Best Laptops of CES 2024

[Music] CES always brings a whole bunch of laptops and the show gives us a glimpse of what's coming in 2024 and Beyond it also probably won't surprise you that AI is Big thanks to the Intel Core Ultra chips and a new co-pilot key that's the biggest change to Windows keyboards in decades it's already showed up on the new Dell XPS laptops at CES but now let's get into the biggest and best laptop releases from the show lenovo's thinkbook plus Gen 5 hybrid does two in one with a Twist you can switch between Windows 11 and Android depending on how you're using it either by pressing a button or detaching the 14in OLED display which switches it to Android automatically there's two discrete processors an Intel Core 7 Ultra in the base and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 in the display we'll have to wait and see how this $2,000 machine Stacks up when it comes out later this year Dell Consolidated its XPS line this year with two new sizes a 14 and 16 in model both with super thin bezels and a machined aluminum body there's a touch function bar that lights up when you need it and even though the keyboard is pretty tight we found it comfortable to type on the npu or neural Processing Unit from the core Ultra should help improve battery life by taking some load off the GPU and CPU as well as powering all those AI tasks would have been promised like blurring your background on a video call or AI detection in image and video editing Alienware had the thinnest 14-in gaming laptop at CES in in 2023 but this year it's trimmed down and redesigned its M16 R2 by cutting off the thermal shelf now it's actually small enough to fit into a regular laptop sleeve or a backpack but losing that shelf does mean you max out at the RTX 4070 unlike the 490 in the original M16 the touchpad now gets this nice Edge light which makes it really easy to use in the dark and there's also a stealth mode hot key that instantly kills the the RGB to White which is ideal if you're switching between gaming and work the M16 R2 starts at $1,650 and makes it a solid midair offering in Alienware stable but if you really want to stand out from the crowd this is the Beast you are looking for the MSI Titan 18hx is Bonkers in the best possible way not only is it one of the most powerful laptops at the show it costs $5,000 and it has this standout RGB haptic trackpad you're either going to love it or hate it and I'm definitely in the former category not to be outshined by the trackpad though the 18-in mini LED display has a refresh rate of 120 HZ and 1,000 nits brightness there's also a lowprofile mechanical keyboard and a vapor chamber cooler with an exhaust on the side of the machine inside is the Intel Core I9 14900 HX and it goes up to the RTX 1490 the 2024 version of the HP Spectre X360 is one of the first machines to dive into medor Lake and this 2in1 has a gorgeous metal chassis a more versatile 16 X10 aspect ratio and a 2.8k OLED display it has a variable refresh rate up to 120 HZ that webcam also gets updated to 9 megapixels and it can shoot 4K video now thanks to the magic of the internet we've actually fully reviewed this laptop it starts at $1,500 and make sure to check out cnet.com for that full review it's also linked in the description HP also showed off the lightest gaming laptop at 1.6 kg or 3.6 lb called The Omen transcend 14 and it's definitely suited to anyone who wants to game Incognito you can go all out with RGB lighting when the mood takes you then slide into corporate monotony by turning it off also with a variable refresh rate OLED it goes up to a core Ultra 9 85h with RTX 470 and it starts at $1,500 Asus always shows up to CES with a boatload of laptops this year's standouts include the Zenbook Duo it has two full 14-in OLED touchscreens at 120 HZ that doesn't compromise on screen real estate you can configure it up to a core Ultra 9h Series with 32 GB of memory and up to 1 TB of storage then the the Republic of Gamers zephrus G14 and g16 with its new LED lighting array on the lid they both now come in a white finish if that's more your style than the standard black they're also the first rog's to get OLED displays with a 3K 120 HZ screen on the G14 and a 2.5k at 240 HZ on the g16 yes you did hear that right the larger screen does have have a lower resolution no pricing yet for either of those models in the Asus range but expect them later in q1 this year and an honoring mention goes to the razor blade 18 more of a tease than anything else at this stage it's another Behemoth that doesn't look too different on the outside from last year's blades but wins us over with plans for Thunderbolt 5 support that can do things like drive three 4K monitors at a time and support higher bandwidth for docks there's no pricing yet though and it will be available after April for more laptop newness and reviews from CES and Beyond head to CNET

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Length: 5min 38sec (338 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 11 2024