little younger than the competition, but the most recent refresh brings a massive range of components into the equation. This is a bargain hunter’s best friend, offering fantastic 1080p gaming with some sacrifices along the way. Just how much those sacrifices will impact your day to day play will depend on how much you value your display and keyboard, but considering the very best gaming laptops can run you for three times the Victus’s price point, it’s a cheaper avenue well worth exploring. I’ll be primarily comparing the HP Victus 16 against two similarly priced rivals; the Acer Nitro 16 and the Asus TUF A15 (currently my top pick for a budget gaming laptop).
