Laptop Mag at CES 2025: The latest laptop news, reviews, and analysis direct from Las Vegas
Catch the latest news and products from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Nvidia, MSI, and Plugable from Laptop Mag at CES 2025
In the world of tech, the event that kickstarts the year is often the one that defines it, and that honor annually falls to CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) — an exhibition hailed as everything from the world's largest gadget show to the most powerful tech event in the world.
The Laptop Mag team is reporting directly from Las Vegas, Nevada for the duration of the show's January 7 to January 10 span. It's from here that we'll be covering the latest computing reveals and uncovering the finest consumer tech on show, seeking to crown our latest batch of Laptop Laurels winners from across the showroom floor.
CES is an opportunity for brands to dazzle and amaze, with everything from this year's biggest chipset reveals to futuristic concepts to expand the possibilities of what we can expect from tech in the years to come.
Welcome to Laptop Mag's CES 2025 special issue, your one-stop for all things consumer tech from this year's expo. Bookmark and return to this page for news and updates directly out of CES 2025, or follow us on X, Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky, Flipboard, and LinkedIn for the latest word as it arrives, direct to your socials.
CES 2025: Latest news
Zen-sational
Asus updating the Zenbook 14 OLED with new Intel and AMD processors, and a new, slick Ceraluminum chassis already has us pretty psyched.
Kiln me softly
Is a unique feel and low weight enough for the Asus Zenbook A14 to hold the limelight? Let’s dive into what else Asus is packing.
Dynamic Duo
Asus has unveiled its new line-up of AI-powered laptops at CES 2025, giving us a first look at the new Zenbook A14, Vivobook 14/16, and more.
La Vivo Loca
Asus unveiled a fresh line-up of Vivobooks at CES 2025, powered by a mix of Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD processors.
Back in Blackwell
Nvidia officially launched the GeForce RTX 5000 series graphics cards for both desktops and laptops at CES on Monday in Las Vegas.
Thinking Different
Lenovo announced a new pair of ThinkPads at CES, sure to spark many an argument in 2025, here's why.
Steam Powered
The Steam Deck is no longer the only handheld gaming PC running SteamOS after Lenovo the Legion Go S at CES.
Rolling out soon
Lenovo's productivity laptop comes with an extendable screen offering up to 16.7 inches of vertically aligned real estate.
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Legion-heir
Lenovo unveiled the Lenovo Legion Go 2 at CES 2025 alongside two Legion S models — and they look pretty exciting.
A Sightful sore eyes
Sightful relaunches Spacetop as a software-only product this week at CES, ditching its display-less laptop in the process.
Stream Deck
Nvidia's cloud-gaming platform will bring thousands of PC games to Steam Deck handhelds and Meta Quest headsets with RTX 4080-level graphics.
Looking sharp
Razer unveils the thinnest, smallest Blade 16 gaming laptop ever. At just 0.59 inches thick, it's even thinner than the Apple MacBook Pro 16.
Strix-ly speaking
Asus has unveiled ROG gaming laptops at CES 2025, giving us a first look at the new ROG Strix and ROG Strix Scar series.
Alt Tab
Handheld gaming PCs are all the rage, making Asus moving forward with its ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet is an interesting choice.
This could be Zephyr-us
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is the first gaming laptop that got my heart to grow three sizes. Can Asus deliver again at CES 2025? I think so.
Gaming with the Alien
Alienware has announced a new series of A-51 desktops and laptops, a brand resurrection we can't help but be hyped for.
Powerful in Pink
HP just announced a refresh of the budget-friendly HP Victus 15, one of HP's most popular gaming laptops — and for good season.
On the juice
Plugable, an accessory company based out of Washington, introduced the "world's first" 10-port charger with smart power allocation.
Monitor Wizard
Plugable is already known for its robust accessories, and its recently announced UD-7400PD docking station is continuing that ethos.
Office Space Odyssey
HP kicked off CES 2025 with a trio of updated business laptops in its EliteBook line-up, all featuring Intel's new Lunar Lake chips.
Swift takeoff
Acer kicked off CES 2025 this week by unveiling new and improved versions of the Swift Go 14, Swift Go 16, Swift Go 14 AI, and Swift Go 16 AI.
Playing with fire
The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 boasts a massive 10.95-inch display, making it the largest major Windows gaming handheld we've seen.
Going Pro
Dell is completely rebranding its suite of laptops, doing away with its XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, or Precision lines and replacing them with a new line-up.
ZBook smarts
The ZBook line offers impressive performance, quality displays, and high levels of portability that meet professional needs at admittedly premium pricing.
Bring the heat
Acer is expanding its handheld gaming options with the Nitro Blaze 8, delivering a larger size for those who prefer a more immersive display.
Release the Krackan
AMD has launched new processors for AI PCs, gaming PCs, gaming handhelds, and workstations at CES 2025 in Vegas.
Snap happy
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X chipset at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, finally entering the budget-friendly laptop space with Snapdragon X systems.
Lake clockwork
Intel's "Arrow Lake" architecture has returned for a redemption tour on laptops with the debut of Intel Core Ultra 200H and Intel Core Ultra 200HX chipsets.
A-Eyewear
Halliday smart glasses push the boundaries of wearable AI and smart glasses tech and look to release early this year
CES 2025: Laptop Laurels
Throughout this year's showcase, we'll be awarding products that truly stand out from the crowd with our Laptop Laurels — Laptop Mag's very own seal of approval for the best tech on show at CES 2025.
With boots on the ground in Las Vegas, Nevada, Laptop Mag's combined know-how covers a wide range of tech expertise, from laptops to mobile, processors, artificial intelligence, and more. Their reporting will bring you all of the latest news, hands-on reviews, and consumer tech highlights from CES 2025.
This year's outbound team includes Laptop Mag Editor-in-Chief Nick Lucchesi, Managing Editor Sean Riley, Senior News Editor James Pero, Staff Writer Madeline Ricchiuto, and Contributing Writer Joanna Nelius.
Nick Lucchesi is a writer and editor who is editor-in-chief for Laptop Magazine. He's worked in content marketing for technology companies and served in various leadership roles, including Editor-in-Chief for Inverse. He started his career as a daily newspaper reporter before crisscrossing the country as a web editor for alternative weekly newspapers.
Sean Riley has been covering tech professionally for over a decade now. Most of that time was as a freelancer covering varied topics including phones, wearables, tablets, smart home devices, laptops, AR, VR, mobile payments, fintech, and more. Sean is the resident mobile expert at Laptop Mag, specializing in phones and wearables, you'll find plenty of news, reviews, how-to, and opinion pieces on these subjects from him here.
James is Senior News Editor for Laptop Mag. He previously covered technology at Inverse and Input. He's written about everything from AI, to phones, and electric mobility and likes to make unlistenable rock music with GarageBand in his downtime. Outside of work, you can find him roving New York City on a never-ending quest to find the cheapest dive bar.
A former lab gremlin for Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, and Tech Radar; Madeline has escaped the labs to join Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer. With over a decade of experience writing about tech and gaming, she may actually know a thing or two. Sometimes. When she isn't writing about the latest laptops and AI software, Madeline likes to throw herself into the ocean as a PADI scuba diving instructor and underwater photography enthusiast.
Joanna Nelius is a contributing writer to Laptop Mag. She has reported on and reviewed laptops for The Verge, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, and USA Today.