Labor Day sales are usually an opportunity to score a good deal on a gaming laptop. Unfortunately, 2026 is different. The deals that I’ve seen so far have been very lackluster, and in fact some stores don’t even seem to be running any sales at all. The best deal – and possibly the only decent deal – I’ve seen so far is at Amazon. The Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming laptop with 32GB of RAM for just $1,699.99 with free shipping after a $400 off discount. The Asus Flow Z13 (in tablet mode) is only about a pound heavier than the ROG Ally X20 handheld gaming PC, but offers way more versatility and better gaming performance that rivals full-sized laptops.
Asus ROG Flow Z13 13.4″ 2.5K Touch-Screen AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 (Radeon 8050S) Gaming Laptop with 32GB RAM
The Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a 13.4″ 2-in-1 convertible laptop that weighs in at only 2.65 pounds. That’s about one pound heavier than the Xbox Ally X handheld, which weighs in at 1.6 pounds. A premium laptop deserves premium build quality, and the Flow Z13 doesn’t disappoint with a blacked out CNC aluminum alloy chassis and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus screen protection. The Flow Z13 is convertible, the keyboard can be detached so that the Z13 can be used as a tablet.
This particular configuration is equipped with a 13.4″ 2560×1600 180Hz IPS display, AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 CPU with AMD Radeon 8050S iGPU, 32GB of LPDDR5X-8000Mhz RAM, and a 1TB SSD. This is less powerful than the highest end ROG Flow Z13, which comes equipped with a Ryzen AI Max 395 CPU with 8060S iGPU, but it’s also far less expensive (currently the least expensive model is $2,100). The Radeon 8050S is more powerful than the Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU found in the highest-end handheld gaming PCs like the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
