All of the laptops that piqued our curiosity at CE...

CES is full of wild and wacky curios, to make sure, however there are additionally loads of good old school laptops. Yearly the large chipmakers announce new merchandise and the large pc producers unveil new laptops that benefit from up to date CPUs and GPUs. All informed, firms introduced practically two dozen upcoming laptops at this 12 months’s convention. Some are cumbersome beasts made for gaming, whereas others are skinny beauties supposed for portability. The overwhelming majority of them are stuffed to the brim with the AI instruments that everyone loves so very much.

Listed here are all the laptops that piqued our curiosity at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, simply in case it’s essential begin saving some cash for a purchase order later this 12 months.

ASUS Zenbook A14

The ASUS Zenbook A14 is the MacBook Air competitor of our desires. It weighs lower than 2.2 kilos, which is definitely a half a pound lighter than the Air. In the case of specs, it truly outclasses Apple in practically each class. There’s a 14-inch OLED display, as much as 32 hours (!) of battery life and as much as 32GB of RAM. It’s additionally coated in a nifty ceramic coating that feels nice to carry.

It is available in two variations. There’s one that features a Snapdragon X Plus CPU and 16GB of RAM, which begins at $900. The upper-end mannequin includes a Snapdragon X Elite chip and 32GB of RAM, beginning at $1,100. The laptops shall be accessible on January 13.

Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen6

Simply because laptops have been round for many years doesn’t imply that firms can’t get a bit bizarre with them. Working example? The Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen6. This can be a laptop computer with a rollable display that expands and contracts with the push of a button. Lenovo first launched this as an idea machine, however now it’s an actual upcoming product.

The 14-inch OLED show immediately transforms to a 16.7-inch panel, which successfully provides an additional 50 p.c of display actual property. The brightness is ample, at 400 nits, and the efficiency appears to be like strong. It comes with Intel’s Core Extremely 7 CPU, as much as 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. It’s additionally weirdly gentle, given the tech, at 3.6 kilos. We don’t have official pricing or availability but, but it surely’s anticipated to price someplace round $3,500 and may hit retailer cabinets this spring.

Lenovo ThinkPad X9

We referred to as the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 “the least ThinkPad ever” for good cause. This new iteration ditched the long-standing carbon fiber frames and Trackpoint nubs discovered with traditional fashions in favor of a extra minimalist strategy. It’s accessible in 14-inch and 15-inch variations, and each of those function OLED shows. These laptops are powered by the Intel Core Extremely 7 processors, which suggests you could’t improve the RAM as a result of it’s soldered on. Nonetheless, the SSD and battery are simply replaceable. Each fashions ought to be accessible in February, with a beginning worth of $1,400 for the 14-inch mannequin and $1,550 for the 15-inch model.

MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Version

The MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition provides some seriously-cool aesthetics to essentially the most highly effective laptop computer the corporate makes. There are a ton of distinctive design traits right here, together with a hand-drawn dragon on the lid that was acid-etched into the aluminum. As for specs, this laptop computer consists of top-of-the-line elements together with next-gen Intel HX processors, NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPUs, PCIe Gen 5 SSD storage and Wi-Fi 7. There’s a large 18-inch mini LED show and low-profile Cherry MX switches on the keyboard. MSI has but to disclose pricing or availability on this one.

Razer Blade 16

The Razer Blade 16 laptop is very skinny, at 0.59 inches. That makes it 32 p.c slimmer than the 2024 mannequin. There’s a 16-inch QHD show with a 240Hz refresh fee and a response time of 0.2ms. The pc additionally consists of the AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 processor and one of many brand-new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs. There isn’t a launch date but, apart from quickly, neither is there a launch worth. Final 12 months’s mannequin began at $2,700, so we will anticipate one thing in the identical vary.

Samsung Galaxy Book5 Professional

Samsung unveiled an up to date line of Galaxy Book laptops at CES. There’s the Galaxy Book5 Professional, which is out there in 14-inch and 16-inch display choices, together with the Book5 360 with a 15-inch show. All of those computer systems are geared up with Intel’s newest Arrow Lake Core Ultra processors and have been constructed for AI duties. To that finish, Samsung has touted an extended record of on-device AI circles, like its personal model of Google’s Circle to Search. These laptops additionally embrace on-device photograph upscaling and extra.

The Book5 Professional is a regular laptop computer, whereas the Book5 360 is a 2-in-one with a 15-6-inch AMOLED contact show. There’s no pricing but on any of those fashions, however the firm has stated they’ll be accessible for buy in February.

ASUS Vivobook 14 and 16

Similar to the ultralight Zenbook A14, the refreshed Vivobook 14 and 16 laptops ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip. These are mid-grade computer systems that supply up 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The corporate says that the internals have been up to date to permit for 44 p.c extra efficiency than the last-gen fashions. The battery additionally acquired an improve and now will final practically 20 hours per cost.

Each computer systems make use of the corporate’s not-at-all creepy “AI digicam” which detects whether or not you’re sitting in entrance of the display or not. The ASUS Vivobook 14 and Vivobook 16 can be found to pre-order now for $700 and $750, respectively.

Lenovo Tenth-gen Legion Professional 7i

The tenth-generation Legion Pro 7i is a critical improve over its predecessors and ought to be an important choice for gaming on-the-go. It helps as much as an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, with an up to date cooling system that allows 250W thermal design energy. The laptop computer additionally helps as much as an Intel Core Extremely 9 275HX processor. On high of that, you’ll be able to add as much as 64GB of RAM. There’s a 16-inch OLED show with a 240Hz refresh fee and a 1ms response time.

It’s a beefy machine, nonetheless, coming at six kilos. The Legion Professional 7i shall be accessible someday in March, with a beginning worth of $2,400.

Alienware Space 51

It’s been years, however Alienware’s Space 51 branding is again in an enormous manner. The Alienware Area 51 laptops are the corporate’s newest flagship gaming gadgets. They’re accessible in two show sizes, 16- and 18-inches, and assist as much as Intel Core Extremely 9 275HX CPUs, 64GB of RAM (at as much as 7200 MT/s, the best of any Alienware laptop computer), 12 TB of PCIe Gen 5 SSD storage and next-gen NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPUs. Each fashions can deal with as much as 175 watts of complete graphics energy with an extra 105 watts reserved for the CPU. There’s additionally a glass backside to assist with thermal regulation.

They need to be accessible someday within the subsequent couple of months. Nonetheless, the laptops are launching in high-end configurations that begin at $3,200, with cheaper “entry-level” fashions coming later within the 12 months.

ASUS ROG Stream Z13

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 is a 2-in-1 hybrid that might completely shine as a gaming pill. It helps as much as a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU with unified reminiscence. The 70Whr battery ought to stand up to 10 hours on a single cost and the IPS panel boasts a formidable 180Hz refresh fee and as much as 500 nits of brightness. This machine additionally integrates with the corporate’s new XG Cell graphics dock for a pleasant little improve within the visuals.

The Stream Z13 is predicted to begin at round $2,000 for a model with a Ryzen AI Max 390 chip or $2,200 when configured with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. We don’t have a launch date but.