- what counts as a "decent price"? i'd wager most laptops that aren't a complete potato can do "game hacking". but i may be wrong about this, but this seems to be the case looking from the outside.
- what "other things"? is it gaming? productivity? streaming? this matters as it affects what kind of laptop would be suggested to you. if it's mostly casual use but you want it to be strong enough to do ROM hacking, then that's one thing. if you want mostly productivity but can do a bit of ROM hacking as a hobby, that's probably another.
in other words, more specifics would help!