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ALIENWARE 13

Screen: 13.3 inches

Weight: 2.6 kg

Battery life: average 6 hours, up to 10 hours

Nobody can miss this laptop with its imposing, space age design. Alienware's R3 range comes with a powerful i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and a Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics card with 2GB GDDR5 for plenty of power.

But where this laptop stands out is its screen. While the entry level model will perform perfectly well and set you back £1,249, the top range design includes a stunning organic LED (OLED) display for true dark colours. It is a little smaller for added portability, but remains a heavy piece of kit.

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MSI GP72

Screen: 17.3 inches

Weight: 2.7kg

Battery life: up to 4 hours

MSI's range of gaming laptops come with huge options for customisation, although this is probably some of the best value you can get for a 17-inch gaming laptop that features the latest processing and graphics capabilities.

This MSI has a powerful Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage, although battery life is disappointing at under four hours. Inside is an Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics card. Its price is now just £849 on Amazon, making this MSI an excellent value buy for a 17-inch laptop.

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Hp Omen 15

Screen: 15.6 inches

Weight: 2.2 Kg

Battery life: 5 hours average

An entry level gaming laptop, HP's Omen series offers several models with incrementally improved performance. The HP Omen starts with 8GB of RAM at £829, although with the £999 model you get an improved i7 quad core processor and 1TB of storage, in addition to its 128GB solid state drive (SSD).

It has fairly average battery life, although the manufacturer claims it can last up to 10 hours. This model is currently available with eight per cent off on HP's website and can come bundled with a gaming mouse and headphones for just over £925.

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Gaming laptops are a serious investment compared to a console or even a decent desktop computer, although there are advantages to a gaming rig you can pick up and take on the move.

While many purists will attest to the power and adaptability of a gaming desktop PC, if you need a piece of kit that you can take to a friend's house or university then you may want to look for a laptop instead.

When buying a gaming laptop graphics are king, and you will want to make sure to find a laptop with a serious graphics card (GPU) built in.

Nvidia's GeForce series remains the most common pick for top devices. You should look for the manufacturer's latest chips, the new 10-series configuration, preferably the latest GTX 1080.

For a breakdown of the highest performance graphics cards, Notebookcheck has a chart judging the framerates of the latest chips against some of the most demanding video game releases.