Best Laptops at CES 2025: Top Picks at the Show From Asus, Lenovo, Acer and More
exist CES 2025Intel introduced New Generation Core Ultra CPUAMD announced several Ryzen and Radeon releasesand then Nvidia launched its next-generation RTX 50 desktop and laptop GPUs. Several laptops powered by this new chip were announced at the show, and we’ve found as many of them as we can.
From the semi-ceramic Asus Zenbook A14 weighing less than 1kg to LenovoThinkBook Plus with rollable, expandable OLED display is best laptop We’ve seen that so far.
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ASUS ZenBook A14
According to Asus, the new ZenBook A14 weighs just under 2.2 pounds, making it the world’s lightest Copilot Plus PC. That’s half a pound lighter than Apple’s MacBook Air, and the ZenBook A14’s display is larger than that of the 13.6-inch Air. Whether or not it’s the lightest Copilot Plus PC, this is Very light weight for a 14-inch laptop. Since its Ceraluminum chassis is a mix of aluminum and ceramic, it’s lightweight but not flimsy.
The Snapdragon X-powered ZenBook A14’s runtime is also impressive – Asus estimates it can run up to 32 hours on a single charge. That’s an amazing runtime, even more so when you consider it has an OLED display.
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Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 rollable notebook
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable achieves a little magic. You can carry it around as a 14-inch laptop, and within seconds of setting it down, it transforms into a nearly 17-inch laptop. When you want to sit down and work, the magic of having a small, portable laptop that extends vertically to a 16.7-inch screen is its rollable display.
Press a button or wave your hand, and the OLED display extends upward and rolls out from under the keyboard, giving you more vertical space. It makes the display unusually tall, but it gives you more space to multitask or view more rows of a spreadsheet. The laptop comes with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processor and up to 32GB of RAM.
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At just 0.8 inches thick, it’s extremely thin, and part of the display must be able to roll under the keyboard when not fully extended. At 3.7 pounds, it’s a little heavier than the average 14-inch laptop, but on par with the 16-inch model.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9
Lenovo has launched a new high-end ThinkPad X9 series with a new design, featuring a grooved bottom panel (for better cooling or easier grip – or both! – it’s unclear) and “engine hubs”, To optimize the cooling of the laptop’s components while keeping the rest of the laptop tidy. The hub also provides easy access to the battery and SSD for service or repair.
The ThinkPad X9 is available with a 14-inch or 15.3-inch display. Both are made of OLED and powered by Core Ultra Series 2 processors. Premium features include an 8-megapixel webcam and a tactile touchpad. The ThinkPad X9 14 is lightweight at 2.7 pounds, and the ThinkPad X9 15 weighs a reasonable 3.2 pounds.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14 10th generation
The Yoga Slim 9i 14 Gen 10 is almost full screen. Lenovo claims its screen-to-body ratio is as high as 98%. The display bezels on all sides are almost non-existent, and there’s no notch for the webcam at the top. So where is the camera? Hidden behind the display. We’ve already seen under-display webcams on some devices Telephone and tablet The Yoga Slim 9i 14 is the first laptop to feature such a webcam.
The display itself is a 4K, 120Hz PureSight Pro OLED panel that supports 100% sRGB, P3 and AdobeRGB. The laptop comes with Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU, 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD. Lenovo estimates 17 hours of runtime on the 75-watt-hour battery, which isn’t bad for a laptop with a high-resolution OLED display. It’s also fairly lightweight for a 14-inch model, at just 2.6 pounds.
Acer Aspire Vero 16
Aspire Vero 16 is the successor of Aspire Vero 16 15.6-inch Vero from a few years ago. The new 16-inch Vero features a more sustainable design, with a chassis made from more than 70% post-consumer recycled plastic and bio-based materials made from oyster shells. According to Acer, this is the first laptop to use an oyster shell in its construction, but its design is similar to the original Vero—a sleek look with a textured surface punctuated by tiny flecks of yellow and grey-blue.
The Aspire Vero 16’s chassis isn’t all sustainability and unusual looks. It’s MIL-STD-810H certified for durability and is very portable for its size, weighing less than 4 pounds, according to Acer. Acer also says the chassis is easy to repair, which is intended to extend its life and delay its time in a landfill. And using Intel’s latest Core Ultra 200H series CPU, it should have a long service life.
HP ZBook Ultra G1a
HP billing ZBook Super G1a Known as “the world’s most powerful 14-inch mobile workstation.” It does look ordinary, but inside is a new AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro processor with up to 16 desktop-class CPU cores and discrete-like integrated graphics, plus up to 128GB of unified memory, 96GB of which GPU ready – incredible for something so small and slim.
Alienware Area-51
Dell and its gaming subsidiary Alienware aren’t coming to Las Vegas this year, but they do schedule new product launches. gaming laptop With the release of Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs. Alienware is restarting area 51 line 16-inch and 18-inch laptops with next-generation Nvidia graphics and up to Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU. The anodized aluminum body has a Liquid Teal color-changing iridescent finish. The rear exhaust rack is translucent and features “light animations that mimic the unpredictable movement of the Northern Lights.” And, there’s a Gorilla Glass window on the bottom, which is a literal showcase for the new Nvidia and Intel hardware announced at the show.
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