All the laptops that piqued our interest at CES 2025

CES is full of wild and wacky curios, of course, but there are also plenty of good old-fashioned laptops. Every year, major chip makers announce new products, and major PC makers unveil new laptops that benefit from updated CPUs and GPUs. In all, the companies announced nearly two dozen upcoming laptops at this year’s conference. Some are bulky beasts built for gaming, while others are slim beauties designed for portability. The majority of them are filled to the brim with AI tools that everyone loves so much.

Here are all the laptops that piqued our interest at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, just in case you need to start saving up for a purchase later this year.

ASUS Zenbook A14

The ASUS Zenbook A14 is the MacBook Air competitor of our dreams. It weighs less than 2.2 pounds, which is actually half a pound lighter than the Air. When it comes to specs, it actually outperforms Apple in almost every category. It has a 14-inch OLED screen, up to 32 hours (!) of battery life and up to 32 GB of RAM. It’s also covered in a fine ceramic coating that feels great to hold.

Available in two versions. There’s one that includes a Snapdragon X Plus processor and 16GB of RAM that starts at $900. The higher-end model features a Snapdragon X Elite chip and 32GB of RAM, starting at $1,100. The laptops will be available on January 13.

Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen6

Just because laptops have been around for decades doesn’t mean companies can’t be a little weird with them. Case in point? Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen6. It’s a laptop with a movable screen that expands and contracts with the push of a button. Lenovo first introduced this as a concept device, but now it’s a real upcoming product.

The 14-inch OLED display instantly transforms into a 16.7-inch panel, effectively adding an additional 50 percent of screen area. Brightness is adequate, at 400 nits, and performance looks solid. It comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. It’s also strangely light, considering the technology, at 3.6 pounds. We don’t have an official price or availability yet, but it’s expected to cost somewhere around $3,500 and should hit store shelves this spring.

Lenovo ThinkPad X9

We called Lenovo ThinkPad X9 “the smallest ThinkPad ever” for good reason. This new iteration has ditched the long-standing carbon fiber frames and Trackpoint lugs found on classic models in favor of a more minimalist approach. It comes in 14-inch and 15-inch versions, both of which have OLED displays. These laptops are powered by Intel Core Ultra 7 processors, which means you can’t upgrade the RAM because it’s soldered in. However, the SSD and battery are easily replaceable. Both models should be available in February, with a starting price of $1,400 for the 14-inch model and $1,550 for the 15-inch version.

MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition

The MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition adds some cool aesthetics to the most powerful laptop the company makes. There are many unique design features here, including a hand-painted dragon on the lid, which is acid-etched into the aluminum. As for the specs, this laptop packs top-notch components including next-gen Intel HX processors, NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU, PCIe Gen 5 SSD storage and Wi-Fi 7. It has a massive 18-inch mini LED display and low-profile Cherry MX switches on the keyboard. MSI has yet to reveal the price or availability of this one.

Razer Blade 16

The Razer Blade 16 Laptop is extremely thin at 0.59 inches. That makes it 32 percent thinner than the 2024 model. It has a 16-inch QHD display with a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.2ms response time. The computer also includes an AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 processor and one of the brand new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs. No release date yet, other than soon, and no release price. Last year’s model started at $2,700, so we can expect something in the same range.

Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro

Samsung introduced an updated line of Galaxy Book laptops at CES. There’s the Galaxy Book5 Pro, which comes in 14-inch and 16-inch screen options, along with the Book5 360 with a 15-inch display. All these computers are equipped with Intel’s latest Arrow Lake Core Ultra processors and are built for AI tasks. To that end, Samsung touts a long list of AI circles on the device, like its own version of Google’s Circle to Search. These laptops also include device photo scaling and more.

The Book5 Pro is a standard laptop, while the Book5 360 is a 2-in-1 with a 15-by-6-inch AMOLED touchscreen display. There’s no pricing yet for either of these models, but the company said they’ll be available for purchase in February.

ASUS Vivobook 14 and 16

Just like the ultralight Zenbook A14, the refreshed one Vivobook 14 and 16 laptops comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip. These are mid-range computers that offer up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. The company says the interior has been updated to allow for 44 percent more performance than last-generation models. The battery has also received an upgrade and will now last nearly 20 hours on a single charge.

Both computers use the company’s not-so-creepy “AI camera,” which detects whether you’re sitting in front of the screen or not. The ASUS Vivobook 14 and Vivobook 16 are available for pre-order now for $700 and $750 respectively.

10th Gen Lenovo Legion Pro 7i

The the tenth generation Legion Pro 7i is a major upgrade over its predecessors and should be a great option for gaming on the go. It supports up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU with an updated cooling system that allows for 250W of thermal design power. The laptop also supports up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor. You can also add up to 64 GB of RAM. It has a 16-inch OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time.

It’s a powerful machine, though, weighing in at six pounds. The Legion Pro 7i will be available sometime in March with a starting price of $2,400.

Alienware Area 51

It’s been years, but Alienware’s Area 51 branding is back in a big way. The Alienware Area 51 Laptops are the company’s latest flagship gaming devices. They come in two display sizes, 16- and 18-inch, and support up to Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processors, 64 GB RAM (at up to 7200 MT/s, the highest of any Alienware laptop), 12 TB PCIe Gen 5 SSD storage and next generation NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU. Both models can handle up to 175 watts of total graphics power with an additional 105 watts reserved for the CPU. It also has a glass bottom to aid in thermoregulation.

They should be available sometime in the next few months. However, the laptops are being released in high-end configurations that start at $3,200, with cheaper “entry-level” models coming later in the year.

ASUS ROG Flow Z13

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 is a 2-in-1 hybrid that can absolutely shine as a gaming tablet. It supports up to Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU with pooled memory. The 70 Whr battery should last up to 10 hours on a single charge, and the IPS panel boasts an impressive 180 Hz refresh rate and up to 500 nits of brightness. This machine also integrates with the company’s new XG Mobile graphics dock for a nice little visuals upgrade.

The Flow Z13 is expected to start at around $2,000 for a version with a Ryzen AI Max 390 chip, or $2,200 when configured with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. We don’t have a release date yet.