GP76 Leopard 11UH-692AU
MSI GP76 Leopard 11UH Black Gaming Laptop, i7-11800H, 32GB (2x 16GB) RAM, 1TB M.2 PCIE SSD, 17.3inch FHD 300Hz, GeForce RTX 3080, WiFi 6E, BT 5.2, 4 Cell Battery, Win10 Home
2 Year/s Warranty
There are a number of other discounted laptops..perhaps for the upcoming 12th gen??
the cheapest 12th gen model for the GP76 (with a 12700h) costs $3149 and comes with only 16gb ddr4 ram and rtx 3060. So yes this is a very good deal. Far better gaming performance, even if the cpu is a generation old.
mux switch with 155w (not sure if its 140w+15w DB or else)- 3080 8gb
very good bios, desktop levels of customisation (looking at you amd and asus, cant do anything with the 5900hx 'unlocked' processor)
killer wifi6e
high refreshrate but only 1080p maybe a downside to some people
its an intel chip in a 17.3' chasis so yeah nah the battery is a UPS
limited ports despite being a 17.3' laptop, 3 usb A ports and 1 usb c with no TB4 capability, no sd or mini sd card slot
cpu cooling is questionable, only 2 heatpipes for the cpu, in the 10th gen jarrod tested-which throttled on both 'extreme' and 'balanced' preset profiles-all the way through to the new 12th gen model