I test-drove Asus' tasty 16-inch ultralight with Qualcomm's anticipated 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip inside. This hard-hitting Arm salvo might even dent machines like Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air.

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Lenovo's CES 2026 laptop lineup includes some ambitious proof-of-concept devices and a strong redesign of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

On that front, MSI explains: "MSI equips the Raider 16 Max HX with the all-new Cooler Boost Trinity with Intra Flow thermal system—featuring three fans, six heat pipes, five exhaust vents, and phase-change thermal compound."

At CES 2026, ASUS refreshed the awesome Zenbook A14 — and announced a new, ultra-light 16-inch version powered by Qualcomm's most powerful laptop chips yet.

Asus announced a bunch of new laptops across its ZenBook, ProArt, ExpertBook lineups, and more. They feature the company's Lumina OLED screens, which provide at least 120Hz refresh rates, accurate, Pantone-validated color, and up to 600 nits of brightness.

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