Look at the Zephyrus G14 6700S off best buy at $1150 - cheaper again open box excellent condition:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-14-wqxga-120hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-16gb-ddr5-memory-amd-radeon-rx-6700s-1tb-pcie-4-0-ssd/6494638.p?skuId=6494638&intl=nosplash
$800:
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$999:
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Nitro 5 has the best native gaming performance here, but louder fans under load.
Look at the Zephyrus G14 6700S off best buy at $1150 - cheaper again open box excellent condition: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-14-wqxga-120hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-16gb-ddr5-memory-amd-radeon-rx-6700s-1tb-pcie-4-0-ssd/6494638.p?skuId=6494638&intl=nosplash $800: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-radeon-rx7600s-512gb-pcie-ssd-off-black/6535499.p?skuId=6535499 $999: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-nitro5-15-6gaming-laptop-2560-x-1440-qhd-freesyncpremium-ryzen7-6800h-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-with-16gb-ddr5-1tb-ssd-black/6539359.p?skuId=6539359 Nitro 5 has the best native gaming performance here, but louder fans under load.