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The cheapest gaming laptop we recommend is on sale for a record-low $450

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As of May 14 , Best Buy has the Acer Chromebook 516 GE ( Intel Core 5 120U , 8 GB RAM , 256 GB SSD) on sale for just $449 .

That's 31% off its $ 649 MSRP, its biggest discount ever.

Mashable's Alex Perry called it "an incredible value" at $ 649 .

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